Dual purpose devices are becoming more and more common. We’ve seen bike headlights that can also be used as lanterns, but now Mammut is offering the T-Trail + Ambient Light Dry Bag a dry bag that can help keep gear protected from the elements, or be used to carry up to three liters of water. At night – and once the water is emptied out of course – it can be used with the included T-Trail headlamp (which can also be worn on the head or a helmet) to provide a lantern in the tent or campsite.
The headlamps, which are one of the company’s staple products, feature “Lucido Light Technology” and LED lighting to ensure these can light up the night.
The T-Trail lamp offers a maximum range of 30 feet, has an 80 hour battery life and runs on three AAA batteries. It features 4x definition, and offers three floodlight settings, along with a 45 degree light angle.
Some communities require that ALL bicycles have a bell. Well, many riders would consider putting a bell on their road bike or mountain bike just plain “nutty,” but you can still play by the rules and evoke a little style. Nutcase offers six graphic bicycle bells that don’t look so bad and probably aren’t a bad thing to have on a commuter bike.
The game may never be the same. This has been said in many sports over the years, but on Friday FIFA approved the use of goal-line technology at the Club World Cup, Confederations Cup 2013 and World Cup 2014. What does this mean for the average pick up game or youth soccer match? Nothing.
The Tour de France is underway and while it doesn’t appear likely that Thomas Voeckler will be able to see himself back in the yellow jersey as he did last year, he should at least be very comfortable in his Team Europcar Professional Cycling Team kit made by Louis Garneau.
Imagine flying half way around the world, having to sleep in a strange bed the night before a big event and then being told you can’t take a prescription sleeping pill! All that worry is probably enough to have many competitors tossing and turning, but this is no joke!
There have been two trends in bicycle design over the past couple of years – foldable commuter bikes and electric bikes. Richard Heath, an industrial design intern in Australia has crafted a design that is a merger of the two and is aimed at commuters.
For those who like the look of a traditional watch – and there are a few of those people out there – yet want a timepiece that does more than just tell time, the Casio Pathfinder PAW5000-1 could be one to consider. It features an integrated digital compass, altimeter, barometer and thermometer, along with Tough Movement, which means that it checks and corrects the hand positioning (if necessary) at the 55 minute mark of the hour.
Trying your best is way competition is really about, but as Lee Gardner, president and head coach of Trismarter explains trying is just part of going the distance in a triathlon. Lee tells us why having the right bike is important, but also that making sure the bike fits is very important as well. 
We’ve seen a few nifty bike tools that double as a bottle opener. It would almost suggest (gasp) that cyclists enjoy a cold one after a long ride. Paul Budnitz Bicycles have introduced the new Budnitz Titanium Beer Wrench with a 15mm spanner, which can be used to remove axle bolts and Alfrine hub bolts or even Pitlock keys, so it is ideal for removing a wheel while on the road. 
While the wearable HD video camera market already has many strong contenders Sony looks to enter the area with a camcorder that will reportedly feature Sony’s SteadyShot image stabilization technology.
This week Trek Bicycle launched its new generation of its eight-time Tour de France-winning road bikes, and these include the sure-to-be head turning 7 Series Madone that promises to save riders an enormous 25 watts over the previous generation at 40kph. At 750 grams, the 7 Series Madone frame is the lightest available to consumers, while it also marks the debut of Trek’s U5 Vapor Coat paint scheme, a sub five-gram aesthetic option that uses no decals and minimal paint. Trek’s engineers were also able to remove nearly 200 grams from the frame and fork, without sacrificing any of the balanced ride for which the Madone is famous. With the Madone’s ride-tuned seat mast and reshaped, KVF seat stays, vertical compliance on the new 7 Series is 25% greater than the nearest competitor, with zero loss of lateral stiffness.