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This bike rack pioneer is selling Bluetooth suction cups to stick bikes to your car
- Sean Hollister
- April 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Richard Allen didn't invent the automobile bike rack - his 1967 patent application 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 - yes - Bluetooth-monitored suction cups to stick bikes to your car.
If you feel stressed just looking at these pictures of the new $299 Smart Suction Go, you're not alone! It'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 - SeaSucker is the big name in that space.
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Originally published at The Verge