The Thousands

Until now there have been only two kinds of wine racks: The oak wood kind your dad bought after watching Sideways. And the novelty kind, where the wine bottle morphs into a phallus (cue Italian waiter statue trying to carry his larger-than-life Pinot). No one had even considered the plight of cyclists. Cyclists who are trying to fulfill their dinner guest duties, riding down the highway like a Vin Diesel wannabe with one hand steering the bike, the other carrying a bottle of vino. It’s an OH&S nightmare, but thanks to CycleStyle (our favourite Australian online bike-stuff shop) the solution is available: The Bicycle Wine Rack.

This new wine rack genus is hand made in Montreal by Oopsmark and, if you value living, it’s the only way you can safely transport wine while cycling. It attaches to any 1″ bike frame, securely clamps closed with an antique brass fastener and can adjust to fit various 3″ bottles. You’d expect such a creation to look similar to the head gear contraption you wore in year seven, but instead it’s made of olive oil-treated vegetable-tanned leather. The same ingredients Jerry Hall lathered onto her pregnant stomach in the ’80s – so you know, it will age beautifully.