Pretty clever new bit of lift technology from industry giant Doppelmayr Garaventa with their “Sports Tow” adaptor for surface tows. Basically a knob you can slap on anything you want dragged uphill designed for quick attachment and release. Check out the video, I could see these catching on big time:
“The Sports Tow is our new solution for comfortable transport of sports equipment with surface lifts. With the patented attachment device, riding up the mountain with mountain bikes, mountain carts, toboggans, etc. is easy and safe. Using the Sports Tow is simple: When the rider boards, the Sports Tow is attached to the sports equipment with an easy-to-fit adapter and fixed by means of a retaining strap during the uphill trip. As soon as the biker lets go of the retaining strap, the Sports Tow device is automatically released from the adapter thanks to its well thought out design.”
Solutions for surface lifts
Sports Tow
With the patented Sports Tow attachment device, sports fans ride uphill on the surface lift. Using the device is simple: When the rider boards, the Sports Tow is attached to the sports equipment with an easy-to-fit adapter and fixed by means of a retaining strap during the uphill trip. As soon as the biker lets go of the retaining strap, the Sports Tow device is automatically released from the adapter thanks to its well thought out design.
Suitable for carrying sports equipment of all kinds:
- Bikes
- Mountain carts
- Monster scooters
- Summer and winter toboggans
Benefits:
- For use by passengers themselves
- Safe transport: immediate auto-release if the rider should fall
- No scratching of handlebars
- Suitable for all common bike stems
- Short conversion
