Another 40 or so pictures from today's Interbike show in Las Vegas.
Press Launch
Press Launch news
Interbike Part Three: More from the desert
Brand new Titus bikes in Ti and carbon, Smith, 3speed fixies, Felt and more
Interbike: Camelbak
Geeky about water? So is Camelbak with a digi flow meter and a water purifying system - that uses UV light in a bottle!
Cannondale ‘Simon’ at Interbike 2009: Video Diary 3
In the absence of any really groundbreaking product launches from the bike industry (most of it was done at Eurobike it seems) Cannondale have today told us they have invented the next phase in the evolution of suspension. It’s an electronic suspension control system. Mark…
Interbike 2009: Video Diary 2
Interbike is a trade only show, which means only people with some (often vague) connection to the bike industry get to go. So here’s a bit of quick helmetcam footage from our GoPro cam of the main arena at the Dirt Demo show that takes…
Commencal 2010
Blitzkrieg Bopping with Commencal.
Interbike Report Two – More Dirt Demo stuff
Come and roast with us in the desert and check out new stuff plus Peaty's World Championship bike.
Interbike 2009 – Day 1 Video Diary
Mark and Chipps ride bikes, try on sunnys and get all excited about half a bash ring and thixotropic jelly. The bike Mark was riding was this one… It’s the Kona Dawg Deluxe and for 2010 it comes with a few tweaks that have resulted…
PRO 2010
Shimano make more than groupsets you know
Interbike Report One: Let’s take a look round.
Race Face, King, Giro, WTB and more.
Genesis 2010
From the Eden of Milton Keynes comes the 2010 range of bikes from Genesis
Trek 2010
Fresh from Milton Keynes, the latest from Trek and Fisher.
Eurobike Video Finale
It’s the end of an era. Well it’s the end of this years videos from Eurobike at least. In this Episode.Incredible excitment over grips, Charge bikes, a little sneaky peek of their new clothing (with free sound effects) Rigid forks and general confusion. WARNING: Includes…
Eurobike 2009
Another collection of shots from the huge Eurobike show. This time: Intense, Breezer, Kali, Morewood, Industry Nine, Lynskey, Lupine, Tange, Mavic, Giant and Syntace.
Eurobike Oddities
All the weird stuff.
Eurobike Twelfty – There’s more…
More from the Eurobike memory cards. Here's Tomac, Cannondale, Formula, Ritchey, Shimano, Magura, Pronghorn, Middleburn and more.
Eurobike: We’ve still got loads of stories left
More from Eurobike. This time from Lapierre, Canfield, a Ritchey tandem, a 30 speed Specialized MTB, Troy Lee and a pair of bib shorts designed just for women.
Eurobike Day 3 Part 1
UPDATED: In this episode: Formula, Royal, Maloja, Powercordz, Canfield Bros, Ortlieb and German rock!
Eurobike: New Pace forks, new Ibis, DT wheels, Exposure lights, Camelbak, Charge Bikes, Lezyne…
Loads more supersize pictures from Eurobike. Here's a look at the new Pace forks, DT wheels, Lezyne tools and bags, Exposure lights, a new 160mm Ibis and much, much more.
Eurobike: Bell, Giro and Kona
Another photo love story from Eurobike. This time we have some huge shots from Kona, Specialized, Five Ten, Giro, Bell, Yeti, Chub and more...
Eurobike Day 2 Part 1
A couple of oddities and loads of stuff from U.S.E., Race Face, Mondraker and Bionocon.
EuroBike Day One Part Three
In this epsiode: how to make a SRAM XX cassette, Santa Cruz Tall Boy, Kona's next generation Magic Link and lots more...
Eurobike Day One Part Two
Eurobike 2009, and Matt and Chipps are over there looking for the new stuff. Here's the first of their photo reports from the show: First-off we're featuring new stuff from the Brits, Orange, Endura, DMR, Brooks and Hope, plus some titillation from Chris King.
EuroBike Day One
Day one from Matt and Chipps' EuroBike adventure. Stuff from Orange, Gore, Endura, Fox, Chris King, Poc, Giro and Bell. Plus odd 16in wheel DH bikes.
Charge Bikes 2010
Despite being in the middle of hectic preparations to get the Charge Arms ready for Eurobike next week, David from Charge Bikes has just sent over a sneak preview of their 2010 mountain bikes. Yes you did hear correctly, apparently their Eurobike trade stand is…
2010 Genesis Bikes
We've just been sent a bunch of pics of next year's Genesis bikes. And it's not just a case of B.N.G. (Bold New Graphics).
Giant 2010 – Anthem X and Trance X
More from Giant for 2010, this time carbon is the material of choice for the Anthem X XC bike and the Trance X trail bike. Tom de Bruin reports.
