A reader recently emailed us on this (thanks!); It looks like Beru F1 has updated the website for their Factor001 road bike with more tech info and photos.
Shown here in final form factor, the bike drips with technology, but it’s well hidden for a clean, sleek looking ride that’ll all but give you a physical. Jump on past the break to see the latest deets…
Topeak-Ergon rider Irina Kalentieva gives us a glimpse into the emotion leading up to a UCI World Cup mountain bike race. Filmed at Offenburg, Germany, it shows some of the technical terrain from the course as well as those sleepless moments we’ve all felt before a big race, albeit glamorously dramatized for our entertainment.
Just as we’re getting tired of Angry Birds, we found the Steve Peat DH game in the iTunes app store. Here’s the blurb from the developer:
Ride as current world downhill mountain biking champion Steve Peat on his home track of Wharncliffe, Sheffield in this unique 3D gaming experience allowing you to customise game-play by accessing Steve Peat’s virtual bike shop to buy the latest track additions, new real-life riders, awesome bikes, trick kit and much more!
Peaty himself added: “We are confident that this game is going to raise the bar within the extreme sports genre, while appealing to new and existing fans including the mountain biking community.”
This game has been played by all the top names in the sport to critical acclaim including Steve Peat, Greg Minnaar, Josh Bryceland, Rob Warner and Hans Ray!
Get it for 99¢ on iTunes. Another screenshot after the break…
Photo submitted by Mike T., “Riding one of the many trails in the Wilson Creek area of Pisgah NF (Grandfather Ranger District). This is way out, in the middle of one of the many downhill sections of the ride in a typically more remote area that most riders don’t even know about.”
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An angry buttonhole makes for a lousy ride, and if it (or its neighbors) aren’t happy, you won’t be either.
Enzo’s Cycling Products knows this, and they want your button to be a happy, chafe-free button. We’re happy to say, their wish came true, and we’re a bunch of happy button riding fools after using their new chamois cream.
ButtonHole is far and away our new favorite pad grease: It smells nice, it prevents chafe and irritation and it washes away cleanly. On top of that, the ingredients list is paraben, petrolatum and PPG/PEG free, so you can feel good inside and out.
Overall the ingredients lists reads fairly clean with a lot of natural oils, Cacao Seed Butter, organic silicone and some fancy herbs to keep everything smooth, lubed and infection, friction and inflammation free down there.
An 8oz tub retails for $19.95, which is a pretty good deal considering what’s in it and how well it works, and they just released a 4oz “trial size” that’s $10.95.
Check the full ingredients list and our reviewer comments after the break…
Tybelt Melia, already a serial inventor at just 10 years old, is competing in a BBC Television competition called My Genius Idea with his latest gadget, the Bike Bleeper.
Video of the episode is here if you’re in the UK (it won’t play here in the U.S., so we presume you’ve got to be within the UK’s broadcast area to see it online, too).
The Bike Bleeper sends a signal that causes a car’s radio to emit an sound, thus alerting drivers that they’re approaching a cyclist. Melia said he came up with the idea after a friend of his was hit and killed by a car while riding his bike. Unlike past attempts that required the motorists to buy or install something, this device fits on the bike and requires no effort by the driver to use.
More details and an interview with Melia can be found here. Via BikeBiz.
There’ll be no hiding the fact that you’re a speed death metal freak with this guy across your shoulders.
And it may help explain to your co-workers the slurring and distant looks from banging your head at 150bpm in a mosh pit without you having to say a word.
Chrome’s Motorhead be-logo’d Citizen bag is available in Medium size only and retails for $190. It just dropped into their online store on, appropriately, Black Friday. Get yours while it lasts…and before you forget, we know how that short term memory is.
Watch any of your favorite down hill movies and you are sure to start seeing a lot more of these: the Leatt neck Brace. Originally designed for motocross riding to prevent a number of serious trauma to the rider’s neck in a crash, it wasn’t long before Leatts started showing up around the necks of downhill riders.
However, the original Leatts as intended for MX featured much larger padding due to the increased speeds and danger of extreme MX riding which made them relatively uncomfortable and limiting for bicycle riding. While Leatt sold a replacement low profile padding kit for the original braces to make them more apt for DH riding, the new DBX marks a leap forward in mountain bike protection.
Get the specs to protect your neck after the break!
Photo submitted by Bob H.
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When Azonic first introduced the Outlaw wheelset a few years ago, they were so instantly popular that they were almost constantly sold out. They were a very durable wheelset, that came stock with adapters to fit almost every hub and frame combination available, all at a very reasonable price.
Azonic is building on their success by slowly making them lighter, and now offering the 26 inch version in the 5 colors as shown above, but perhaps the most interesting bit is that for 2011 they will be offering the burly wheel in a 29r version!
Get the specs on the Outlaw 29er after the break!
Yes, still more from Interbike if you can believe it. This installment features a few new, or redesigned racks from the famous equipment transport giant, Yakima. The first rack to get some plastic surgery (couldn’t help myself) is the very popular King Joe Strap Rack. The King Joe has remained mostly unchanged since the revisions that spurred the name change from Mighty Joe to King Joe as it is known today.
While the rack on display is still a prototype, the newest version of the rack gets a complete update on the frame changing from the round steel of the previous King to the new flat oval tube shape. The base pads now stretch across the entire rack which should distribute the pressure more evenly. The ratchet mechanism at the hub has also been revised, and the new QuickTrigger system is supposed to be even easier to use, with no question whether it’s open or closed.
The arms of the King Joe won’t go unnoticed as they come in slightly narrower than its predecessor, and feature the new Stable Cradles which won’t migrate along the arms. The King Joe will still be available in a 2 bike and 3 bike rack with an MSRP of $145 and $165 respectively.
Check out the new Super Joe, and get the details on the finally available Yakima HighLite after the break!
