UK-based Altum Designs hopes they have created the last bike multi-tool you will ever need. Their new MODUAL system consists of MTS, an innovative 13 function multi-tool, and MTR, an accompanying tool roll that makes easy work of carrying all your essential items on the bike. The MTS multi-tool is comprehensive enough for use at home but compact enough to take with you on your ride.
Bike:Touring
For those women that dream of wearing head-to-toe Rapha out on their ride, now’s your chance. The brand finally brought their beautiful design aesthetic to the last remaining piece of cycling apparel-the sports bra.
When bike touring, loaded down panniers or multiple bike bags can be hard to carry with you once you get off your bike, not to mention that all bikes aren’t exactly rack friendly. By comparison, the Sentier Bike Trolley can hook to your mountain bike, road bike, or gravel bike via a simple custom quick release and acts as a rolling duffel off the bike. Now you can be ready to tour almost anywhere in a couple of minutes–just chuck everything in the duffel bag and go.
At the Taipei International Cycle Shoe earlier this spring, Bryton announced two new bike computers–the Rider 330 and the Rider 530. With these two new models, Bryton adds some key functionality that was missing in the Rider 310–namely full wireless connectivity and navigation.
I have dreams of doing so many self-supported, multi-day road rides but I don’t really want to do them on a heavy, fully-kitted out touring bike or while wearing a large backpack all day. It looks like now I don’t have to. Tailfin is an ultra-light, quick release bike rack with a set of panniers that blends seamlessly into your road bike. Now you can still ride fast, but while carrying more.
Sweat pours out of every square inch of my body. The still air, heavily laden…