Alpen is a US-based company founded by an avid cyclist who, after having six
bikes stolen, went on a mission to help combat bike theft.
Now, the company is no longer based on theoretical napkin sketches
but instead specializes in providing urban cyclists
with a sleek, safe storage alternative for their bicycles with the Basecamp Bike Capsule.
So what exactly is the Basecamp Bike Capsule?
Well, this is a recent adaptation of the original Basecamp Bike Capsule the
company developed back in 2018. That version is now called the Classic,
with the new incarnation being bigger and offering a better safety feature.
The larger size of the new and improved Basecamp
allows for a more extensive array of bikes to utilize the product,
specifically bikes up to seventy-seven inches long and thirty-three inches wide.
That means nearly any bike short of the tandem variety can fit inside the capsule.
In contrast, the previous Classic edition was slightly more limited.
Another improvement from the Classic, and the most significant improvement,
is the locking system.
The Classic had a simple, traditional key lock for the lid,
but it could be better. That is why the company has since moved on to
a Bluetooth-enabled electric locking system for all of its capsules.
You can also whitelist friends and family members
so that they can access your bike while locked up if you want.
Other features of the Basecamp Bike Capsule include a rear window for
charging ebikes while they´re stored, multiple interior hooks for helmets or backpacks,
and an optional Hiplok Ankr, which offers even more security within the capsule.
Alpen is probably aiming to sell to local governments or businesses where
bikers could easily locate one of these bike safes.
Then utilize their services in a public environment for a parking fee.
Suppose you are interested in picking one of these up for yourself. In that case,
preorders are available right now for around two thousand four hundred dollars.
If you don´t want to wait until Fall for one of these, the Classic edition
is available for purchase for around one thousand eight hundred dollars.
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