GoKart Umbrella Holder
Jun 20 Posted in GoKart News, Latest News by GoKartWe’re getting well on the way with the design work for our umbrella holder. It’s the most requested accessory, and we apologise for taking so long to get it into production. We’re aiming to have it in available later this year, but that does depend on whether are any issues after it’s been prototyped. We can confirm it will be compatible with all GoKarts though, and we’ll let you have more news as soon as possible. In the meantime, here are a few pictures to show how it’ll work.
September 29th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Susan,
Unfortunately we still don’t have a date yet. The design is signed off and the tooling is currently in production. We’re hoping to have it available before the end of the year. We’ll keep you informed of progress via our newsletter
September 29th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I would like to get an umbrella holder, when will they be available.?
September 22nd, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Bought the Kart - excellent bit of kit, and sooooo cool! But I’m getting wet so digit extraction time peeps!
September 16th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Just palyed in the Carnoustie Tassie with a Dutchman and an American both were raving about my blue go-kart and wanted me to sell it to them. No chance !
September 15th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Great idea, the umbrella holder and the trolley bag. All we need now is some free umbrellas for the whole set, in matching colours. Still no show on the football/sports logos on the batteries.
September 15th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Brolley grip is an excellent development. I have overcome problems of a ’shaped golf bag’ by using velcro straps on either side of top and lower end of trolley. This was essential because my existing golf bag is triangular in shape (carrybag with stand) having found the lower bag strap too tight and difficult to unlock/relock. The supplied clips were found to be too tight, yet did not prevent bag rotating and so did not allow clubs to sit correctly and be removed and replaced easily. Your new bag might be an improvement provided we dont lose space in the car boot by it being too big!
September 15th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Sue,
We don’t have a fixed date I’m afraid. It’s looking like around year end at the moment.
September 15th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
please when do you think this umbrella will be ready
August 19th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Hi, please hurry up with this golf bag, the trolley looks so cool, but it needs a bag to match
August 19th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
The problem I have with my current trolley bag is the zips for the two side pockets catch on the top bag support. Usually when I need to open them to get out my waterproofs when it’s raining
A bag designed especially for the trolley is a great idea. Ideally with some type of anti-twist gizmo.
August 19th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
I love my Kart, not too fussed about having a brolley holder, but a drink bottle holder would be really useful. I agree with other comments - i get through loads of tees - especially when (if ever) it is dry and just two holes for them is not enough. I also find that when i put the kart in my boot the balls pop out and i then have to scrabble around looking for them, Not dignified when yu are 5′ 2″. Please bear in mind that tees also come in a variety of thicknesses - not all fit in the holes provided.
Alex
August 19th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Just noticed you’ve got a seat for the barmaid in the aceessories list. That’s just the six pack holder you need to work on
August 19th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
I want one, I want one.
And a six pack holder on the other side and a seat on the wheel for the barmaid to sit on and pour me my beer.
I appreciate that may take a little longer to design than th brolly holder but I’m a patient man.
August 19th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Can you please let me know when this is available.
August 19th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Great news just in time wih the summer we are having here n Ireland
Barbara
August 19th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Delighted to hear that a GoKart golf bag is in the pipeline. When designing, please ensure that the edge which rests on the bag holder is flat rather than rounded. Most so-called caddy car bags have a rounded section so that the bag twists sideways.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
John,
We still can’t give a date, I’m afraid. It should be towards the end of the year. We’ll keep you posted.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Hi,
Any further forward with the brolly holder.
August 19th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Dear Bär,
Yes, it will be available in Holland. We’ll keep you posted
August 19th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
An umbrella holder is a good idea. Will the Dutch dealer sell them too, and when?
August 19th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
hello,
i see the chat about a brolly holder - good news - how about a GK brolly itself? loud colours of course.
PS the CAD drawings…. i like the multi coloured trolley - will you pimp my current trolley please to look like that?? i think the pimped trolley would be very cool!
regards, craig
ps in case this is of any use as a selling point - your trolley is better than previous owned trolleys and actually fits in the front boot of my 2 seater!
