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Polar’s Vantage V & M multi-sport watches once again expand functionality with the latest Free over-the-air firmware update. With more capable hardware offering continued potential for expansion, Polar is putting a lot of development effort into boosting their watches’ capabilities now adding their own FitSpark customized daily training guide, a new real-time Race Pace goal […]

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In this roundup, we feature a handful of small items that might otherwise slip through the cracks (and might make great gift ideas?). First, FLECTR is at it again with more safety reflectors – that double as a wearable item. Next, Magura is officially in the Rohloff-compatible market, with two disc brake rotor sizes. Finally, […]

The post Gear Roundup: FLECTR Clip wearable reflector, Rohloff-compatible rotors, more! appeared first on Bikerumor.

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Gadgets & Hacks, Prototypes & Concepts -

This week in our Patent Patrol, we found a new innovation that might just put Campagnolo back in the driver’s seat with electronic shifting… via multi-function wearable switches. Rather than relying only on wireless shift buttons on your handlebars (a la SRAM), Campy is looking into shift buttons that can be worn on your hands. […]

The post Patent Patrol – Campagnolo goes full cyborg, Null Winds patents huge bicycle treadmill appeared first on Bikerumor.

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Commuter, Gadgets & Hacks, Kickstarter -

Bekan is a smart, integrated rear brake light for your bike, tucked neatly into an otherwise conventional round aluminum seatpost. Developed by Modmo to seamlessly and easily improved nighttime visibility and add smart connected tech to almost any bike, the new rechargeable seatpost-based Bekan is simply a better blinkie light for your commuter bike. Modmo […]

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Advocacy, Gadgets & Hacks, How To, Industry News & Gone Riding, Prototypes & Concepts -

When the Dimension Data team got rebranded as NTT Pro Cycling, we heard that NTT was combining artificial intelligence, machine learning & data analytics to “take pro cycling and the fan experience to a whole new level”. Pro racer news isn’t really our thing, but that piqued our interest. So how was AI & big […]

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