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One of the most innovative products at Interbike this year was Look’s new Keo Blade Carbon Ti pedal. It’s the latest in Look’s long history of state of the art innovation.

I’m always upgrading something on one my bikes and a new program from Ritchey will make it easier for me.

Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance was already a great resource that was well organized and provided plenty of illustrations, but the updated 3rd edition addresses the latest technical advances in cycling.

While my initial impression was that the bike was a little more harsh than some of the carbon fiber bikes I’d recently tested, I found over time that the Scant was very responsive and used every ounce of power you could give it. Aggressive corners were handled with aplomb and the entire package allowed me to push the bike to higher speeds than I would normally achieve.

REI and the US CPSC announced a recall of about 260 Novara Trionfo road bicycles. The fork can separate from the steerer tube which can cause the rider to lose control, posing a fall hazard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Trek and Cannondale, has issued a voluntary recall of about 17,500 bikes specced with JD suspension forks, made in Taiwan.

Jango Names First Twenty Dealers to Offer the All-for-One Bikes for Commuting, Touring and Riding for Fun
Jango, an all-new brand of multi-activity bicycles powered by Topeak, launched in the U.S. and are available this month at 20 dealers nationwide in time for early spring commuting and touring. The first bicycle that uses a totally integrated design approach to maximize comfort, safety, utility, fitness, recreation and ecological benefits, Jango – inferring “change and go” – is an innovative line of bicycles featuring an extensive variety of exclusive plug-and-play accessories that are …

I know that others have already posted pics of Lance’s new Madone, but they were fuzzy, taken with Lance’s Blackberry.
BikeRadar.com has some higher quality photos today, and tells some of the story behind the special Livestrong grahpics.

Tags: cancer, Fork, Livestrong, SRAM, trek

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About Storck:
Storck has been a premier brand in Europe for a number of years, but they are just starting to make inroads into America. They are working hard to add dealers and increase their presence here. As part of their greater exposure, Storck recently announced that they would be sponsoring the Vanderkitten racing team for the 2009 season.
We had a chance to speak to them at Interbike and talk about the history of the company and learn about their new models. Company president and founder Marcus Storck is relatively young, …

AeroCat is a relatively new bicycle manufacturer headquartered in Portland, Indiana. We’ve written about them in the past, featuring them in one of our Interbike vendor spotlights as well as product features for their mountain bike, the M450, and high-end road bike, the R750 (which BWN will be reviewing soon). The company made their public debut at Interbike in 2007 with a single road model, and they’ve since expanded their offerings to include two road bikes and a mountain bike.

Tags: aerocat acr 500 review, aerocat high performance bicycles, AeroCat …