August 19th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Look forward to the brolly holder. The bag should have an insulated pocket to keep drinks cool for those rare occastions when we have sun.
August 19th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Hi
2 comments.
1. The golf bag should be large, be completely coverable from the rain (ie a hood)
and easy to remove the clubs from.
2. The Umbrella holder is a great idea and I can’t wait to order one - so the bag needs a brolley holding place - pref outside the bag.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Hi David,
Yes we’ll let you know when the brolly holder is ready. There won’t be a parking brake in the forseeable future; more likely on the next model. This one’s the ‘no frills’ version, we rather like the keep it simple principle. What was suggestion number 2?
August 18th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Having bought a pink trolley for my wife am now ordering one for myself and a friend. The umbrella holder is a great idea, please let me know when it is available. Also two other suggestions: 1 somesort of parking brake, as chasing the trolley down the mountain is not fun. 2
August 17th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
“To Infinity and Beyond!”
And another quote from Buzz that might have come in handy when he said it; “You are a sad, strange, little man. You have my pity. Farewell,” (when Woody tells Buzz that he’s just a toy).
More Toy Story trivia here
August 17th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
BEEN TOLD MY GO KART LOOKS LIKE BUZZ LIGHT YEARS SPACE SHIP.
August 16th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Hi Val,
Yes, there’ll be a selection of matching golf bags later this year. We’re designing them right now. We’d be very interested to hear from customers just exactly what they think is important in a trolley bag so that we can tick all the boxes. So messages on that subject very welcome.
August 16th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Have you any plans to produce a matching golf bag
August 15th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Put me down for one please.
August 13th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Hi chaps/Sandy - when you get umbrella holder ready can you email me please -a lightning conductor might also be a good idea at the mo.!
Cheers - Paul
August 12th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
John,
Yes we do have ex-demo models for sale from time to time that sell for £150 (instead of £199) for the trolley, 18 hole battery and charger. All up to current spec and covered by the usual year warranty. We don’t have any at the moment but we’re happy to drop you a line when we have one (or a choice of colours) available.
Apart from the ex-demo ones, £199 is as low as we go - once you’ve got your hands on one you’ll agree it’s very good value for money.
The set with a 36 hole battery is £229 - it’s a 24 Ah.
August 12th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Do you have any ex demonstration or loan machines for sale ?
If so what is your very best price. Also 36ah battery price.
thank you
John
August 12th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Hi Mas
Yep, we have that nasty wet stuff in Kent as well. Chucking it down this morning…we’re getting the brolley holder ready as fast as poss…Autumn time. Tooling takes a while and fine tuning. Important to get it right…
August 12th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Hi
Do you have a date in mind for the brolley holder? We are having something called rain here in Manchester which almost unheard of! Thanks
August 11th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Hi sandy - Happy to test any umbrella holder for you.
Nice looking CAD design.
Best regards,
Steve Dalloway
August 6th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Not yet, Darryl. Does it only ever rain when he uses the trolley? Can you ask him to stop playing at weekends please…
August 5th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Hi Is the umbrella holder for sale yet?? My ex keeps borrowing my trolley and he really needs this item.
August 4th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Just had to contact GoKart cos Ruby hasn’t been well!!. Cannot believe the reaction, she is being collected tomorrow, and a replacement provided whilst she is made better. (actually shouldn’t use the word replacement it might upset her and set back her recovery). What service. Everybody admires her, and although she has only been with me for 5 months we have been around LOADS of times. - sad person me, plays golf almost every day. I am thrilled with Ruby and the service you provide, yes I will buy a brolly holder and a drinks holder and anything else cos I just love having all the bits. Highly reccommend the carry bag by the way keeps everything tidy in the boot. Oh and did you know!!! the GoKart is the only trolley that can fit into my Peugot 206cc with the roof down.
Regards,
Mair
August 4th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
I have had my Kart now for some 16 months and am well pleased with its performance and the after sales service - only minus is it hasn’t done much for my golf . Can I suggest your engineers look at modifying the wheels by getting rid of the spokes - make all the wheels solid to aid ease of cleaning. Also the front wheel needs to be of solid construction to also aid cleaning. Thanks for a great product.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Hi Jos,
As soon as we’ve got it made - so later on this year.
