We’re happy to report that our friend Sue Knaup and One Street Components have launched the Kickstarter campaign for the Bike Shift Lever for Anybody, by Anybody. These levers feature a system design that can be easily repaired by just about anyone.
The project is nearly the end of the line on Kickstarter and needs your help. Even a $1 minimum pledge can help get this project rolling so that people everywhere have access to easily repairable bicycle components! Video after the jump
When it comes to bike lights there is bright and then there is Knog bright, and the Blinder 3 promise to be the model yet form the brand. The Kong Blinder 3 features an anodized aluminum face with two detachable silicone straps and a stainless steel clasp, which allow for tool-less mounting on handlebars measuring 22-28mm or 29-35mm. It produces 300 lumens of light abd weighs 105 grams, is waterproof and USB-rechargeable.
The Knog Bliner 3 headlights, which utilizes two high-intensity XB-D Cree LEDs that can shine with a 22 degree wide-angle beam, a 15 degree narrow beam or a dual 22/15 beam. It will turn an urban ride home into a night with bright lights, big city!
Winter is on the way and for those who will hit the stationary bikes soon that means riding in place, but now Wahoo Fitness will offer riders the chance to duplicate Strava segments on the KICKR stationary trainers. The Strava segments are section of real roads that riders can compete on via the Strava website and app along with a GPS device.
The app controls resistance on the KICKR to match the grade of the climbs and descents in each Strava segment. The KICKR is a rear-wheel-off trainer with a large flywheel to simulate real world riding conditions. Power is even measured at the rear hub.
There are nearly three million segments worldwide so that should really let riders mix it up this winter.
Spring can mean spring showers and Sunice Golf will have you covered. The company has introduced its 2014 Outerwear offerings, which include bold colors including black and neon.
Sunice continues to design and develop seven different categories in their Spring 2014 offering including the new Sunice Outerwear collection EDGE – a trimmer fit using Gore Tex enhanced with Paclite technology, Hurricane, Tornado, Typhoon, Pro Sport and Sport but with a major focus on our layering systems. Collection details after the jump
Goal Zero has scored again with the Rock Out 2 portable speaker that is designed for outdoor activity. It connects to virtually any portable music device via an auxiliary cable that connects to the headphone jack and brings music to the great outdoors thanks to its innovative chamber and DarkBass technology that combine to deliver high-quality sound.
This fall the Rock Out 2 even arrives with a Realtree camo pattern.
The Rock Out 2 features an internal Lithium-ion battery that delivers up to 20 hours or playback without draining the connected device’s battery. Rock Out 2 recharges in just 2 hours via USB or 3 hours from the sun with a Goal Zero Nomad 7 Solar Panel. Video after the jump
Taking on an alias lets you be someone different, and now there is a bike that provides that quick change as well. Specialized has launched a new line of bikes aimed at women who train and compete in triathlons. The Alias model is designed to allow riders to easily switch between a triathlon race position with aero bars and a traditional road position for training. This bike features geometry and components that allow for a quick position change.
A 35 millimeter setback seatpost works for the traditional road position, while swapping to a zero-offset post and installing aero bars preps the bike for a triathlon or time trial. The carbon frame features aero tube shaping to help cut through the wind.
The Alias will be available in three complete bike models. The Alias Pro Tri will retail for $6,000, the Comp Tri will retail for $3,300 and the Sport Tri will be $2,600.
While many people might not feel comfortable in their skin, who wouldn’t feel good in the Louis Garneau Course Skin Suit, which offers an aerodynamic efficiency for cyclists? The one-piece suit actually resembles a jersey and short but provides the convenience of a full zippered front and three floating back pockets. It has a minimal number of seams, pre-shaped shoulders and lazer-finished transition to the skin.
This suit was worn by Team Europcar in the Tour de France, where it proved aero enough for time trials but breathable enough for the warm mountain stages.
Fall is in the air and the guys at Signal Snowboards clearly were enjoying Oktoberfest a bit too much. Their latest creation: Oktobeerfest Beer Bong Snowboard! While we were tempted to file this one under Kinetic(Mis)Shift it is Oktoberfest after all! Video after the jump
There are no shortages of folding bikes to be seen at shows such as Interbike and the market is growing as commuters look for options that allow a bike to be brought safely indoors. The FUBi is no mere folding bike but one that could be the most compact full-sized foldable bike in the world.
The bike can fold so small that two FUBi bikes can fit in a single Smart Car. As the video below shows the inventors, who are currently looking to Kickstarter to get this one rolling, might just be onto something. Video after the jump
The new Alpha-TAC ExtremeBeam TAC24 S.W.A.T. flashlight could shine some light on any dire situation. This single high-intensity mode flashlight features 340 lumen bulb has a projection of 1,300 feet making it easily the brightest light in its class.
The TAC24’s intense tune-focusable beam can shoot out an extreme 400 Meters (1300 ft.) and can quickly be tune-focused from a narrow to a wide-spread beam for use in many applications from hunting or hiking to search and rescue.
The 6.6 ounce rechargeable TAC24 also features a stealth hard-coating that prevents light from reflecting off of its surface, allowing for maximum concealment. It also offers patent-pending Anti-Recoil Technology and available Anti-Recoil remote switches make the ExtremeBeam TAC24 the perfect arms mountable light for use on rifles up to.50 cal.
Extreme indeed!
The smart money might be looking at the smart wearable device market, which could be worth $19 billion by 2018 according to a new study by Juniper Research. Revenues will be driven by high price points for these devices allied to their anticipated strong market demand.
The Smart Wearable Devices: Fitness, Healthcare, Entertainment & Enterprise: 2013-2108 forecasts that the emergence of a host of players competing against each other could drive the market, while competition is expected to intensify.
“It is worth observing that this change in adoption levels can also be attributable to heightened consumer awareness of wearable technology and a better visibility of product adoption, especially in the smart watch segment,” said report author Nitin Bhas.
Smart Wearable Devices: Fitness, Healthcare, Entertainment & Enterprise: 2013-2108 Report Website
Truckee, California based HIP-TEC (Head Injury Prevention Technology) continues to focus on making the best impact absorbing interiors for the world’s top helmet companies. HIP-TEC’s latest Live from the Lab video addresses helmet safety and sports.
Surfboards hit the waves, but if a board breaks or pieces chip off those can remain at sea for years and years. However, designers from Netherlands – not exactly a region thought of for surfing – has created the Bióm, the world’s first certified 100 percent biodegradable and 99 percent biodegradable bio-based surfboard foam. The material is produced via locally abundant sugarcane biomass that is polymerized and expanded into rigid foam, while the foam further boasts the ultra-eco use of benign CO2 as the sole blowing agent in the expansion process.
This foam will be used in stand up paddleboards, wakeboards, skimboards, kiteboards, and other types of watercraft.
Bióm Official Website
[Via Surfer Today: The world’s first 100% biodegradable surfboard foam]