Month: August 2016
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Wahoo Fitness Releases The New KICKR Smart Trainer
Wahoo Fitness has upgraded their highly coveted and feature filled KICKR trainer, which changed the bicycle trainer landscape, with the new KICKR Smart Trainer. The big changes with the new KICKR are a 14% reduction in noise, updated and new algorithms for enhanced responsiveness, improved power accuracy (+/-2%) due to precise modeling of the electromagnetic…
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Shimano Launches the Koryak Dropper Post
Shimano has jumped into the dropper post fray with their new Koryak, which is part of their PRO component series. The cable actuated Koryak has 120mm of infinite travel, comes in 30.9mm and 31.6mm diameters, utilizes internal cable routing, and are offered in two remote options. The remotes can be integrated into their I-Spec II shift…
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Eddy Bowl Review – Portable, Reusable, and Recyclable Dog Bowl
Eddy Bowl is a convenient, portable, reusable, recyclable, sustainably sourced water and food bowl for pets when you’re out on the go. Instead of replicating a bowl for your dog by cupping your hands, or carrying a bulky ripstop nylon bowl or a squishy bowl, you now have the compact and functional Eddy Bowl. “Living in…
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Announcing Otso Cycles
The Wolf Tooth Components crew has cliff-dived into the bike building world today with their announcement of Otso Cyles. The new bike company is focused on bringing innovative bikes to the mountain bike and mixed surface road markets. They’re currently launching two bikes, the Voytek carbon fiber hardtail mountain bike with their Otso Plus-Fat design…
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Cane Creek DBcoil [IL] rear shock and VALT lightweight springs
Cane Creek has just announced the release of the new DBcoil [IL] rear shock, which prominently features their new VALT lightweight, high-performance steel spring along with technologies and expertise from their Double Barrel lineup. The shock will utilize their Twin Tube damping, 4-way independent adjustments including high and low-speed compression, high and low-speed rebound along…
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News – Announcing Why Cycles
Why Cycles is here! Whatever your “why” is, we think you’ll like the unique, rad bikes we’ve created. We have a new kid on the block for high-end titanium bikes, Why Cycles. Adam Miller left the fat bike Borealis company in 2015 that he founded, and he has now co-founded Why Cycles with Ben Craner.…
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Action Wipes Review
Action Wipes are a high-tech version of baby or hand sanitizing wipes and utilize a safe and natural formula based on plant-derived ingredients and pure essential oils. They’re pre-moistened and 9″ x 10″ in size, so only one is needed to clean your entire body for an “InstaShower” or a “shower in a pocket”, and they…
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WTB Trail Boss 3.0 Review
The WTB Trail Boss 3.0 is a Plus sized 27.5″ x 3″ tire that was designed to cover a lot of bases, and this All Trail tire is fast and light, and has excellent traction and braking and float qualities, and can work in multiple conditions and is still tough enough to be ridden aggressively. The…
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Wolf Tooth Components releases GnarWolf Chainguide
The new GnarWolf Chainguide was designed to work with both oval and round chainrings, keeping your chain secure even as the elliptical chainring radius oscillates up and down while pedaling. Even with chainrings that have the narrow wide teeth profile that offers excellent chain retention, sometimes things can go wrong, and a chain can come…
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News – O2 Rainwear Element Series, Slap Bag, and Tuff Truck Bag
O2 Rainwear Expands its Product Line I have been a big fan of O2 Rainwear and used their Nokomis Jacket and Pants many years ago and can vouch for their usability and toughness. The new lightweight Element Series series is comprised of a Hooded Jacket ($36), a Jacket ($36), and Pants ($26) and they have an excellent price…
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Blackburn Chamber HV Floor Pump Review
The Chamber HV floor pump is well-built and durable and is extremely functional for pumping up fat mountain bike tires due to its oversized barrel and long stroke with highlights to its large easy to read pressure gauge. The high-volume Chamber HV floor pump uses an oversized steel barrel, with a 21.5″ stroke, and can…
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Fox Transfer Dropper Post
The new Fox Transfer is a superb infinitely adjustable hydraulic seatpost with a consistent and smooth stroke that offers speed modulation via the remotes lever input. It replaces their extremely dependable and durable three-position mechanical D.O.S.S. post and features an all new internal system that resides in the upper shaft. The Transfer uses a nitrogen…