Here are some parts to make life with Rinko Roller / Rinko nicer.
SaddleGuard
This protects your saddle from damage due to vertical contact of the edge with rougher ground. The adaptive size makes it work with almost all saddles. Hooking it to the saddle rails means it will not get lost.
Installation:
Weight: 30 g
Price: 30 € plus shipping
PartGuard
This allows 2 parts of your bike to be fastened together and prevents them from damaging each other. The strap can be tightened well and the attached rubbery plate has just the right size. When not in use no part of the velcro is exposed so there will be no tangle. Also when not in use it can easily be attached to something for an orderly toolkit. Rinko Roller comes with 3 PartGuards already, but you might want more for a rack or mudguards.
Usage example:
Weight: 13 g (so 39 g for a pack of 3)
Price: 25 € (for a pack of 3) plus shipping
HubGuard
This protects your wheel hub when laying Rinko Roller / your Rinko bike on its side.
Place HubGuard on the axle and loop both lengths of elastic cord behind the spokes, fastening them onto HubGuard like this:
Weight: 10 g
Price: 15 € plus shipping
QuickFix
This allows 2 parts of your bike to be quickly fastened together but without preventing them from damaging each other. So use them for locking crank orientation or fixing the grips of your handlebar to the downtube. Leaving 2 of these on the bike and using them instead of the velcro strap (used to fix crank orientation) and one PartGuard (used to fix one handlebar grip to the downtube) that come with Rinko Roller will reduce folding time by ~50 seconds.
Usage of QuickFix can be seen in this Video:
Weight: 14 g (so 28 g for a pack of 2)
Price: 20 € (for a pack of 2) plus shipping
2-Part-Axle (Upgrade for Rinko Roller)
This makes storing the axle more convenient and allows keeping all spacers on the axle which makes the folding process a little faster (only ~10 seconds because it also takes time to screw the 2 halves together).
Usage of the 2-Part-Axle can be seen here:
This replaces the standard axle of Rinko Roller.
Weight: 40 g (12 g more than the standard axle)
Length: ~20.5 cm
Price: 35 € (with Rinko Roller) / 70 € (standalone) plus shipping
RinkoCover
Use this with Rinko Roller or Rinko to completely cover your bike where required and/or appropriate. Some rail companies require even folding bikes to be covered. This is also great for hotels or other less welcoming spaces, even with a dirty bike. The combination of buttons and elastic cord means it is much easier to close than regular Rinko Bags. The top, front and rear sides allow reaching inside for carrying / lifting. Please be aware that you will have to carry your bike when covering Rinko Roller like this, it will no longer roll.
RinkoCover can also be used as a tent groundsheet, (picnic) blanket, mini-tarp etc. Packed into its sewn-on elastic bag it´s 13 x 9 x 4 cm small (when folded. It´s a bit bigger when stuffed).
Note: Of all the stuff I sell this is probably the easiest to DIY. Start with an 200×140 cm ultralight picnic blanket, add Kam Snaps & some elastic cord. Done.
Weight: 140 g
Color: Black (main fabric). Red (bag). Colored accents where they make sense.
Price: 125 € plus shipping
CoverHolder
A kit to cover Rinko Roller and still keep it rolling. It extends the crank arm with a few lightweight & compact parts, creating a triangle that suspends (temporarily shortened) RinkoCover. This way Rinko Roller is mostly covered, with only the underside free. It is also still possible to carry Rinko Roller or lay it on its side. For carrying with one hand just grab the downtube with the fabric of the RinkoCover. For carrying with 2 hands grab the handle on one side and reach inside to grab below the bottom bracket as usual. Please be aware that due to physics (in this case: friction) pulling Rinko Roller on wet surfaces will not work (the fabric will get caught). Pushing works fine in any case. The steering tube cap included with CoverHolder replaces the one in Rinko Roller.
Packed size is 25 x 5,5 x 3 cm.
Weight: 80 g (not counting the replacement steering tube cap)
Price: 95 € plus shipping
