Bike World News

First off, the USA CRITS final, which has taken place in Las Vegas in conjunction with Interbike the last several years is no longer on the schedule. The TX TOUGH GRAND PRIX III will now serve as the Men’s Finals.

Sugoi’s Moisture Acquisition fabric achieves the seemingly contradictory qualities of wicking sweat away from the skin while keeping it moisturized.

In our ongoing quest to find a comfortable seat, we compare Rideout Technologies’ Carbon Comfort saddle and the Selle SMP Forma.

We saw a lot of new products for women at Interbike this year, but Gore Bike Wear had something fairly revolutionary in their new XENON SONIC Lady Bibtights. Gore claims that these are the first high-performance bibtights perfectly tailored for women.

Wilier already had one of the most impressive bikes on the market in their Cento Uno. At Interbike this year, they bested themselves with the new Cento Uno Superlegerra (Superlight).

GORE™ RideOn® Cable Systems disappeared from the market in 2003, but after relentless customer demand, they made a return in 2007. Now, just in time for Interbike, Gore released their new GORE RideOn® Professional Cable System.

Rotor came to Interbike with a number of new and updated road products including their 3D road crank, new Q-Rings and the SP1 Seatpost.

FOCUS Bicycles USA and Performance Bicycle today announced an alliance in which FOCUS bicycles, newly launched in the United States, will be sold through Performance’s website, catalog and select retail locations, beginning in Spring 2010.

Skins came into the cycling business as a seller of compression garments to aid racers with post-race/post-workout recovery. In 2010, they are rolling out a new line of cycling and triathlon clothing that are intended to improve performance while riding.

Bergamo, Italy’s Limar held a special event at Interbike to roll out their new Ultralight Pro 104 helmet. At 170 grams for the European version, the Ultralight Pro 104 truly is the lightest helmet in the world.