{"id":2644,"date":"2026-04-03T00:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/this-bike-rack-pioneer-is-selling-bluetooth-suction-cups-to-stick-bikes-to-your-car\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T00:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:05:02","slug":"this-bike-rack-pioneer-is-selling-bluetooth-suction-cups-to-stick-bikes-to-your-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/this-bike-rack-pioneer-is-selling-bluetooth-suction-cups-to-stick-bikes-to-your-car\/","title":{"rendered":"This bike rack pioneer is selling Bluetooth suction cups to stick bikes to your car"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Allen Bikes\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/ALLEN-SB05-Smart-Suction-Lifestyle-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Richard Allen didn&rsquo;t invent the automobile bike rack &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US3437248A\/en?inventor=Richard+Aubrey+Allen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his 1967 patent application<\/a> makes it clear that others came before. But after nearly sixty years selling popular and simple mechanical bike carriers, his company Allen Bikes now offers a line of &#8211; yes &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/allen.bike\/collections\/smart-suction%E2%84%A2-gear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluetooth-monitored suction cups<\/a> to stick bikes to your car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">If you feel stressed <em>just looking <\/em>at these pictures of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Allen-Smart-SuctionTM-GO-Compact\/dp\/B0GR17B68D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new $299 Smart Suction Go<\/a>, you&rsquo;re not alone! It&rsquo;s the first thing my colleague Andrew Liszewski said, and I wholeheartedly agree. But apparently some people already swear by the ease and portability of suction-cup bike mounts &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=seasucker+reddit&amp;sca_esv=6e5276631c46225b&amp;rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1177US1178&amp;sxsrf=ANbL-n4XTvSnlFVsnKWENEI_4JvriH9CBg%3A1775154456560&amp;ei=GLXOaeXrIZWd0PEPhIDh4Ag&amp;biw=1278&amp;bih=1270&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjl17fW5c-TAxWVDjQIHQRAGIwQ4dUDCBE&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=seasucker+reddit&amp;gs_lp=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&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SeaSucker is the big name in that space<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"> \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/906076\/allen-smart-suction-go-bike-rack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Allen didn&rsquo;t invent the automobile bike rack &#8211; his 1967 patent application makes it clear that others came before. 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