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Apr
30
Tested: Feedback Sports Pro-Elite Repair Stand

Tested: Feedback Sports Pro-Elite Repair Stand

Jordan Carr / Category: Bikes & Gear, Tools & Accessories / Apr. 30, 2012

Boulder, Colo. based Feedback Sports keeps bikes running smoothly with well designed repair stands.

As the top tier repair stand offering from Feedback Sports, the Pro Elite Stand offers some great features that will make DIY bike repair more enjoyable even if you have no idea what your doing.

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Dec
20
Tested: Cateye Inou GPS POV Camera

Tested: Cateye Inou GPS POV Camera

Jordan Carr / Category: Bikes & Gear, Tools & Accessories / Dec. 20, 2011

An Easy to use GPS Camera offers Quality Features but Video Quality Falls Short

Pairing GPS capability with a helmet POV camera allows riders to share a wealth of detailed ride information with other riders across the interwebs. Cateye’s latest creation, the Inou, features both video and still capabilities along with GPS tracking.  A lightweight, user friendly design makes using the camera a breeze, but for the technically saavy, the Inou may be lacking.

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Nov
30
Clearer Vision: An Easy Way to Store Eyeware

Clearer Vision: An Easy Way to Store Eyeware

Trina Ortega / Category: Bikes & Gear, Tools & Accessories / Nov. 30, 2011

I have some bad habits when it comes to taking care of gear. I don’t religiously clean my bike and lube my chain. I have been known to machine dry my chamois. And I regularly store my sunglasses in a backpack or throw them in a pile of old mail on my kitchen counter.

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Apr
22
Tested: Lemond Fitness Revolution Trainer

Tested: Lemond Fitness Revolution Trainer

mfadmin / Category: Bikes & Gear, Tools & Accessories / Apr. 22, 2011

Solid Quality. Smooth and Steady Ride. Compact. But… Say What?

Spring weather getting you down? The way the weather has been tracking this April, it could be time for a (sigh) new indoor trainer.

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Mar
18
Tested: Mission Workshop Rambler Backpack

Tested: Mission Workshop Rambler Backpack

Brian Riepe / Category: Bikes & Gear, Tools & Accessories / Mar. 18, 2011

San Francisco Cool and as tough as Pittsburgh Steel

When I was 14, my parents bought a SAAB 900. I thought it was rad. It didn’t look like anything else on the road.

Bear with me. This is about a Mission backpack.

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Feb
3
Become the envy of all your friends with Kuats NV hitch rack

Become the envy of all your friends with Kuats NV hitch rack

Jordan Carr / Category: Bikes & Gear, Tools & Accessories / Feb. 3, 2011

Receiver hitch racks have become a popular way to carry bicycles along for any length road trip. Easy installation, sturdy designs, and maximum versatility make hitch racks an obvious choice for most avid cyclists looking to carry an array of bikes. Plus you can become the envy of all your friends with the right rack setup.

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Jan
12
Tested: Contour HD 1080p Camera

Tested: Contour HD 1080p Camera

Jordan Carr / Category: Bikes & Gear, Tools & Accessories / Jan. 12, 2011

Looking for a easy way to share some of your epic rides with friends? The Contour HD camera may be the answer for you. With prices coming down, cameras getting smaller, and computer technology always improving, having a helmet camera allows you to share your passion of riding with everyone, riders or not. With a ride video, riders are able to give an up close and personal view in to their passion of riding and singletrack. Our most recent look in to the digital video realm is with the Contour HD 1080p camera.

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Oct
21
Tested: ZeroGoo Fuel Injector

Tested: ZeroGoo Fuel Injector

Jordan Carr / Category: Bikes & Gear, Tools & Accessories / Oct. 21, 2010

Ever crashed because you were reaching in your pocket to grab an energy gel? Well this may be the answer for you.

Mountain biking is a sport where you need to be focused all the time with your hands on the bars, making fueling more difficult than with other forms of cycling. But getting those calories is still extremely important and the more accessible your nutrition is the more it will be consumed.

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Sep
27
Interbike Outdoor Demo Photo Blog

Interbike Outdoor Demo Photo Blog

Jordan Carr / Category: Bikes & Gear, Tools & Accessories, Bikes / Sep. 27, 2010

Every fall Interbike brings most cycling businesses to Vegas to show off their 2011 products. It is a great place for industry folks to see products first hand as well as ride some new bikes. We caught up with a few companies at the show and here are some products we thought were cool.

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Mar
29
Betty Bike Gear: Gear to Get you Going

Betty Bike Gear: Gear to Get you Going

Brian Riepe / Category: Bikes & Gear, Tools & Accessories / Mar. 29, 2010

Review by Caroline Spaeth How often have you gotten a flat, looked in your bag and realized you forgot one key tool?

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Mar
6
Three Lubes from Rock N’ Roll Lubrications

Three Lubes from Rock N’ Roll Lubrications

Brian Riepe / Category: Bikes & Gear, Tools & Accessories / Mar. 6, 2010

Here’s something you probably never thought of: Since a bicycle rides on rubber tires, it’s not grounded. So what? To impress your friends, you could stick your finger in the light socket while riding your rollers…

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Mar
6
Genuine Innovations Ultraflate 2 and Microflate Nano

Genuine Innovations Ultraflate 2 and Microflate Nano

Brian Riepe / Category: Bikes & Gear, Tools & Accessories / Mar. 6, 2010

Genuine Innovations is the self described world leader in C02 powered tire inflation for bike and motorsports and with 9 (or more?) C02 bike inflator models in their line up, they’ve certainly got a world of options.

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Mar
6
BBB: Tools of the Trade.

BBB: Tools of the Trade.

Brian Riepe / Category: Bikes & Gear, Tools & Accessories / Mar. 6, 2010

Although relatively new to the U.S., BBB has been producing high quality bicycle tools, parts, and accessories for years. Two of their offerings, the Lockout Tool and Chain Grip, help to simplify cassette or chain related repairs and cleaning.

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Mar
6
Klean Kanteen

Klean Kanteen

Brian Riepe / Category: Bikes & Gear, Tools & Accessories / Mar. 6, 2010

We live in a synthetic world as almost everything we touch on a daily basis, office chairs, car interiors, cell phones, is made from plastic. Bucking this trend is Klean Kanteen, a company that produces toxin free and non-leaching stainless steel water bottles.

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