Having made a name for themeslves by improving on Garmin and other companies’ stock computer mounts, Tate Labs (AKA BarFly) have dramatically expanded their range over the past year. Â At Interbike, the small company was most excited about their Porter system. Â Building on the trend of moving tools from the back to the bike, the Porter includes a mini tool under a bottle cage and a stiff-sided case that clip tidily below/behind a bottle cage.
Of particular interest to our magpie eyes was the polished aluminium CO2 inflator built into a tyre lever.  It was smooth, shiny, and should be easy to find should a flat attack.
The company’s SLi mount platform launched at Sea Otter this sping and allows riders to mount everything from their GPS to light to action camera to a single out-front or over-stem mount.  Not yet in the catalogue, the mount shown here adds the ‘dashboard’ from Shimano’s XTR Di2 electronic shifting package.  Sure, we have plenty of handlebar nowadays, but clamp-able area at the stem is actually pretty scarce- and this has the potential to tidy things up nicely.
Building on the success of their Rain Fly mudguard is a trail-oriented Mud Fly.  It’s light (the road-oriented Rain Fly claims to be the lightest available) and the folded design makes the most stiffness of a lightweight material.
And Grips! Â Who doesn’t like a nice, comfy silicone grip? Â They’re all the rage- and for good reason: they’re comfortable and secure.
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That Porter system is pretty neat, and solves the problem of where to carry tools when bike packing.