July 29th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Hi there,
When is the umbrella holder available in the Netherlands?
Regards,
Jos
July 28th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Well if I have anymore folk admiring MY go-kart then I shall have to start charging for viewing.
I am extremely happy with all aspects of this “bit of kit”.
Lokk forward to the brolly holder AND the trolley bag. You deserve to advertise on my wheels.
July 26th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
I’ve owned my Go Kart about 16 months, still going well.
The modification to the front wheel cover to help prevent a build up of mud is working well.
The brolly holder looks interesting, I look foreward to seeing it in production. I’ve not used one before after seeing the main tube that supports the brolly holder and the control handle snap off from a trolley from a well known co.( It also cost twice the price of a Go Kart)
Most of my fellow golfers think the Go kart is more expensive than it is.
I do get the odd comic refer to it as a DYSON, but they were pretty successfull so it does not bother me.
Keep up the good work and I wish you continuing success.
Tom Banks
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Count me in for the holly bolder! What we want is Watney’s er beverage holder. Essential to carry a tin of phew I needed that out here in the desert! Brolly is an absolutely essential in the summer to keep the rays from browning our coolness!
July 21st, 2008 at 9:02 am
I think for the moment they’ll just be boring black - I’m sorry! But if our moulders have a funny five minutes and manage to tip some wild colouring into the mix, I promise you can have a colourful one, ok?
July 19th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
In designing the brolly holder, please bear in mind that many of us golfers are over 6′ tall and as such the mechanism needs to be set high on the handle. Alternatively, (and probably easier!) is to develop a brolly with either a longer shaft or transparent rain cover, or indeed both!
July 19th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Please put me on the waiting list for the brolley holder after the summer we have had so farI will definatly need it in the winter.
Not sure if anybody has asked but will they be colour coded to match the funk Karts
July 16th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Gordon,
Yes, we’re planning a drinks holder to sit on the handle, opposite the brolly holder (they can go either side, they’ll be ambidextrous). We haven’t really considered a separate widget holder There are the tee and ball holders on the handle…drop us a line and tell us ideally what you’d want it to carry and we’ll get thinking….
July 16th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Hi, my friends and I have got this Kart and we are all very pleased with it… I am glad to see an umberella holder will soon be available. Are there any plans to design a drinks holder and more importantly a well designed detachable comprehensive tee holder? I hate rooting around in my pockets for tee’s, ball markers and pitch mark repairers.
July 16th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
When the bag and clubs are in place there’s a lot more weight for stability, but yes, in a gale you’re going to look like Mary Poppins with a brolly attached to any trolley. Point taken about the tee holders, and we’re looking at the ball holders too.
Interesting what you say about people thinking it’s pricey. Anyone else get that impression? Another common misconception is that people think it looks too ‘designed’ to be British. We’re happy to put them right!
July 16th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Yes please to the umbrella holder but could you turn the wind down a bit - the trolley is very light! So far as I’m concerned you can design out the ball holders (the balls fall out and travel further than most of my pitches) and the T-peg holders which are not ‘universal’ enough and split.
But overall, well into my second season, having played all through the winter, it has been a great success. Lots of people have remarked favourably about it, but the perception is that it is very expensive, a misconception that I do my very best to correct. Perhaps a bit of fine tuning of the marketing is in order.
July 16th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Hi Sue,
We reckon that the brolly holder will cost between £15 and £20. And it was St. Swithin’s day yesterday and it didn’t rain (well at least it didn’t rain on GKHQ) so that’s a good sign.
July 16th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
I have had my GoKart for nerly 3 months now, and absolutely love it. I have also had lots of admiring comments from my fellow golfers, some of whom asked where they could get one. However all of them (including myself) wondered about an umbrella holder attachment, as the generic ones on the market would not fit the chunky GoKart frame. I am very pleased to hear that you have one in the pipeline, please also let me know when this will be available (what will the approximate cost be?). Hopefully the rain can hold off until you have perfected this accessory!
