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Küat Racks's Vagabond X roof top cargo box

SPRINGFIELD, MO (BRAIN) — Küat Racks's Vagabond X is the brand's newest roof cargo basket. The company said the $489 black chrome basket is "a bit showier than the original." Like the original, it's a cargo basket that incorporates two fork-mount bike attachments.

Cobra Moto Strider with Cobra mini motorcycle

RAPID CITY, SD (BRAIN) — Strider is offering a special edition Moto Strider that borrows (licensed) styling from COBRA Moto, a maker of mini motorcross bikes.

The Cobra Moto Strider is mechanically the same as a standard Strider but has custom-colored components and graphics. 

The Power Meter Handbook, by Joe Friel

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Joe Friel, author of the The Cyclist's Training Bible and The Triathlete's Training Bible, has published a new book with VeloPress, The Power Meter Handbook. 

Tern's Cargo Joe C21

EMERYVILLE, CA (BRAIN) — Folding bike maker Tern and cargo bike maker Xtracycle have teamed up on, you guessed it, a folding cargo bike, the Cargo Joe C21.

The 26-inch wheeled bike will be sold through each brand's retailers with a MSRP of $999.

The Chrome Lower Southside Pro.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (BRAIN) — Chrome's new Lower Southside Pro is an SPD-compatible sneaker that can be used for commuting and worn all day.

SANTA ANA, CA (BRAIN) — Rokbed v3 is a modular smartphone case with a variety of available accessories, including a new bike mount that attaches the case to the top of a bike’s steerer tube.

WASHINGTON, DC (BRAIN) — Specialized is recalling about 12,000 Globe bike models because the fork can break. The company has received four reports of the forks breaking, resulting in facial, head and shoulder injuries.

The Thule Sprint fork mount attachment.

LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — Thule introduced a new $250 fork-mount bike attachment at Interbike. The Sprint model includes a clamp with an automatic torque adjustment, a telescoping wheel tray for hatchback clearance and road-shock insulators.

From the October issue of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News
Salsa's titanium Warbird

BLOOMINGTON, MN (BRAIN) — What is a gravel bike, and why would anyone want one?

Tagged From the Magazine

LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — Although it will have a limited availability next year, RockShox is showing an electricly controlled rear shock at Interbike.

Tagged Interbike
Lookxcie HD

Looxcie, Inc., which showed its new tiny live-streaming video camera at OutDoor Demo and at Interbike this week, announced Thursday afternoon that it would offer a high-definition version.

Tagged Interbike

Many a mechanic treasures his or her Park Tool three-way hex wrench. The company's gold-plated 50th anniversary wrench might be treasured by anyone with an eye for bling.

Tagged Interbike
The story behind worlds silver medalist Taylor Phinney's Giro shoes

American road racing phenom Taylor Phinney won a silver medal in the time trial Wednesday wearing some unusual Giro shoes that the company, by coincidence, is introducing to U.S. retailers here at Interbike.

Tagged Racing & Sponsorship / Interbike

LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — Polar is introducing a new all-in-one training computer that includes GPS and heart rate functions. Polar claims it's one of the lightest and slimmest integrated GPS training devices on the market.

Tagged Interbike

LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — Stages, a Boulder, Colorado-based supplier to the fitness industry, is introducing a power meter that mounts on a left crank arm and retails for hundreds less than some other power-measuring options.

Tagged Interbike

AVONDALE, AZ – Santini U.S. is becoming the official U.S. distributor of Cinelli merchandise, including T-shirts, cycling caps and jerseys and remake of a cult favorite jersey featured in Thelma & Louise.

Tagged Distributor news

CARBONDALE, CO (BRAIN) — The Ultralite pedal system lives up to its name, with a claimed weight some 100 grams lighter than any other road clipless pedal on the market. The new pedal is being made by Ultralite Sports in Colorado and will be displayed for the first time at Interbike next week.

The Fyxation Quiver frameset

MILWAUKEE, WI (BRAIN) — Fixie mainstay Fyxation is offering urban riders and shop tinkerers a frame with many possibilities.

The welded 4130 chromoly Quiver frame can be built with gears, as a fixie or with an internal gear hub. Its cable stops are removable for a clean look when they aren’t needed.

Wilier Triestina 101XN

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Wilier Triestina will introduce a new carbon 29er hardtail at Interbike next week. The company said the new frame is cross-country thoroughbred with a few features that will appeal to trail riders. 

CHICAGO, IL (BRAIN) — SRAM has lightened its venerable BB8 cable-actuated disc brake calipers by about 25 grams per wheel. The company also is introducing a new cable set designed to optimize performance with the brakes.

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