Interbike 2013: Roundup 2

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Let’s give it another go, we had a few technical issues with this story yesterday, and it ate all the captions. Here’s another run at it.

Someone asked about how you run a light or camera on the new Smith helmet – there’s a threaded port under a hidden cap which will have suitable mounts for GoPro, lights etc.

Now you see it…

 

WTB’s Mark Weir poses for his fans
We love Giant’s Norah Batty ‘Anyroad’ gravel road racer

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Camelbak hydrated people and also provided Vegas-style karaoke

 

If you’ve got it, flaunt it…

 

Chris King has a limited edition turquoise colour coming out.

 

Lots of Julianas on show, including the new Juno 27in model.

 

Powder blue? Sonic blue?

 

Luckily the Lone Ranger was on hand to serve justice.

 

That’ll be a new Ellsworth then…

 

The paintjob isn’t doing it any favours

 

The new Speedplay Knuckleduster pedals. No news on the Syzr MTB pedal yet.

 

Speedplay’s road pedal for gritty road rides/spring classics. Road shoes only.
29er? Nah, this is a 36er with a home made Lefty. And what’s on with that seatpost.

 

Yes? No? No? Oh, OK then…

 

Paul Components’ first product was a quick release. Now, 25 years on, it’s doing them again.

 

Teva has a new downhill shoe; the Virgin, coming out soon.

 

Chrome had an innovative way of showing its waterproofness off.
Dry stuff, and room on the outside for more gear.

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Smart, waterproof city jacket from Chrome.

 

Chrome’s shoe soles – seven days from rubber tree to shoe sole.

 

Chrome also makes a motorbike line. Burly and tough, but just look at that bike!

 

Chipps Chippendale

Singletrackworld's Editor At Large

With 23 years as Editor of Singletrack World Magazine, Chipps is the longest-running mountain bike magazine editor in the world. He started in the bike trade in 1990 and became a full time mountain bike journalist at the start of 1994. Over the last 30 years as a bike writer and photographer, he has seen mountain bike culture flourish, strengthen and diversify and bike technology go from rigid steel frames to fully suspended carbon fibre (and sometimes back to rigid steel as well.)

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