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Weekend Reading List (05.24.2014): Golf Gear, Interbike Opens Up, Vacation Fitness

Golf Gear

Golf

From Sport Techie: Golf Gadget Round-Up for All Types of Players
I’m far from being a high-tech wizard. I don’t collect gizmos for the heck of it, but I can appreciate the latest offerings in golf gadgetry just as much as the next guy. When GPS-enabled golf carts hit the market, essentially, if your local course didn’t jump on board, they were considered behind the times. While some of us still prefer to know more about the course than our carts do, it’s impossible to remain analog in this newly digitized version of the game. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (05.24.2014): Golf Gear, Interbike Opens Up, Vacation Fitness

Interbike Charges Up

Charge-UpInterbike is still several months away, but the trade show’s organizers are going back east – to New Jersey specifically. Later this month the Interbike and Outdoor Retailer have signed several key brands to participate in Charged Up, a new experiential media event that will bring electric bike and portable outdoor technology brands together with non-endemic consumer and technology print, broadcast and online media. BionX, Prodeco, Pete’s Electric Bike’s, Currie Technologies (izip, eflow, Haibike, Lapierre), Leatherman, Led Lensor, Ascent Solar Technologies/EnerPlex, GoalZero, D.Light Designs, Celliant and many more, have already signed on to participate.

Charged Up is supported by PeopleForBikes, the Outdoor Industry Association and Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. PeopleForBikes and the Outdoor Industry Association will present detailed content outlining trend data as it relates to the ebike and outdoor technology categories. It is a way for the media to test products without having to head out to Las Vegas in September, and it allows them a chance to get truly charged up!

Interbike Official Website

Vending Refurb

Vending-MachinePark Tool’s Eric Hawkins had a great idea, and recently appeared on History’s American Restoration reality show, where the creative team of Rick’s Restoration took an old cigarette vending machine and transformed it into a Park Tool vending machine. This was actually partially filmed last September at Interbike, and now the completed project is in the Park Tool HQ in Minnesota.

American Restoration Official Website
[Via Bicycle Retailer: Park Tool makes History Channel]

Hip to be Locked

Hiplok-D Hiplok-PopA bike without a lock is often a bike you won’t see again. However, all locks won’t guarantee that it will be enough to deter thieves. At the recent Interbike trade show in Las Vegas bike security brand Hiplok has announced the launch of two innovative new products.

Hiplok D and Hiplok Pop could make bringing a lock a little less of a pain. The Hiplock D is designed to be the first wearable D-Lock, and it utilizes a unique clip system integrated in to the body of the sold secure rated D-lock. With this it can easily be attached to belts and bag straps as well as fit firmly in pockets, offering maximum comfort and convenience when riding.

The Hiplok Pop is designed as a lightweight, versatile cable lock and it utilizes Hiplok’s innovative patent pending “pop” system, where it easily adjusts to and fits around the riders waist. It is available in six funky colors that can be customized to suit the rider’s individuality offering a convenient and stylish way to secure your bike in lower risk areas. Video after the jump

Interbike 2013: Head Above

POCPOC has been a company that has turned heads with its unique head protection, and at last week’s Interbike trade show the company introduced its Octal helmet that weights just 200 grams while offering a precise fit. The helmet is designed to be minimal but still provides ample protection. It includes a shell that extends lower around the head and thus offers greater protection to the temples in a crash.

It is also available in red, which the company claims will stand out in traffic and help riders be visible on the road.

POC Official Website

Interbike 2013: Slide Out

SlidepadThere is often a worry that when using the front brakes on a bicycle that it could propel you over the handlebars. That would stop you in more ways than one. This is where the Slidepad system comes in.

It actually allows both the front and rear brakes to be applied on a single lever, but in such a way that the front brake won’t lock up and turn the bicycle into a catapult! This works with traditional-style cable and housing running from the handlebars to the rear brake – but the system only works with rim brakes not the more modern discs.

