“Upstairs Bathroom at Enos” by dickdavid. Check out his website: Suburban Assault.

To see more Pics of the Day, click here, and to submit your own photo to be shown to the world, go here.

Planet X, a UK-based internet retailer that has also had it’s own dirt jump an mountain bike brands in the past, has purchased the assets of Titus out of foreclosure.

UK-based internet retailers Planet X have bought US mountain bike assets from major lender Factors Southwest (FSW) on Tuesday night after emerging victorious from a second round of bidding.

“Titus have a lot of followers and as a result we had strong interest,” Robyn Barrett, founder and managing member of FSW, told BikeRadar. “We’re very pleased with the outcome of the sale and believe Planet X are a great fit and will carry the brand through and take the company to the next level.”

After failing to make several loan payments to Factors Southwest (FSW), Titus closed shop last week after announcing they were looking for new owners. Despite putting out some rather nice looking bikes (our opinion) over the past few years, The company had not been making the sales volume it needed since the departure of founder Chris Cocalis in 2006, during which time ownership changed twice.

No word yet on whether manufacturing will move from their current Arizona plant to the UK, but FSW has said that they would expect any new owner to honor warranty and parts concerns.

Cocalis founded Titus in 1991 and headed the company until selling his ownership in 2006 to Vyatek Sports. Vyatek sold the brand to Pheonix, AZ, based GAI Cycles in 2008.

SeaSucker makes it easy to get your bike from points A to B without having any permanent fixtures adorning (or weighing down) your car.

Using three suction cups to secure a fork-mount to e roof, the Talon model shown above is made of 3/16″ anodized aluminum to be strong enough to hold securely but still flex just slightly to accommodate the curve of most roofs. The Talon’s front section uses three 6″ vacuum suction cups that can work on the windshield or roof and one single suction cupped rear tire mount. SeaSucker says each cup is rated to 210 pounds. While I have no idea what amount of drag in pounds a bike creates at highway speeds, that seems like quite a bit when you add up the total of four suction cups (just remove that number plate!).

Pricing, closeup photo and more info behind the break…

(more…)

Check out your local bike shop for their Black Friday and holiday sales. Listed below are a few online Black Friday and holiday specials.

• Bianchi’s online store is offering free shipping from now until Dec. 31st on all orders over 200€ (at this moment, that is 264.78 US dollars).
• Competitive Cyclist will be having a 12 Days of Christmas sale starting Dec. 2nd. on select products 25 – 60% off.
• Cycles de Oro in Greensboro, NC is having their Black Friday sale.
• Ellsworth is offering a special on their frames and frame and fork packages. $450 off their Truth sst, Epiphany sst, and Evolve sst frames, and specials on their Moment and Epiphany frame and fork packages – check out your local dealer for the specials.
• Franco Bikes is having a big Black Friday one-day sale. Here’s a link to the sale banner.
• Hammer Nutrition is having their winter Client Appreciation sale, 20% off fuels and supplements. Going on now through Dec. 17th.
• Jensen USA is lowering the prices on select products 12:01 Friday morning.
• Check out Madsen cargo/bucket bike’s website for their special Black Friday deal.
• Nashbar has select items up to 70% off sale on Thanksgiving Day.
• Niner Bikes is offering 10% off at checkout with the code: HOLIDAY on all retail priced goods in their Niner store. Does not include bikes and frames. Good through Dec. 24th.
• Performance Bike has online savings of 20% off Thanksgiving Day only. Enter code 753 at checkout.
• Pete’s Bike and Fitness Shoppe, in Flemington, NJ, has red tagged a number of bikes and tons of clothing. Sale starts today and runs through Jan. 31st, 2011!
• Free shipping at Rapha.cc when you enter BLACK10 at checkout. Offer expires at midnight PST Nov. 29th.
• RealCyclist has up to 70% off through the 29th.
• R.E.Load is having a 20% off sale in-stock bags and accessories, online only, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
• Rickshaw Bags is offering free shipping (and now more colors!) on orders through midnight Friday.
• SizeMyBike iphone bike fitting app is 99 cents instead of $4.99 for 3 days, November 26th – 28th.
• Sugoi has 40% off all online orders, plus free shipping on orders over $150, through Nov. 28th. Use promo code “turkeydeal”.
• Timbuk2 is offering 50% off select styles on their website, or in their store, through Nov. 29th.
• Wheeltags is offering 30% off all regularly priced wheeltags with the coupon code BLACK10. Sale runs November 26th – 29th.

