Royal Racing – Interbike 2011

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Royal Racing had some pretty cool new stuff on display, and they have upgraded a few old standbys and added a slew of trick pieces of apparel. The All Mountain series got some input from the infamous Mark Weir, and they have the new MW365 Bamboo Jersey and MW365 Shorts (shown above), which are feature [...]

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ContourROAM – Interbike 2011

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The new ContourROAM is an interesting beast, and takes some of the great design benefits of their upper range video cameras, such as the ContourGPS and Contour+, and removes their complexities and some of their features, to get a basic camera, that is simple and easy to use. Call it dumbing down, just idiot proofing [...]

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POC – Interbike 2011

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The Swedish Protection Company had a few new additions to their already prodigious line of products, which include helmets, eye wear, armor and apparel. The Trabec Race Mips adds the Mips technology to their Trabec Race cross country helmet, which is accomplished by adding a thin elastomer dampened inner structure (yellow in the photo). The [...]

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Continental Tires – Interbike 2011

Thumbnail image for Continental Tires – Interbike 2011 September 19, 2011

One of my favorite tires of all time is the Continental Trail King, which is known as the Rubber Queen in the rest of the world. It has the uber sticky Black Chili compound, has superb traction and braking capabilities, and tough Apex sidewalls. Unfortunately, it had only been available in a 26-inch tire size [...]

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Fox DOSS Adjustable Seatpost – Interbike 2011

Thumbnail image for Fox DOSS Adjustable Seatpost – Interbike 2011 September 19, 2011

The much-anticipated Fox adjustable seatpost was on display, and the new D.O.S.S or Drop Off Steep Stuff (ok, the last word used to more naughty) is pretty darn trick. The DOSS comes in either a 4 or 5-inch model, and has three positions, fully up, a 40mm midpoint drop, and completely down. The mechanically actuated [...]

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KS LEV Adjustable Seatpost – Interbike 2011

Thumbnail image for KS LEV Adjustable Seatpost – Interbike 2011 September 17, 2011

Kind Shock had their new KS LEV remote cable actuated adjustable seatpost on display at Interbike. The very trick LEV, has the cable directly attached to the main body or outer tube of the post, instead of the atypical position on top of the telescoping head. The attachment at the post collar, means the cable [...]

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Cane Creek DB Air – Interbike 2011

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Cane Creek had their new 2012 Double Barrel Air rear shock on display at the outdoor demo. The DB Air includes their twin-tube technology, with its four-way independent adjustability, which gives it adjustability for low speed and high speed compression and rebound, although the valving was heavily altered due to the air designs particularities. The [...]

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Yeti SB-66 and SB-95 Ride Impressions – Interbike 2011

Thumbnail image for Yeti SB-66 and SB-95 Ride Impressions – Interbike 2011 September 16, 2011

Several months ago Yeti introduced the SB-66 bike, which uses their new Switch Technology dual-link suspension design. The trick system uses an eccentric lower pivot, that reverses its direction mid-stroke, to control the chainstay length, and offers a solid platform, good anti-squat capabilities, for optimal and efficient pedaling, with suspension independence throughout its travel. On [...]

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Ashima Matrix and Spider Rider Rotors – Interbike 2011

Thumbnail image for Ashima Matrix and Spider Rider Rotors – Interbike 2011 September 15, 2011

Matrix Rotor The technical virtuoso at Ashima, Wayne Moore, had a couple of interesting rotors on display in his booth at Interbike. He has been making small incremental changes to the long waited Matrix rotor, adding some crimping to hold the steel braking surface and aluminum carrier together. The Matrix performs the same sort of [...]

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Ergon Interbike 2011

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SM3 Saddles Ergon had their new SM3 saddle line on display, and this innovative and feature laden product suite, felt and looked as though it will be comfortable and ergonomic. As we all know, we spend a good deal of time with our tush on a saddle, and a great deal of pressure gets applied [...]

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ContourROAM: The World’s Easiest Hands-Free Video Camera

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Ready, Set Record with ContourROAM: The World’s Easiest Hands-Free Video Camera Contour’s Latest Camera Features a Waterproof, Versatile Design at an Affordable Price – Available Today to Record All Life’s Action SEATTLE, Wash. – September 8, 2011 – Contour, Inc.  (http://www.contour.com), a market leader in hands-free video cameras and social video tools, today announced ContourROAM, (http://contour.com/products/contour-roam) the [...]

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O2 Nokomis Jacket and Pants Review

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These fine two products from the Minneapolis based Rain Shield’s O2 rain gear line are for the “hard-core” cyclist, and they offer excellent breathability and waterproofness, and have plenty of features that are functional, and very bike specific, and the material and build quality are outstanding. They are lightweight and highly packable, and they keep [...]

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CDI Preset Torque Limiting T-Handle Tool

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NEW PRESET TORQUE LIMITING T-HANDLE FROM CDI PREVENTS OVER TORQUING OF BICYCLE FASTENERS New tool for the cycling industry, the CDI Preset Torque Limiting T-Handle is a convenient, economical and accurate tool for low-torque applications Kenosha, Wis., September 7, 2011 – Tightening fasteners on lightweight carbon fiber and titanium-framed bicycles and bicycle components correctly can [...]

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Cane Creek AngleSet Review

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The Cane Creek AngleSet is an interesting, innovative and strange beast, as it’s a threadless headset that gives you the ability to change the effective head angle of the frame, allowing one to slacken or steepen the geometry as desired, with up to six different offset angles. In a nutshell, the system uses upper and [...]

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Pearl Izumi X-Alp Elite

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The shoes are a pretty sweet, and are comfortable, excellent for the hike-a-bike forays, and are bombproof, durable, and they really protect the feet. They have a lot of features that have been incorporated into them for incredible on and off the bike performance, and there is a reason Brian Lopes was dominating at Crankworx [...]

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POC Bike Excursion

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The Swedish protection company POC, just released the POC Bike Excursion video with Danny MacAskill, Martin Söderström and Daniel Dhers. They are all showing off their incredible bike’s skills, in some exotic and interesting locations around  Stockholm. They are all obviously sponsored by Red Bull and POC! Can these guys not buy some pants that [...]

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