BREAD ROLLS, JACKETS & CO. SIMPLY CLAMP THEM IN AND DRIVE OFF
carryyygum is the practical addition to your bike basket and pannier rack
The flexible luggage rack for transport on demand
Purist bicycles without a lot of bells and whistles, such as road bikes, trekking bikes, etc., are very popular – it's just annoying when you ride your cool bike to the bakery and can only transport your rolls by riding no-handed because there's no luggage rack. Founder Carl Heinze had a similar experience while cycling through the English Garden – with one hand on the handlebars and a magazine and ping-pong paddle in the other. A solution was needed – preferably a flexible, simple, lightweight one, without a bulky luggage rack on the bike. This is how carryyygum came about.
“carryyygum is so useful you’ll want to use it every day, and so small it fits in any pocket.”
Carl Heinze, Founder of carryyygum
Carl Heinze wanted to develop a kind of luggage rack for his pocket – which he succeeded in doing with carryyygum. carryyygum is super light (33 grams), flexible, easy to stow in any bag, and can be attached to the handlebars easily and securely. No annoying screwing, no permanent luggage rack on the bike, and it can be attached and removed just as quickly when needed. carryyygum is our smallest luggage rack – and for Carl Heinze, it's so practical that you'll want to use it every day.
Timeline
Since forever
...Carl rode his bike without a rack – and without an idea of how to transport things when he was out without a bag or backpack.
April 2017
The first idea: Why not use the handlebars for transport?
May 2017
The first prototype is created from elastic bands and cable ties.
August 2017
A patent for carryyygum is filed with the German Patent and Trademark Office.
September 2017
The first prototype is discussed with friends, local bike shops, and cycling fanatics.
November 2017
The product designers support us: We reached the point where cable ties and bungee cords were simply no longer sufficient and professional know-how became necessary. ID DESIGN turned out to be the ideal partner for our project. They are an independent product design agency with several years of experience and they have a great interest in crowdfunding projects and in the development of exciting new products.
February 2018
The first prototypes are ready. Not quite perfect yet.
April 2018
A major breakthrough! We solved the last remaining problem: How can the mounts be attached to the handlebars so that they don't slide sideways when the straps are tightened? Answer: with a rubberized velcro strap!
May 2018
Kickstarter preparation. The graphic design of the campaign was generously supported by the City of Munich's Crowdfunding Support Program. The great video was shot by Norbert from Brenner Mai.
June 2018
Crowdfunding on Kickstarter! Yeah! Our goal is €9,500.
June 2018
The crowdfunding ends with great success: 724 backers from an incredible 27 countries contribute almost €20,000!! We immediately start with everything necessary for series production.
August 2018
We file an additional international patent application for carryyygum with the European Patent Office.
November 2018
The goods arrive at our premises and we immediately ship them to our Kickstarter supporters. In parallel, we are setting up our own webshop.
December 2018
We are asked by "Die Höhle der Löwen" (Shark Tank) if we would like to apply. Of course, we are happy to!
January 2019
We receive the results of the international search report from the European Patent Office: it is very positive and the chances are very good that the patent will be granted!
Huge support for carryyygum
Funded on Kickstarter
Our campaign was supported by 724 people with a total of €19,833. This incredible support made it possible to mass-produce carryyygum. Thank you, Kickstarter, thank you to everyone who made this possible!
On "Die Höhle der Löwen" the investor strongly supported carryyygum
Ralf Dümmel sees great potential in carryyygum
Right at the start of the successful VOX start-up show "Die Höhle der Löwen" (Shark Tank), Ralf Dümmel was sent on a bike ride by the other investors – at that point, no one suspected that the "lion" would later pick up considerable speed in the fight for the deal. In fact, some of the "lions" initially viewed Carl Heinze's invention critically, calling carryyygum a niche product. Ralf Dümmel wouldn't let that stand and vehemently disagreed: "We have over 70 million bicycles in Germany; that's certainly not a niche."