“IMG_8734” by Velogrrl, “Dave Knauff, the rider in the turkey costume, would run through the sandpit yelling ‘Gobble, Gobble’. When he’d hit the lip at the edge of the sandpit that was causing everyone to crash, he’d hit the ground and roll over still clipped into the bike, so the bike would be up in the air above him for a moment. It was pretty cool to watch. It happened at least twice so I have to think maybe he was doing it on purpose!” Photo taken at the Norhtbrook Swan Song CX race, part of the Chicago Cross Cup.

To see more Pics of the Day, click here, and to submit your own photo to be shown to the world, go here.

Just got this in from SE Bikes:

It was only a matter of time ‘till we put pen to paper & drafted up the first ever Quad Fixed frame. What you see here is #1 of one. Strictly prototype & still in the development stage. This frame was handed off to Marwin “The Wizard” Ou last night. Marwin will be riding & testing it on the streets & skateparks of the LBC in the coming months.

We have not yet decided if we will bring the Quad Fixed frame into SE’s 2012 line of bikes. So for now, just consider it our little pet project. If you like what you see, keep an eye out on the SE website and SE’s Facebook page for the frame’s progress.

Frame detail photos (lots of ‘em!) after the break…

(more…)

Pedal Pushers Club, purveyor of cycling lifestyle gear, has just introduced this new hoodie made of blend of 55% post consumer recycled polyester and 45% organic cotton. Here’s their official blurb on it:

In an attempt to undo  the historical association between wearing reflective clothing and being known around the office as “the crazy bike commuter guy”, Pedal Pushers Club has begun selling an everyday, casual sweatshirt with exceptional reflective capabilities.   Under normal lighting the bicycle graphic looks and feels like a regular screen-print, however under direct lighting such as from a car, the print exhibits its reflective qualities.  Made from hyper-reflective 3M Scotchlite, the bicycle graphic acts as an excellent addition to wearing a regular blinky light or provides a good backup to help riders remain visible when they forget their lights at home or face a dead battery.

They’ve also got some cool new t-shirt designs, modeled by Tyler and Kristi from the Bikerumor World HQ after the break…

(more…)

3T has just added the Extendo, an ultra-wide flat bar, 740 mm (29”) in width, with a 12° rearward sweep, to it’s mountain bike collection. The bar’s outer sections are 3mm eccentric to the central clamping section, so rotating them forwards or backwards in the stem produces a marked up- or down-sweep at the ends. It’s aimed at riders who need extra steering leverage to tackle extreme terrain. It’s available in three levels:

• EXTENDO LTD High Modulus Carbon – £99.99 – 185g
• EXTENDO TEAM Carbon – £89.99 – 225g
• EXTENDO PRO Alloy – £39.99  – ??g

Click the image to enlarge.

DeFeet has some killer new technology coming out, and here’s the first of what we have to show you: Hi-Viz, day glow yellow Armskins arm warmers.

I rode these on a 60º day (with their Un-D-Shirt as a base layer) and they were perfect. They’re a blend of 49% CoolMax EcoMade, 47% Nylon, and 4% Lycra, wick really well and stay put much longer than most arm warmers despite not having any sort of fancy silicone or rubbery grippy stuff at the upper cuff.  They’re super bright, adding a bit of safety to your ride (every little bit helps), and they’re only $22. Good stuff.

We saw some prototypes of One Ghost’s Candy Components‘ new Flapjack flat pedals just before Interbike, and he had the final production versions on hand along with a complete, rainbow colored collection of components.

Walking around the show with a giant gun case, founder David Meredith pulled me aside to show off the goods, including their Bighead headset, top caps, seatpost binders, DH handlebars and pedals.

All parts polished and anodized for a deep long lasting finish. Five standard colors and one limited edition finish are offered:
- Green Apple
- Purple Grape
- Sweet Magenta
- Tangerine
- Cyan Blue
- Black Chrome with gold graphics (not shown, this special “Ghost” edition costs more but the extra money is donated to a charity like 88 bikes.org or the US humane society)

Check out the full specs, pricing and photos behind the jump…

(more…)

We first met One Ghost Industries‘ founder David Meredith at the Ashland, OR, Super-D where he was showing off some early versions of his Candy Components line, but there was no hint that this full carbon 29er was in the works. We met up in the halls of Interbike and grabbed a few shots and details on it, the complete Candy line (which we’ll cover on a separate post) and their split-top tube DJ bike.

Here’s what David said about the OG Carbon 29er:

“Full monocoque construction with a controlled layering to get the ride quality and weight we want. BB30 so we can put an eccentric adapter on it for single speed use or 1×10 (working with E-Thirteen on a set up for that for our complete bike). The frame is designed with ‘long and low geometry’ with long top tubes and low standover and short chainstays/rear center. It has a tapered internal head tube and our own full monocoque construction carbon fork (steerer to dropout) with tapered steer tube.”

Jump past the break for lots more photos, pricing and more…
(more…)