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Bontrager Ballista Knit shoe review — knit done right
I wasn’t a huge fan of Bontrager’s standard Ballista road shoes. Although they looked sleek with their seamless synthetic leather uppers and single rear-mounted Boa dial, the heel hold was only so-so, and tightening the dial only created more pressure on top of your foot. Bontrager has since added a knit version — aptly named …
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Specialized Mirror 3D-printed saddle: First-ride review
Robert Patrick is known to some as Mulder’s replacement on the X-Files, or ‘that’ copper who turns up for a cameo in Wayne’s World, but to the co-founder of Carbon, Dr. Joseph De Simone, Patrick is better known as T-1000. Why? Well, Robert Patrick’s transformation from molten metal back into Arnie’s hard to kill nemesis …
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Bastion reveals 3D-printed parts for Australia’s 2020 Olympic track campaign
Late last month British Cycling revealed a wild-looking track bike it had developed (with Lotus and Hope Technology) with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in mind. Australia mightn’t have an eye-catching new bike for its Olympic track campaign (not yet, anyway), but it does have some fascinating new components, developed in partnership with boutique Australian bike …
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Gore ShakeDry now comes in bright colors
If you’ve been delaying purchasing a Gore ShakeDry jacket because of its poor visibility, your time has finally come. Gore’s ShakeDry material is truly amazing stuff: genuinely waterproof, extraordinarily breathable, and exceptionally lightweight and packable. However, it’s also quite fragile, very expensive, and with the exception of some bright accent panels, has only been offered …
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Blincclip is an emergency backup light that fits in your wallet
Sometimes it’s the simplest ideas that make the most sense. Case in point: Blincclip, a simple, double-sided flat card of reflective material that’s designed to blink while you ride. It uses no batteries, has no mounts to affix to (or break), and weighs less than a dollop of chamois cream. The Blincclip simply attaches to …
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