As the user squeezes the brakes it operates both the rear and front – with the latter being activated being just a split second earlier, thus ensuring a smooth braking. Video after the jump

Interbike 2013: Rock Out

Kinetic-Rock-and-RollEarlier this year we heard that Kinetic’s Rock and Roll trainer had been redesigned for the 2013-2014 season. At the recent Interbike trade show we were able to check it out.

It now comes fully assembled, with a design that is lighter, takes up a smaller footprint and has a re-engineered pivot point above the elastomer stack. According to Kinetic this produces a more realistic rocking motion for all rider weights. The new model also is compatible with wheel sizes up to 29 x 2.4-inch and now has rubber-over-plastic molding on all knobs and footings, and stronger roller to tire adjustment mechanisms. The Rock and Roll is compatible with Kinetic inRide Watt Meter for power training.

Kinetic by Kurt Official Website

Interbike 2013: Chrome Still Shines

Chrome1At last week’s Interbike trade show in Las Vegas Chrome put the spotlight on its line of rugged commuter bags and packs for 2014. This included a peak at its knurled welded technology, which utilizes high tech radio frequency welding with a mechanical interlock between thermoplastic fabrics to create bags that will protect virtually anything inside.

These include the Front Rack Duffel 40, which is designed to attach quickly to most front utility racks and can also be carried as a duffel off the bike and the Saddle Bag Rolltop 20, a 20 liter welded-waterproof pannier that can handle adventure cycling as well as the daily adventure to work. The Saddle Bag Rolltop 20 further includes integrated laptop sleeve, five-bar haul handles and a Hypalon MOLLE system. Continue reading Interbike 2013: Chrome Still Shines

Interbike 2013: SealSkinz has the Foot Covered

SealSkinzU.K. based SealSkinz headed to the dry desert terrain of Las Vegas to introduce its own U.S. subsidiary and is unveiling its full line to American retailers last week. The company’s line of waterproof yet breathable socks will be heading to America.These handmade socks are filled with water, and if it leaks it won’t make it to your feet.

The Thin Angle Length Sock (left) is 100 percent waterproof and breathable. It has elastic around the ankle for mobility.

The Cycle Over Sock (right) are designed to be ideal for those early morning rides in the wet weather, particularly when it’s cold but these can be also used for everyday commuting just in case the weather turns. These socks are close fitting, yet the highly stretchy material easily slides over cycle shoes and the close, smooth fit means cleaner lines and less wind resistance. These even fold up and can be washed just like a pair of socks – compact and easy to clean.

SealSkinz Official Website

Interbike 2013: Water is Essential

EssentiaAt this year’s Outdoor Demo Days at the Interbike trade show in Las Vegas there was no shortage of fitness drinks on hand, but on a hot and very windy day what really stood out most to us was something quite basic. It was just good tasting water from Essentia.

The brand is the top dog in the natural channel and the fastest growing top 10 brand in grocery, and possibly for good reason! The water line was created by Ken Uptain in 1998 but unlike a lot of bottled waters doesn’t need to come from a particular source. Instead Essentia Water is a non-source-dependent water that goes back to the basics.

This is accomplished by removing the acidic ions to produce water that is 9.5 pH. The company claims that the charged ions help the water permeate the body instantly, meaning instant hydration. We certainly felt refreshed after a few hours on bikes in the desert! And we certainly liked the taste.

Essentia Super Hydrating Water Official Website

Interbike 2013: Pioneer Starts a Dual

PioneerPioneer is looking to power up, or rather have cyclists get in the power know with its new power meter system and cyclocomputer, which made their debut at last week’s Interbike trade show. This new robust system is the first to ever achieve on-bike, real time, dual-leg pedaling power measurements and analysis that graphically illustrates left and right power output, as well as pedaling stroke efficiency, power loss, force vector analysis and torque.

The SGX-CA900 Cyclocomputer and SGY-PM900H79 Pedaling Monitor/Power Meter Sensor can track cadence and heart rate; GPS positioning, speed, distance and elevation gain/loss; and even barometric pressure and ambient temperature. The system is now available through KHS Bicycles, located in Rancho Dominguez, California, and QBP, located in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Video after the jump