While Ars didn’t get to test it in a real-world situation, the Smart Suction Go felt very solid; we couldn’t dislodge it with just our hands.

Allen Sports also makes a related, albeit smaller, product, the Smart Suction Snap Camera Mount ($70), which, as the name suggests, is for the person who wants to mount a camera on the outside of their car, or maybe a bike, if somehow you have a bike that has a large enough solid, flat surface.

Finally, we were also very taken with a newly available and simply designed bike tow rope made by a German company, Kommit (“Komm mit mir” means “Come with me”).

While this product ($65) has been around in Europe for six years and has won numerous industry and design awards, it’s new in the US and is sold via a small accessories firm based in Boise, Idaho, Miles Wide .

The whole premise of a tow rope is usually for parents who might need to pull their kids up a hill when they’re unable or unwilling to make the climb on their own, or when even the lure of ice cream at the end…