Twas the day before Christmas and all through the site
Many products were covered, but much more to write
Products were tested; it had been a good year
To our dear readers we now offer some cheer
As this one now ends, we’ll be back for more
Keeping reading Kinetic in Two-O-One-Four
Some cyclists swear by bibs, and Assos is looking to ring in the New Year Year with the new s7 line, the first update to the Swiss brand’s bibs in six years. The new line, which includes four models, is designed to be lighter and features fewer seams. It has softer compression and is designed to be even more breathable, which should be ideal on those long rides next year.
When we think of six pack fitness doesn’t really come to mind, but the Six Pack Bag is designed for health and fitness enthusiasts as a way to travel with workout gear, laptop and even some food. Everything has just the right place.
The Voyager 500 backpack is one solution that can accommodate five full meals, sports nutrition products and shakers, supplements, a computer or tablet, and professional accessories. It is designed so that hot food can stay hot while cold stays cold. It is ideal for those times when you might head out for a day or more and want everything to remain in order.
Italian clothing brand is going back in time with a line of replica jerseys. These will be made in Italy with 100 percent merino wool. This is fitting as the company launched in the late 1930s with a line of homemade cycling attire. Now 80 years later the company has launched the Authentic line, and has launched an e-commerce site to sell the jerseys. We hope to see more cyclists donning these retro jerseys in the New Year.
Robert and Will Brunner, brothers and avid golfers, have introduced the Devereux collection of premium-quality modern menswear aimed for the avid golfer’s lifestyle. The attire is tailored to move seamlessly from the workday to the weekend, providing elegance and versatility. It was created to be simple-yet-sophisticated, with clean modern styles that are designed to fit properly and inspire performance – on and off the golf course. Continue reading The Devereux Collection Goes Contemporary
Quality Bicycle Products will let you put some color in your ride. The company has introduced the iSSI line of mountain bike pedals that will be available in eight colors next year. The iSSi pedals will be available in Bright Silver, Intense Black, Brilliant White, Hi-Vis Yellow, Hi-Vis Orange, Tru Blu, Really Red, and iSSi Pink.
“We are creating iSSi specifically to support specialty bicycle retailers,” said Jason Gaikowski, QBP director of brand design and marketing. “Pedal iSSi is competitively priced at $75 MSRP and offers dealers a healthy 50 percent margin with strong MAP and Sales policies.”
From Gear Junkie: Artist Walks For Hours To Create Snow Art
With an orienteering compass in hand and TSL snowshoes on his feet, Simon Beck creates amazingly intricate but enormous designs in fresh snow, one step at a time. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (12.21.2013): A Walk in the Snow, Daily Vitamin?
Get in the big ring with the Big Rig pedal desk. We’ve seen a variety of other desks that have melded bicycles to work, but this one is designed to meet the demands of getting a spin and getting work done.
Andy Wekin and his team are now looking at ways to harness cycling power – which they claim is already 97 percent efficient – and utilize it as a practical method of providing power as well as helping burn calories. Many of the workout desks with treadmills need to be plugged in, and the pedal power of many workout desks with bicycles just goes to waste. The concept with Big Rig is one where the energy created from pedaling could power a device!
The team is now looking to a Kickstarter campaign to get this one rolling. Video after the jump
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The world is becoming more modular, so why not a snowboard as Every Third Thursday shows in the video above.
LEDs are everywhere, and for good reason. They’re bright, they’re small and they run forever on a little power. This is why we’ve seen LED added to things such as skateboards.
So it is no wonder that Third Kind Skate Lights has created a business out of adding some illumination to the traditional skate deck. The company has created a simple – but apparently effective – kit that provides a rechargeable battery pack that easily mounts to the truck hardware, along with a 20-inch light strip that will provide a warm glow as you ride. Video after the jump
This month the United Health Foundation and America’s Health Rankings released their annual report of America’s healthiest states rankings. The healthiest state in 2013 was Hawaii, which edged out long time leader Vermont.
There was some good news for 2013. According to the report Americans made considerable progress in their overall health in 2013. This was also the first year since 1998 that America’s obesity stats did not get worse. However, there is only so much good news in this. America’s obesity rate was about the same as last year, at 27.6 percent of the adult population — marking the first time since 1998 that America did not get worse in this key metric. It didn’t fall, but at least it didn’t go up.
Other key findings noted that among the adult population smoking rates dropped from 21.2 percent to 19.6 percent, and rates of physical inactivity dropped from 26.2 percent to 22.9 percent.
It might be too cold in much of the country to hit the greens, but you can still tee off from home with the Wii U as golf has joined the lineup of Wii Sports Club titles, and is available from the Nintendo eShop. It utilizes the unique controls of the Wii U GamePad and Wii Remote Plus controllers. With the GamePad on the floor players can actually see the golf bag as they look to make their swing.
Wii Sports Club – Golf joins currently available spports Wii Sports Club – Tennis and Wii Sports Club – Bowling. All five classic sports froom the original Wii Sports are being released individually as downloads in the Nintendo eShop, and feature high-definition graphics, controls via Wii MotionPlus technology.
Wii U owners can download Wii Sports Club and get a free pass to play any sports for a 24-hour period, and then can purchase day passes for $1.99 per sport or permanent access to individual sports for $9.99.
Archer Xtreme has introduced the Titanium Recon, an arrow rest that is clearly a step above the rest. This is more than simply for reducing weight, and the AAE’s DOA trigger technology allows the launcher to support the arrow longer, and fall faster than competing designs.
The tight tolerances and proven technology increase accuracy where it matters most — down range – while the internal trigger system allows the archer to micro tune the rest to the arrow for longer arrow contact through the second paradox. This ensures target-like accuracy from any setup at any range.
Moreover, the performance is further enhanced by AXT’s use of carbon and titanium materials, and the result is a launcher that allows for up to a 30 percent increase in speed and arrow contact. Now we’d call that extreme.