When mounting a bike computer on the Lefty, the problem arises that either the rotor of the disc brake or the rubber bellows of the suspension fork get in the way. Until now, tinkerers have been able to help themselves with installation brackets or gluing the magnet to the brake disk.

Now Markus Birrer from Basel presents a neat solution with the "SEB": a milled angle piece made of high-strength, fiber-reinforced plastic, which is mounted on the base of the Lefty fork with the help of two cable ties. The bike computer's receiver can then be attached to the boom arm of the "SEB". The system has already proved its worth in various marathons on the bikes in Cannondale's "Chain Gang" range. Lefty owners who have CHF 49.90 to spare can easily fit the bike computer after a week's delivery time. Bestellungen per e-mail an orderseb@hotmail.com or by post to Markus Birrer, Belforterstrasse 123, 4055 Basel/Switzerland.

Because the front axle of the Lefty is an integral part of the fork, the fork does not fit into any bike carrier system that clamps the dropouts using quick-releases. "Fork Up", a small American manufacturer, is now helping all Lefty owners out of a jam, because the Lefty adapter fits exactly on the axle of the fork, but also offers two "dropouts" that allow the fork to be securely fixed to the bike carrier. In addition to the Lefty version for CHF 79.90, adapters for forks with 20-millimeter thru-axles will soon be available (price on request). This will also help the adrenaline-seekers on their travels. Information and orders via Pedros Bikeshop, tel. 041 252 05 05, www.pedrosbikeshop.ch.