6-Pack Frame Cinch holds your beer while you ride

By Kelly Montgomery Published March 14, 2011

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An Etsy seller has created what is probably the dream for many cycling urbanites: the perfect way to carry a six-pack of beer while you bike to a hoppin’ house party. The handcrafted leather cinch was originally designed to hold bike polo mallets, until the designer learned its true usefulness for carrying all kinds of things, most importantly beer. The adjustable leather cinch attaches to your bike’s top tube and will hold just about anything to your bike while you ride. The 6-Pack Frame Cinch is available on Etsy for $22. Just remember, do not open your delicious beverage without letting it settle on solid (not cycling) ground first. Oh, and we don’t recommend crashing your bike either.

Kelly Montgomery

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Kelly Montgomery is a magazine journalism graduate from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communications…

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