GoPro Launches HD HERO2 Camera

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GoPro® Launches HD HERO2® Camera Announces Wi-Fi Remote Control and Video Streaming 2x More Powerful in Every Way, The HD HERO2 Democratizes Professional Image Capture and Broadcast with Support for Remote Control and Live Video Streaming from Virtually Anywhere to the Web HALF MOON BAY, CA (October 24, 2011) – GoPro today announced the release [...]

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Magura MT8 Brake Review

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Magura stunning new MT8 brake is incredibly lightweight (278g w/ 160mm rotor), with great modulation, excellent power and resistance to heat, drag and squeal, which all combine to make it stand out in terms of performance. The high tech works of art use some amazingly innovative production techniques and materials to create a light and [...]

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Moots FrosTi Snowbike

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The Moots “FROSTI” snowbike will be made in very limited numbers for the coming winter. That’s right.  Moots will be offering a limited run of Moots “FROSTI” snowbikes for the fast approaching winter season.  The leaves have or are changing and the cooler weather is just around the corner, which means the snow is not [...]

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Pastajet’s Interbike 2011 Top Five

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Another Interbike show wrapped up a couple of weeks ago, and it was entertaining and tiring, and was fun to catch up with old friends and meet a few new ones, and see all the new products coming out for the following year. The weather was cooler than normal, and we even had a good [...]

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GoPro Camera Array used for New Rip Curl Boardshort Campaign

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GoPro Camera Array used in Commercial Campaign   Building on Company’s 3D Synching Technology, GoPro Array Defines New Level of Camera Versatility      HALF MOON BAY, CA (October 10, 2011) - GoPro, the world’s leading activity image capture company, today released a new video for international surf brand, Rip Curl, that uses the first ever mobile, waterproof [...]

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Club Ride Apparel – Interbike 2011

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Club Ride Apparel had two new items in the men’s line, and a slew of new colors for their jerseys. All of their products use technical performance materials, that have excellent wicking and odor properties, and use stretchy material for the utmost in comfort, and movability. Most of their models utilize a hidden full front [...]

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Interbike 2011 – Pastajet’s Walkabout

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kuat The bike rack company kuat, had a couple of new items in their booth. They have a downscale version of their fancy NV rack, and the new NV CORE, forgoes the NV’s integrated cable locks and bike stand Trail Doc attachment, and come in a flat black color scheme. They added two roof baskets, [...]

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Giro – Interbike 2011

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Giro had a couple new items for 2012, the most interesting was the All Mountain Feature helmets and the Privateer shoe. The Feature is meant for All Mountain and Trail usage, and is a cross between a skate board design and a more traditional cross country. It has excellent coverage, drooping deeply towards the neck, [...]

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Camelbak – Interbike 2011

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Although not specifically related to biking, I thought their newly revised All Clear UV Purifier is pretty darn trick, and it would be a great unit for back country travelers, long bike rides, bike backpacking and endurance racing. The All Clear UV Purifier uses ultraviolet light to kill off and eliminate bacteria, viruses and protozoa [...]

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Slipnot Bike Chains – Interbike 2011

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Hidden around the periphery and back bowels of Interbike you always find some small companies that have interesting, innovative, thought-provoking and sometimes just plain weird products. I stumbled upon Slipnot (not the band), which makes a bicycle chain product, or in their terminology ‘bicycle traction system’ for riding in inclement weather. Bad weather and hazardous [...]

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G-Form and Dainese – Interbike 2011

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The G-Form company makes protection gear for consumer electronics and extreme athletic endeavors. The basis of the product is their RPT, which is Reactive Protection Technology, and is a combination of the PORON XRD material and their proprietary G-Form technology. What the product does is stiffens instantly on an impact, and it absorbs over 90% [...]

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Formula – Interbike 2011

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Formula has been busy pumping out new products like crazy, and they added two new brakes, the R1 Racing and RO, upgraded the R1, and are finally getting the Volo wheels and Thirty Three suspension fork released. I had seen a prototype of Formula’s new downhill RO brake at Sea Otter 2010, and the very [...]

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Urge Helmets – Interbike 2011

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The French helmet manufacturer Urge had a new and very interesting helmet on display at their booth, the all M, which is meant for aggressive All Mountain riding. The all M is pretty cool looking, if you don’t mind the Urge family look, and the design is both innovative and functional. For Urge, it has [...]

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Schwalbe – Interbike 2011

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Schwalbe released the Hans Dampf at Sea Otter this year, and it used their Triple Star Compound series with the sticky TrailStar variant, which has an easy rolling base, grippy center and extra grippy shoulders. At Interbike, they rolled out two new versions of the Hans Dampf. One has the faster cross country oriented PaceStar [...]

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SRAM and RockShox – Interbike 2011

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SRAM had a bunch of changes to their line up, including new gearing, an addition to their 2×10 group, a 10 speed Gripshift and a sweet color option for X.0.  The Silver coloration on the X.0 (shown above), is actually a metal filament, and I think it looks really trick, and the new color scheme comes [...]

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MRP and White Brothers – Interbike 2011

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The long-awaited MRP 2x chain guide for 2×10 drivetrain system is now available, so no more dropped chains, nor chain, chainstay and bottom bracket damage. The 2x has been in development for almost two years at MRP, and they used their chain guide expertise to create the new beast, which uses their removable skid and [...]

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