July 16th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Well I think we’ve sort of forgiven you for calling it a barrow…
Yes brolly placement on the trolley can be a pain, depending on the bag. But when we have our GoKart bag available…yes you’d already guessed, we have one up our sleeves for later on this year. And it’s shaping up to be rather a desirable bit of kit.
We’ll let everyone know when it’s ready for sale.
July 16th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Brolly holders are OK for people who feel they have to play in the rain. But I like to carry mine (tightly rolled, of course) on the bag, just in case. It may be a bag design fault, but I can’t get at the brolly once the rig is up and running.
I’m willing to bet that you have thought about designing a bag to go with the barrow. Let me know what you are doing about it.
And although the envious members of my swindle rag on about “Fisher Price”, we are now three who flaunt the Magic Machine (Shooters Hill GC, London, in case you wondered).
July 16th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Hi there I love my go-kart too. Nobody thought it would cope with the hills on my course but it does. I would also like to know when the brolly holder is available as I am small and all brollies are too big for me to hold but if fixed to the the trolley. Magic!!! Please let me know when I can get one. kerri
July 15th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
I have had my gocart for a couple of months now and I am very pleased. It also attracts many comments ( all favourable).
Can’t wait to get the brolley holder. Any chance they might be colour coordinated? I am sure that would attract even more comments and interest.
July 15th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Have had my lovely Go Kart since last Christmas and I love it. Get loads of comments (good ones) from people I golf with. I can’t use a brolly and golf at the same time so please let me know when you’re holder is ready. As my grandkids would say “It looks cool”.
July 15th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
I tend not to play in the rain any more, but just in case I’m caught out there, I’m having a brolly holder when they’re ready.
July 15th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
GoKart could be the best idea ever i would love one for my trolley. Cause all it done since i got the trolley is rain and i hate to hold the brolley makes everything a lot harder for you.
Cause you got to keep putting the brolley down then up once you hit your shot - DRIVES ME MAD.
Bianca
July 15th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Just a comment about the umbrella holder. no doubt you have had many, and I’m sure lots you could have done without,
I had a power Kaddy with the umbrella holder and I found that with the bigger umbrellas it is a bit unstable. Usually when we get rain it is also a bit windy and the brolley tends to move about a lot, to the extent that I stopped using it.
Kevin Smith
July 15th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Put me down for one of these please. I’ve had my GoKart for 18 months now, and I still love it just as much as the day it came. It outruns every other trolley my playing partners have, and how I laugh when their batteries run out on the 14th hole.
I’ve given up using a brolly because of the pain in the bum that is trying to manage it in the wind/rain. A holder would be a Godsend.
Keep it up, GoKart team -
Mark.
July 15th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I have just fitted a brolley holder with resonable success. It’s OK in operation but I havn’t overcome the fact that it sticks out when the trolley is folded because I jambed the tube on too tight initially so I can’t unscrew it. I will have a proper one when available. I’ll send you a picture.
Regards
Dave
July 15th, 2008 at 10:57 am
As soon as the brolley holder is ready please send me one for my good lady wife. Both trolleys are working just fine and still attact comment on the course.
July 15th, 2008 at 9:49 am
I would gladly trial any prototype umbrella holder if you wish it to be tested in the field (sorry on the Golf Course)
July 15th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Count me in for brolley holder! Had Gokart for a month now & after three rounds in three days still chomping at the bit in the 19th!!
July 15th, 2008 at 8:12 am
Hi all, i’ve had my GoKart for about 1 year and the thing is fantastic. It’s so quick and easy to put up and put away.. The battery is still going strong and the trolley still manages to pull my tired and aching bones up the long slog of our 554yd 18th hole!!
Umbrella holder, yes please.
Cheers.
July 15th, 2008 at 12:00 am
I am interested in getting a umbrella holder and don’t mind testing it for you if you would like me to. Living in the North East i could certainly test it in the gale force wind and rain that often happens at the weekends just as I finish work on a friday.
