While out on a pre-launch ride in Majorca, Spain, SRAM snapped a few photos and uploaded them to their Facebook page. They clearly show a revised hood shape with a more pronounced, sharply vertical knob at the front. The lip on the bottom of the brake lever looks a bit more curved, too. They also not-so-clearly showed the brake calipers…
From the League of American Bicyclists:
Moments ago, Congressman John Mica (R-FL) announced the introduction of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act. The proposed bill eliminates dedicated funding for bicycling and walking as we feared, and it goes much further and systematically removes bicycling from the Federal transportation program. It basically eliminates our status and standing in the planning and design of our transportation system — a massive step backwards for individuals, communities and our nation. It’s a step back to a 1950s highway- and auto-only program that makes no sense in the 21st century.
The bill reverses 20 years of progress by:
On Thursday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee will mark-up the bill and Representatives Petri (R-WI) and Johnson (R-IL) will sponsor an amendment that restores dedicated funding for Transportation Enhancements and Safe Routes to School. Representatives Petri and Johnson can only be successful if everyone with a stake in safe sidewalks, crosswalks, and bikeways contacts their representative today.
Because of these urgent new developments, and the vital importance of a HUGE turnout on Capitol Hill in March, the National Bike Summit early bird registration deadline has been extended to Feb 20. We need every single cyclist in Washington, D.C. that the city can hold (and that’s thousands …). Register today!
WHAT TO DO: Click here, scroll to the bottom and enter your zip code. They’ll guide you through the rest and it only takes a couple minutes.
We have discovered that VeloPress is in the process of converting an array of their new and bestselling titles to eBook format for such popular devices as Kindle, Nook, Apple iBook, Kobo, and others. VeloPress offers a wide selection of cycling books pertaining to training, exercise, nutrition, biography, and history. They also offer books on triathlon, running, and winter sports.
For example, VeloPress is now offering their recently-published (and quite interesting) “Team 7-Eleven” Kindle version on Amazon for $13.49. Watch Bikerumor for a review of this book in coming days.
To see highlights of what they’re offering and to get the link to the full list of titles currently and soon-to-be available, click more…
Tucked away in Insjön, Sweden, is a little company called Experimental Prototype that’s making the kind of things that we love to geek out about. Things like a 63g custom ratio 11-23 road bike cassette with eight of ten cogs made from carbon fiber!
For just €300 and about 6-8 weeks of breathless anticipation you can get one of your very own in any gear range and combo you want. Need more? They specialize in making pretty much anything you want. By hand. Usually from carbon fiber or titanium from the looks of things. Thinks like replacement Lefty steerer tubes, ti chainrings and cassette cogs and sooooo much more. Take a quick spin through their website for a gallery of lust-worthy hacks and one-off upgrades. And by quick spin, we mean 20+ minutes of your life, gone.
We saw several new models from Rudy Project at Eurobike, and now there are a couple of stragglers joining the lineup.
Above, the Revenge offers a somewhat familiar looking full coverage single lens design. Frames are available in gloss black or white and the clear Flouro yellow/green shown above, which matches up perfectly with their day-glo helmets. Lenses are interchangeable and they’ve got standard gray plus mirrored blue, red and green lenses as well as their Racing Red, which is a decent all-purpose lens.
MSRP starts at $180 for the Revenge. Post ride, the new Skymajor is a smaller aviator style we kinda dig, too…
As an avid mountain biker and commuter I am a firm proponent of helmets. Unfortunately, the majority of casual cyclists don’t seem to share my preoccupation with safety. This folding helmet designed by French design studio Agency 360 is intended to increase the appeal of helmets to urban riders. The helmet, called the Overade, offers the same level of comfort and protection as a standard bicycle helmet (by meeting European safety standards), but folds up conveniently. The patented folding system allows the helmet to decrease to a third of its size – making it small enough to slip into a purse, backpack, or briefcase.
Pictures, claimed weights, and availability after the break.
Gore Ride-On Cables has issued a worldwide recall of their Low Friction and Professional series brake cable kits. They have one reported incident of a Campy-style brake cable end nub coming off.
Users running Shimano/SRAM style brake levers aren’t affected, and shift cables for any brand shifter are not affected. Likewise, the cable systems that ship with SRAM component groups are not involved. Below are the items under recall:
- Low friction brake bicycle cable kit – grey, black, white, blue, red
- Low friction brake for road cable kit – dealer box – black, white (set for 10 kits)
- Low friction replacement brake cable (2350 mm) – bag of 10
- Professional brake bicycle cable kits – black, white, blue, red
- Professional brake bicycle cable kit – dealer box – black, white (set for 10 kits)
We’re waiting to hear back from Gore as to what affected riders should do and will update here as soon as we do. In the meantime, check with the retailer where you purchased the cables.
Look’s Keo Power pedal-based power measurement system is finally shipping.
After teasing it in late summer 2010, then showing it at Interbike that year and in a more final form factor last year, the Keo Power pedals and associated transmitters developed in partnership with Polar are finally ready to show how much power you’re layin’ down.
The Keo Power system’s pedals use axles with eight strain gauges per spindle to measure deflection and determine how much force you’re applying. Having so many gauges per pedal brings accuracy up to +/- 2%, and another sensor captures cadence. All of this information moves from the pedal to the transmitter, which attaches to the spindle on the inside of the crank arm, then beams it wirelessly to a compatible Polar computer (CS500, CS600 or CS600X).
For nearly as long as I have been following the Peaty and the downhill race scene, SRAM and the Santa Cruz Syndicate seemed to go hand in hand. Wherever you would see Peat, Minnaar, Bryceland, etc, you would see them aboard the latest and greatest from the big red machine. As they say, all good things come to an end, and after 8 long and successful years, the Syndicate is thanking Sram for their incredible support while moving on.
What are they moving to? Rumors have been circulating that the new bikes will be equipped with Shimano parts and possibly Fox suspension, but only time will tell.
Check out the full press release from Santa Cruz after the break.
Photo submitted by Sabi, “Finally some snow in Sierra de Guarrama, north of Madrid (Spain). Climbing up to Collado del Hornillo thru Senda Peña del Aguila.”
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What started off with a ti Yeti 575 customization has become a full blown titanium upgrade option from French framebuilder Ronnie Calvet and his company, Skyde.
Shown here is the latest version mated to an Engine Labs 120mm rear end, which is an updated version of the NRS design used on older Giant mountain bikes. The new front end replaces the alloy triangle with cold worked, double butted 3/2.5 titanium. All machined parts are 6/4 ti, and it’s made to exactly imitate the geometry and even the look of the original in this case.
Skip though for more pics and all the trick details…
Building on their basic electrolyte replacement formula, GU Brew, their new Roctane Ultra Endurance Energy Drink adds some of the performance ingredients found in their Roctane gel varieties.
Upgrades include Taurine, White Tea extract, Beta Alanine and Histidine to buffer acid and the BCAA’s Leucine, Valine and Isoleucine. It’s designed for rides and workouts lasting more than 90 minutes.
Full PR with pricing and sizes behind the break, and if you order through GU’s website, they have a special that includes eight FREE Roctane gels with purchase…
