71Oct 15, 2012
Performance and style don’t always go hand in hand, but now you can grab onto both. Shimano’s PRO Grips are designed to outlast tough rides and fashion trends. Lock these onto your frame and feel free to push limits on the street and the slopestyle course–oh, and look like a total bad-ass while doing it. […]
72Sep 2, 2012
The Madone 7-Series borrows the Kamm Tail truncated airfoil design methodology of the Speed Concept and applies to the road, smoothing airflow over the structure for a claimed 25 watts of power savings when traveling at 40km/h. According to Trek, 60g of reduced drag comes from the revised frame shape, with the Kamm Tail concept […]
73Aug 31, 2012
Easy, Secure, Beautiful. Machined from solid aluminum, the Blink/Steady bike light turns on automatically and shuts off when you’re not riding. There’s no need to remove it when you lock up because it’s secured by your seatpost. Our elegant, low-profile design is the bike light you’ve been waiting for. On and off – on its […]
74Aug 31, 2012
The promise of this new electric motorcycle is clear and simple: a top speed over 100 mph and a range in excess of 100 miles. Achieving either would give Brammo’s Empulse R a marked advantage over any other production electric motorcycle to date. Doing both holds the potential to rocket the nascent form of transportation […]
75Aug 30, 2012
There are three iterations of the 2012 Hellcat; the Speedster, Roadster and GT models. The Speedster is similar to Ducati’s Monster whereas the Roadster is similar to the Diavel. Footpeg placement is relocated on the Speedster from its current position beneath the swingarm pivot to below the output shaft. The Roadster wheelbase is longer and […]
76Aug 10, 2012
‘Overade’ is a foldable unisex helmet, designed by patrick jouffret of french design studio agency 360 in collaboration with engineer philippe arrouart. The device provides as much protection as a standard bicycle helmet but folds up to a compact, easily transportable size when not in use. Small enough to slip into a purse or backpack, […]
77Aug 9, 2012
This summer in London, Trek will debut the lightest mountain-bike frame ever built. The Superfly SL Pro weighs just 31.7 ounces—two less than the lightest 29-inch frame currently on the market. To make the ride stiff enough to handle the Hadleigh Farm mountain-bike course, designers settled on carbon, which Trek product manager John Riley says […]
78Aug 9, 2012
BionX puts the motor in the rear wheel. Or, rather, you do. This aftermarket kit transforms most any frame into a 350-watt crotch rocket with a top pedal-assist setting of 400 percent, meaning for about the same effort as you’d put out for a nice stroll, you’ll hit—and maintain—Tour de France speeds. Assembly is required. […]
79Aug 6, 2012
Ducati is thinking about creating a new Desmosedici RR, which will have to be sold in a limited run. This will supposedly be a carbon-framed model and also considering the significantly larger displacement engine. One can’t even dare thinking about the price of the new Desmo following the 2008 original one, which remains in history […]
80Aug 6, 2012
Meticulously handcrafted by the world’s best carbon craftsmen, the Madone 6 Series features Trek’s revolutionary KVF tube shape, tip-to-tail integration and integrated front and rear brakes. Loaded with performance enhancements, it also features Net Molding, StepJoint, BB90, E2, internal cable routing, Ride Tuned seatmast and DuoTrap. FRAMESET Sizes 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62cm […]