July 14th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
After 44 years in Bermuda, I came back to the UK, (everybody says “Why?”). Things are “not the same”. After watching the “Brits” and most things British falling back, I believe that, in golf at least, we are beginning to be a top nation again. The Ryder Cup is an example. OK, Asia is now the factory of the world, but it is nice to see a product like Gokart is British. I was rthe first to import an electric golf trolley, “Powercaddy”, into Bermuda, much to the derision of the natives, and I followed some years later with the first Hillbilly. I don’t have the chance to do the same with Gokart but I am sure it will blaze a trail there. It’s a”natural” (I now have two! Bought one , won one, Gave it to my golfing buddy,of course). More sttrength to you, Gokart.
July 14th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
only thing missing from my new trolley - umbrella holder
July 14th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
had my go kart now for 6 months and i must say that after the one and only problem with the water getting into the motor and you kindly sent me a new one straight away,i have had no probs with it at all,and whilst using it in a comp at another club last week somebody said that it looked like the trolley was one made for the james bond films..o said well perhaps you would let james bond know,and i would kindly give them your website address,cos he should have one..
great machine..great price..look forward to the brolly holder..put me in for one please
July 14th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
had my kart for only a few weeks and boy it really does do all that it says.
Charging time is very quick ebven for t hammer it atkes on my quite hilly course.
Brolly holder looks real cool.
July 14th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
colour coded to match the battery cover maybe? A step further, how about a brolly as well? Now if you’re looking for a marketing director …… it depends on the package, a free brolly and you’re in the ball park!
July 14th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Brilliant News about the Brolly Holder !
As soon as One is available I will purchase one with urgency and then thr rain will stop and we will all enjoy sunny and fine weather for the rest of the year
Richard
July 14th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Looking at brolly holder ….a request i was going to send having just got my go-kart.
Yours looks like everyone elses …as a suggestion why not put it across the handle where the ball holder sits. It would look more in keeping, be stronger as it sits across both sides, less of a problem when in use.
By the way what a belting peice of kit…… everyone now wants one
Bill Kellie
July 14th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Had a Gokart for four weeks now and loving it - looks a lot better than those over priced and overweight metallic terminators on the golf course. Yes, I look forward to the umbrella accessory - in dark gry to match my Gokart? Peter
July 14th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
I’ve had my GoKart for nearly 2 years and not only does it still do what it says on the tin, it still looks the same (no wear and tear) Wish I could say that about me!
July 14th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
My Go Kart is excellent. Will do 27 holes easily on a standard battery.
I need a brolly holder also and your design seems to show it will articulate in different directions. Should be good but need it now due to English summer!! Can you make sure the holder diameter exceeds 40mm?
Most brollies with a decent grip have a pommel end. The method of fixing this in to your socket is the crucial part of the design. I cannot see from your pictures how this works but it needs to be robust!
Keep up the good work. Might see you at the Open?
Regards.
July 14th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
i to would like to be informed when the umbrella holder is available. thanks
July 8th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Please advise when you have an umbrella holder.
Marion H owells
July 4th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Hi Betsy,
yes we’ll certainly get in touch with you when the brolly holder is ready, we’ll drop you a line and also include a feature about it in a newsletter. We can’t set the trolley to freewheel behind you though, so that you could pull it behind like a manual trolley. The gearing wouldn’t enjoy that very much.
July 4th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Please let me know when you have this umbrella holder available. I would love one.
Also, can the trolley be adjusted to freewheeel in reverse?
Thanks
Betsy
July 4th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
I have had my GoKart now for about 6 weeks, & I can tell you “it does exactly what it says on the tin”
I am extremely happy with it, many admiring comments for fellow hackers (sorry golfers). Especially regarding the pretty green colour I had, which camouflages me in the rough! Some have likened the gearbox cover to the nose cone of a F1 racing car.
Anyway glad to see that the unbrella holder is coming along, currently I cannot seem to find an umbrella holder that will do the job on my gokart and so I have had to resort in carrying my brolley in wet & windy weather.
Thanks again excellent golf trolley, not improved my golf much, but i’m not so knackered by the end of the round!