Interbike 2013 Live Blog: Day 3
Welcome to the Mtbr.com Interbike 2013 Live Blog coming to you from Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s day 3 of North America’s biggest bicycling industry trade show. All this week we’ll be bringing you photos and info on the latest mountain bikes, gear, apparel and new technology. The newest updates will always appear on the top of the page. Also check out RoadBikeReview.com‘s Interbike content here for all the latest road gear updates.
By Jason Sumner
Day 1 of indoor show done. Everybody leaving at once…
By Jason Sumner
Want to ride all winter long? The SH-MW81 is Shimano’s premium off-road cold — and wet — weather shoe. Gore Tex insulated. Full grain upper. Glass fiber sole. MSRP: $230.
By Jason Sumner
Shimano makes just about everything else, so why not hydration packs.
By Gregg Kato
Here is a shot of the brand new dropper seatpost from Azonic called the Drop-In. It has 110mm of travel, comes in 30.9, 31.6 and 34.9 sizes and is machined from 7050 aluminum. It has an MSRP of $299.99 and will be available early November.
Here’s the technical features of the new Drop-In post from Azonic.
By Gregg Kato
The Solo has been renamed the 5010 due to some kind of copyright issue. Shown here in gloss orange/blue, the 5010 has 125mm of travel and rolls on 27.5 wheels. The model shown here has the SPX-AM kit with Fox float CTD rear shock and Fox 32 Float 27.5 130 CTD fork. Frame weight with rear shock is 6.74 lbs. Weight for the complete bike as shown is 29.49 lbs.
By Jason Sumner
The buzz word in mountain biking this year? Enduro. Already we’ve seen enduro bikes, enduro wheels, enduro shoes, enduro helmets, and of course enduro races, lots and lots of enduro races. So why not enduro specific grips. These new grips from Ergon have texture that is oriented against the rotation of the hand better grip, and a soft rubber compound in the mid-palm zone for increased comfort.
By John Shafer
Ergon is showing off new Enduro grips and saddles at Interbike. There’s a lot more to them than just the word “enduro,” too.
By Jason Sumner
This is what Interbike does to people.
By John Shafer
X-Fusion’s new Revel inverted single-crown fork. What do you think?
By Jason Sumner
Ergon is also showing off this new high volume enduro specific hydration pack. It’s highly adjustable and can be outfitted with a back protector, which are required equipment at many enduro races.
By Jason Sumner
The gang from Ergon have three new saddles, road, enduro and CX specific.
By Jason Sumner
Props to the folks at Chrome for this cool display.
By Jason Sumner
Brand new from the folks at Chamois Butt’r a women’s specific chamois cream and a sports kit wash that’s gentle on fabrics.
By Gregg Kato
The Norco Sight LE Carbon is the top of the line model among several models and options. Expect this to be a popular bike for 2014.
The Norco Sight LE Carbon has an MSRP of $6850 and is one of 7 models in the Sight lineup (4 carbon and 3 alloy).
By Jason Sumner
Miss lunch at Interbike? No problem. Clif has you covered with an array of ride food samples. We’re a big fan of the blocks. Gummy food that is good for you.
By Gregg Kato
The new Revel HLR USD is one of the hottest products at Interbike this year. The Revel features 34mm stanchions and is an inverted fork. It is made for 27.5 or 29 wheels and has 160mm of enduro travel. It uses a 20mm axle and has 46mm of offset.
The Revel has a weight of 4.5 lbs (2041 grams) and has 140, 150, 160mm of travel. Only 200 are being made and this fork is assembled at X-Fusion’s US headquarters.
By Gregg Kato
Zoic was showing some new apparel. Shown here are the Fade jersey and Ether shorts for men and the Terra jersey and Navaeh shorts for women. These will be available February 2014.
By Jason Sumner
Messenger bag maker Chrome has a cool custom bag program going on at Interbike. For $125 you can choose your own color among 11 choices. Turnaround time is about 2 hours.
By Gregg Kato
Feedback Sports has a clean, simple solution for maximizing space for bike storage. Called the Velo Hinge, it is a pivoting wall hook that allows the bike to swing out of the way. The hook folds away when not in use and works with road and mountain bikes.
The Velo Hinge from Feedback Sports retails for $24.99 available end of October.
By Gregg Kato
Feedback Sports new stand for fat bikes. $47.99 available October called the Fatt Rakk.
By Jason Sumner
Not sure what it has to do with cycling, but everyone loves a Delorean.
By John Shafer
Getting some scooter love from professional mountain bike racer, Sonya Looney!
By Gregg Kato
Fox has new lightweight armor called the Launch Enduro coming soon. They are slip on style made for the enduro racer or trail rider.
The knee armor is $59.95 and the elbow guards are $49.95 and will be available in Feb 2014.
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