Product/Tech
AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — MapMyFitness apps can now sync their data with MyFitnessPal, a web- and app-based program that tracks diet, exercise and weight changes.
CHICAGO (BRAIN) — SRAM is promising to have its new hydraulic brakes ready to go back on consumers' bikes sometime during the second half of April.
LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — Schwinn unveiled its new CycleNav Smart Bike Navigator at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show here last week.
INDIANAPOLIS (BRAIN) — Six months after its launch, Zipp’s Vuka Fit app and web software is approaching 5,000 unique users, Zipp officials say.
TREVISO, Italy (BRAIN) — Sidi is introducing a line of casual, urban shoes as part of its 2014 Sidi Sport Collection.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — RockyMounts has introduced a new upright bike rack attachment called the BrassKnuckles.
LONG BEACH, Calif. (BRAIN) — Profile Design claims its RZ2 frame-mounted bottle system improves the aerodynamics of any bike.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (BRAIN) — Cyclists don't have to sacrifice fashion for function with Donkey Label’s new Merino wool socks. Constructed with the highest-quality fabrics in a flat-knit crew style, these socks combine superior durability with a unique style.
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Developed a taste for Skratch Labs’ Exercise Hydration Mix even when not training hard or putting in a long day in the saddle? Then the new Daily Electrolyte Mix is here to quench your hankering.
CHICAGO (BRAIN) — SRAM has signed licensing deals with Accell Group and Chromag, allowing them to manufacturer chainrings using SRAM’s X-Sync design that they can distribute through their own channels.
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — CatEye is responding to consumer requests for a bike computer with larger numbers — for riders with aging eyes and for those getting bumped around riding offroad.
BAAL, Belgium (BRAIN) — Trek unveiled a new line of cyclocross bikes that feature the company's IsoSpeed decoupler, previously used on its Domane endurance road bikes. The decoupler isolates the seattube from the toptube to increase comfort.
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Green Guru, which makes a variety of products from used bike inner tubes, is launching its latest product with a Kickstarter.com campaign,
MORGAN HILL, CA (BRAIN) — Specialized is working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 173 commuter bikes because of a problem with their dynamo front hubs.
LAKEWOOD, CO (BRAIN) — Soulforce Cycling co-owner Mike Holmes knows firsthand how difficult it can be to find comfortable performance cycling apparel if you don’t cut the trim body profile of a Cavendish or Cancellara.
MILWAUKEE, WI (BRAIN) — Fyxation has launched its Tannery Collection, a line of U.S.-made leather bicycle accessories.
The collection consists of the leather Six Pack Caddy, Wine Caddy, Frisbee Disc Caddy and Bicycle Carrying Handle.
CHICAGO, IL (BRAIN) — SRAM is laying out an initial replacement policy for retailers dealing with customers bringing in recalled SRAM hydraulic brakes. Some specifics about how the recall will be conducted in the U.S. remain undetermined because they must be approved by the U.S.