Lane to Change

Green-Lane-ProjectPeopleForBikes – formerly Bikes Belong – has announced the Green Lane Project has entered phase 2.0.This month it began accepting applications from U.S. cities hoping to be amongst the next six selected to lead the way in building protected bike lanes.

Launched in 2012, the Project has worked closely with six major U.S. cities –Austin, TX; Chicago, IL; Memphis, TN; Portland, OR; San Francisco, CA; and Washington, DC. This project has sped up the installation of protected bikes lanes around the country.

Applications are open from October 18, 2013 through January 2014. Cities should file a letter of intent to apply by November 15, 2013. The six new cities will be announced in Spring 2014. Video after the jump

Signal to Turn – On the Back

SEILCyclists don’t always stand out to drivers, and even when riders try to signal this isn’t so easily understood by those in the car. The Safe Enjoy Interact Light (SEIL) system is a water-resistant LED light grid that can mount directly on a backpack. It can be controlled wireless via Bluetooth to a lever on the handlebar mount.

On a single charge the light should be good for hours, providing plenty of time for commuters to ride to work and signal lane changes and more. Designer Myung Su Lee is now looking to Kickstarter to get the SEIL Bag on riders’ backs. Video after the jump

May the Fitbit Force Be With You

Fitbit-ForceIt won’t give you Jedi (or Sith) powers, but the Fitbit Force is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to fitness trackers. This tracks your steps, distance you’ve traveled and of course calories you’ve burned. It also monitors the length of activity, the quality of sleep, as well floors climbed via an altimeter. There is a clock and stopwatch, and ability to sync all this data to a mobile phone via Bluetooth. The new Fitbit Force also makes it easy to read on an enhanced blue OLED screen.

Fitbit Force Official Website

Cartoony Zombie Apocalypse Comes to the Range

Champion-TargetsIt is October and Halloween is just around the corner, plus with AMC’s The Walking Dead back on the air you might be in the mood to shoot some zombies – without having to deal with that whole zombie apocalypse and the breakdown of civilization thing.

This year Champion Targets has introduced its new VisiColor Cartoon Zombie targets that are added to its line of photo-realistic zombies. These cartoon versions off some less menacing targets – for those that might have nightmares about the undead and all that.

Champion Official Website

Weekend Reading List (10.19.2013): Off Peak, Custom Ride, 3D Health

Off Peak

London

From BikeRadar: London tackles lorry danger with off peak delivery trials
Lorries – a frequent cause of serious and fatal injuries to commuter cyclists – could become scarcer in the London rush hour under plans to trial more early morning and night time deliveries. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (10.19.2013): Off Peak, Custom Ride, 3D Health

Nike Refuels

Nike-FuelWhile Adidas announced this week that it was entering the smartwatch market, Nike also made big news with the unveiling of its second-generation version of the Fuelband.

The Nike+ Fuelband SE features small tweaks that promise to offer improved performance. The iOS app has been updated as well, but we are still waiting for an Android one to follow. As with the original model it will track the intensity of workouts, count steps, monitor sleep and display progress in real time.

You’ll be able to get refueled starting November 1.

Nike+ Fuelband SE Official Website

Build Your Ride

StravaSure you can map your ride, but Strava is now helping riders build their route. The Strava Route Builder allows users to leverage the data of the Strava community to discover and ride the most popular roads and paths across the world. This can allow riders to create routes in cities that they might not be familiar with, so this could include minimizing hills – to flatten your ride as needed.

It can also help rider determine how long the ride might take based on what other riders have done on the same streets, and the route can be exported to compatible GPS devices or as a printer-friendly cue sheet – both with turn-by-turn directions.

Strava Official Blog: Routes are Here!

The Champ

The-ChampWhether you are first across the line or not you can dress the part of the champion with the Todd Snyder x Champion Sportswear Collection, which features a number of iconic designs and images. This new collection, which evokes the Champion brand going back to 1919, features tees, hoodies, shorts and much more. It looks vintage but is ready for today’s athletes.

Todd Synder x Champion Sportswear Collection Official Website

The Gunny’s Knife

SOGThis knife was designed by R. Lee Ermey, aka “The Gunny,” and SOG Specialty Knives & Tools. This Limited Edition SOG Gunny Fix Blade Knife is made to special ops standards and is thus built to last. It is limited to just 1,000 pieces and each knife comes with a handmade leather sheath, along with a walnut box for storage and display. This knife will be a fine cutting tool for years to come, but it might be so nice looking you’ll never want to take it out of the box.

SOG Gunny Fix Blade Knife Official Website

POC Opens the Lid

POCPOC Sports will have you looking like the Poc-man this winter, as the company has introduced is new Lid super-wide vision frameless goggle for the slopes. These feature a double lens that is made of optical grade PC/CP and offers the best anti-fog and anti-scratch treatment out there. These goggles provide unobstructed view, which lets wearers react faster to hazards in the peripheral vision.

POC Lid Official Website

Head Smart

iriver-ONiriver might just be on to something. The company has launched the world’s first smart exercise headset, the iriver ON. This Bluetooth headset can continuously monitor real-time heart rate, physical location and workout data via a sensor in the earbud.

It is powered by PerformTek Precision Biometrics, a state-of-the-art sensor technology that continuously measures real-time biometric data with a high degree of accuracy and consistency. This actually provides more data than other personal monitors, and includes heart rate, distance, speed, VO2 max (aerobic fitness level) and calories burned. Video after the jump

Adidas Gets Going With GPS Watch

AdidasThis week at the GigaOM Mobilize conference in San Francisco Adidas introduced a smartwatch. This reportedly features GPS connectivity to track athletes, while it can also monitor heart rate and provide feedback to a user via Bluetooth to the screen or even headphones.

The new Adidas device is set for a November 1 launch.

[Vai GigaOM: Adidas jumps into wearable computing, announces new $399 smartwatch at Mobilize]