As Craigslist quickly descends into the place to either find your stolen bike or worry about whether or not the buyer is going to show up with a gun, NYC resident Dave Dawson thought there had to be a more pleasant way to shop for a used bike. A self-proclaimed "dude who likes bikes", Dave started the Get Biked email list about 5 months ago to connect buyers and sellers of used bikes in New York City.
Bike:Mountain
As fluorescent clothing needs UV rays to be reflective, it doesn't do much good for night riding. Normally restricted to small hits of reflectivity on your cycling apparel for visibility, Sugoi takes it to another level for Fall 2014. In the new Zap Bike Collection, Sugoi's Pixel fabric enables the entire garment to be a source of explosive reflectivity in low light conditions.
Remember that feeling when you got your brand new carbon fiber mountain bike? The pristine graphics covering pure carbon goodness almost made you not want get it dirty. Almost. Now remember that feeling as you peel through a rock garden or hit the down side of a gravel grind and you listen to the high pitch “ping” as rocks ricochet off your brand new down tube.
Earlier this week, Polar officially announced the launch of their very first bike computer – the V650. With limited feature details at the moment, the V650 looks to be the long awaited, non wrist-based addition to the Polar family and a direct competitor to the Garmin Edge family of products.
Never get lost again cruising unknown streets on your Stingray. Last week during CES, Schwinn unveiled their first ever mobile app and bike accessory- the CycleNav Smart Bike Navigator. CycleNav is a free mobile application paired with a handlebar mounted device designed to give you turn-by-turn audio and visual navigation on your bike.