Category Archives: Gear

New road goodies from SRAM

from Bikeradar…
SRAM has taken some of the features introduced on its range-topping Red road component group and trickled it down to the less-expensive Rival and Force groups, the company announced at the Sea Otter Classic this weekend.
Nearly all of the upgrades have been applied to DoubleTap levers across the board. Force and Rival now get […]

New Nike+ SportBand Expands the Nike+ Experience to Make Running Even Easier

The Next Innovation in Nike+ Offers a New Way to Connect to the World’s Largest Running Club and Lets You Track Your Results to Train for Better Performance in Any Situation
BEAVERTON, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This spring brings the next evolution of the Nike+ experience with a new option to help runners run and train. Available April 10th, […]

2009 Shimano Dura-Ace revealed

from BikeRadar.com
By James Huang, technical editor
The electronic version promises much faster shifting than even the mechanical Dura-Ace version. (James Huang)

Shimano is expected to introduce two new Dura-Ace road racing component groups for 2009, one electronic and one fully mechanical. Highlights include carbon and titanium sub-components for reduced weight; improved braking and shifting, a wider choice […]

Speedo’s new LZR Racer bodysuit - wonder how long before it makes the jump to triathlon?

Swim officials to tackle suit issue
By Derek Parr, Reuters Posted: 2008-03-24 13:44:55
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Top swimming officials are to have talks with manufacturers next month after a cascade of world records have been set using bodysuits.
From the United States to Australia via Eindhoven, 11 world records have been set since February […]

You can own Macca’s bike from Ironman Hawaii World Championship

It appears Chris McCormack has put his bike from Hawaii up for auction on ebay. Winning bidder also gets a fitting by Chris and a day of training with him in Boulder. Proceeds of the auction go to the Junior Triathlon Development Team.
Bike is a 2008 Specialized S Works Transition TT. Full Dura Ace build […]

Interbike - Day 1

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend this year (next year!) but here’s part one of a continuing series this week about what others are reporting on from the show ….
Bike Radar reports FSA is introducing a new hydration system that mounts under you aerobars - of course it’s carbon… dual reserviors and expected in market […]

World’s first wireless Bicycle Speaker for iPod unveiled

The cy·fi is a new wireless bicycle speaker for the iPod. It’s being introduced at this week’s Interbike 2007 Expo in Las Vegas and is expected to go on sale early in 2008 for $149.95.
Slightly larger than a deck of cards and weighing less than three ounces – cy·fi’s incredibly compact design is the […]