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ZREČE, Slovenia (BRAIN) — Unior Bike Tools has introduced four models of multi-tools for cyclists. The company said the European-made multi-tools are categorized as consumer products but are made with the same quality as the brand's professional tools. 

APPLE VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Supercross' new ENVY RS7 BMX frame is an evolution of the brand's S7 frame, introduced 10 years ago.

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Giro Sport Design has launched its new Prolight Techlace shoe, which was teased at last year's Eurobike and seen in this month's Tour de France worn by Taylor Phinney.

PETALUMA, Calif. (BRAIN) — E-Thirteen has expanded its wheel lineup, offering a new carbon wheelset aimed at the trail riding market. The company said its new Carbon SL wheels weigh 150 grams less that its enduro wheels, but offer twice the rim strength of its predecessor.

TREVISO, Italy (BRAIN) — Pinarello has announced its Andromeda Hybrid 9.9, the first in a range of electric mountain bikes for the brand.

The company said the new bike uses "concepts studied and developed with the Dogma XM and Dogma XC" road bikes.

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SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — Strava has gone live with expanded club features, which it introduced in limited beta form last year. 

LEAMINGTON SPA, U.K. (BRAIN) — Hiplok's new Airlok is a high security bicycle storage hanger that offers a secure yet elegant bike storage solution indoors or out. Airlok has secure wall fixings, hardened steel framework, and a secure lockable bolt.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (BRAIN) — TerraTrike's new Rambler E.V.O., is an electric-assist recumbent trike based off the company's popular Rambler mode. The E.V.O. (short for Electric Vehicle Option) uses a 750-watt, 5-phase motor made by Falco eMotors.

BOISE, Idaho (BRAIN) — K-Edge and NiteRider have released a system to make all NiteRider Lumina lights compatible with GoPro-style mount interfaces.

PETALUMA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Kitsbow has released its Summer 2017 line of mountain bike clothes, called Origin, and announced a new e-commerce website developed with Agency 1903. 

PARK CITY, Utah (BRAIN) — Bag Balm has been a Vermont-made solution for cows’ chapped udders for more than 100 years. And for ages, in-the-know folks have used it to moisturize and protect their hands and for other non-bovine applications, including as a chamois cream.

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FAIRFIELD, Calif. (BRAIN) — Jelly Belly has introduced a new flavor for its Sports Beans, Strawberry Banana Smoothie.

Like other Sports Beans flavors, they come in packs of six retailing for $7.99 or packs of 24 for $29.95.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Advanced Composites Inc. is recalling about 40 Wound Up carbon fiber tandem forks that were sold in 2015. The fork leg can crack, the company said. 

The company, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, has received one report of a cracked fork leg. 

VENETO, Italy. (BRAIN) — Elite is paying tribute to Tom Dumoulin's triumph at last month's Giro d'Italia with a limited edition Drivo Rosa trainer. Dumoulin, along with Giro podium finishers Nairo Quintana and Vincenzo Nibali, train on Elite Drivo trainers. 

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (BRAIN) — The new Niner BSB (Blood, Sweat, Beer) has been updated and made into a race-ready cyclocross machine. The new BSB will be available in limited quanities, the company said.

KIRKLAND, Wash. (BRAIN) — BikeFit has launched a mobile app for Android devices that lets cyclists measure their foot tilt and that recommends the number of the company's Cleat Wedges needed to optimize pedaling.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (BRAIN) — Park Tool has released three new socket and bit sets and a new, smaller shop hammer.

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Fox's new Float DPX2 combines elements of the brand's Float X2 downhill shock and its Float DPS trail shock. The new DPX2 is a piggyback-style air spring intended for all mountain and enduro use.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (BRAIN) — Quality Bicycle Products is now distributing Montague Bikes' RackStand, a rear rack that converts to a workstand or kickstand, and which also includes a mud guard. The RackStand was an award winner at last year's Eurobike.

KENT, Wash. (BRAIN) — Raleigh has launched a new line of fashion bikes that are available consumer direct from the company's website with Ready Ride assembly, a level of assembly first introduced by Raleigh's sister company, Diamondback, in March. All Raleigh bikes will be available with Ready Ride by the end of 2018, the company said.

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