Earlier this year, Schacht announced that it was entering the travel wheel market with the introduction of its Sidekick. I originally put my name on the list for this wheel but ended up taking my name off because I decided that I could not buy a wheel without trying it out.
I found this out the hard way with my two other wheels which I purchased and then sold before ending up with the two that I have now.
Something about the Sidekick just kept calling my name and on Black Friday here in the U.S., I noticed an ad for a used Sidekick. I wrote the seller and she told me she was already in talks with someone from Australia and I figured that the purchase was not meant to be.
Later that afternoon, I got an e-mail stating that the sale fell through and was I still interested. I held my breath and wrote yes and it took a week for the wheel to arrive.
It is lovely to spin on and after a few practice sessions of breaking it down and putting it back together, the steps for storage seem a little bit easier. The spinning is a little tight but I'm banking that it will smooth out once I put some mileage on this baby.
Here is the new wheel side by side with it's older sibling, the Matchless.
I can't wait to meet her!
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