Giant 2010 – Long Travel Bikes
It's big weight savings in the Giant camp for 2010, an all new Faith, all new Glory, and a Reign X revamp. Tom de Bruin reports.
Trek 2010
Trek's 2010 bikes - new carbon stays on the Fuel EX line, plus a brand new Fox shock, new shock on the Top Fuel too. And how about that OCLV hardtail?
Lapierre 2010
Mark was invited out to Morzine see the 2010 range of Lapierre bikes. 2010 sees a mixture of simple colour changes and some substantial geometry changes across the more XC oriented bikes.
Happy 10th Birthday Lefty
Would you believe it, the Lefty has made it to 10, and is still a fork surrounded by controversy. People just can't get past that single fork leg despite your car having four of them. Unless you drive a Robin Reliant, of course, but then…
Cannondale Flash
Cannondale introduces the Flash for 2010. The first carbon frame to receive a stiffness rating of over 100, while winning the feather-weight title at 950 grams.
Cannondale – 2010
Some new and updated bikes in the Cannondale stable for 2010.
Specialized 2010 – The Media Pack
We missed this year's Specialized press launch, so here are some selected pages from the Media Guide that came with it. Ahh, what the hell. Here's the whole Media-Only press pack for you to leaf through yourself. You now know as much about 2010 Specialized…
Commencal 2010
PHOTO OVERLOAD!!!
Sram XX – the low down.
Dave A reports back from the SRAM XX launch in Italy having taken the test bikes around a blistering hot Tuscan landscape. There are US prices in here too - prepare to wince a little when you see them.
Sram XX shifter close up
Last post before I pop off for dinner, here’s the XX shifter. Designed from the ground up just like the rest of the groupset but influenced by what Sram have learnt from previous projects such as the road groupsets and XO
Sram XX forks
Here’s a taster of the new XX forks, more tech information later.. Here’s the XX Sid world cups with reworked lowers, steerer and crown. All forks feature the new X loc lockout lever.
That Sram XX cassette in close up
Dave gives us some super-closeups of the new SRAM XX rear cassette. It's a madness of intricate machining - which it should be for over $300...
Shhh – Sram XX Updated
Dave Anderson reports from the SRAM XX launch in Italy... Ten speed, two chainrings and Centrelock? Whatever next?
Sram 2010 Piccies
Just a few pictures from last week's trip to Afan for a hands-on test of some of the new SRAM stuff, with some close ups of bits and bobs and perhaps the best bike stand ever...
Sea Otter Eight
Colours from Lezyne, Santa Cruz, crazy military types from Genuine Innovations, the Ibis Tranny in orange, funky vicar bars from FSA, a singlespeed Specialized carbon and carbon fibre dog bowls.
Marzocchi 2010 – Sea Otter Sneak Preview
Chipps got a sneak preview of a good looking and 'back to basics' Marzocchi. They're focussing on their previous strengths with a return to open bath cartridges and coil springs.
Sea Otter Report Six – Team Bikes and Precious Things
Chipps delves deep into the pits, peeks behind some curtains and finds out some of the hot-tuning mods that the pros are running. A time trial shifter on a dirt jump bike, the Atherton's prototype Saint wheels and a Mini Specialized... Oh, and are those…
Sea Otter Report Five – DT Swiss, Ritchey, Syncros
Carbon mountain bike rims were everywhere at this year's Sea Otter. Here are the latest offerings from DT Swiss, Ritchey and Syncros.
Sea Otter Report Four – Race Face
Even lighter carbon cranks, 785mm Atlas bars, superduper chainrings, body armour - and the return of colours - including purple!
Sea Otter Three
Another random look round the pits of the Sea Otter with Chipps. Chub hubs, cranks from the Hive, the Santa Cruz freakbike, Rocky Mountain 29ers, the Ibis Tranny and more...
Sea Otter Report Two – SRAM 2010
It's 2010 time at SRAM - and they have a brand new Revelation for you, with a huge amount of options and new chassis, there's coloured XO, Centrelock Avid discs, a new, lighter Elixir lever and much, much more. Oh and Greg Herbold.
Fox 2010
We've still got Christmas cake leftover here and already Fox Racing Shox are showing off their 2010 forks at a press camp in California. Fortunately the future is closer than you think and you can expect to see 2010 Fox forks and shocks to start…
Sea Otter 2009 report one.
First day of the first big race... Lots of new stuff on display. The usual 'sunburn and freezing wind weather too. All is well. Tomorrow sees the big SRAM launch and new team bikes.
Cross Lobster and Santa What?
We're off to the Sea Otter tomorrow, where all the fun starts, but in the meantime, here's a smart - if niche - singlespeed 'cross bike from Rock Lobster Cycles, plus a 'What on earth?' from Santa Cruz...