Product/Tech

BOCA RATON, Fla. (BRAIN) — The new DoubleUp bike storage unit was designed for facility bike rooms. The rack can be wall-mounted or set up as freestanding. The offset bike configuration prevents handlebar contact and the vertical orientation minimizes its footprint.

OLNEY, Ill. (BRAIN) — Magura's new MT7 Danny MacAskill Signature Brake is availabale in a limited edition with special packaging.

WILMETTE, Ill. (BRAIN) — Velosmith Bicycle Studio, a high-end retailer here, is offering a limited-edition mountain bike build that combines custom products from four brands: Seven Cycles, Inglis Cycles, Monument Wheelworks and Pass and Stow Racks.

LONGMONT, Colo. (BRAIN) — It's not often that foam is in the news, but when the world's largest bike saddle maker, Velo Saddle, says it has begun using its first new padding material in 35 years, it's worth paying attention.

MUKILTEO, Wash. (BRAIN) — FSA now offers a website to help retailers and consumers choose the correct headset for their bikes. 

WATERLOO, Wis. (BRAIN) — Trek is recalling some Bontrager Flare RT and Bontrager Ion 700 RT lights because the lights can turn off without warning when paired with a remote transmitter. 

FREEHOLD, N.J. (BRAIN) — Just Enough Tools (JET) has relased a new version of its JET Roll MTB, the Wild Weasel 2.0 Joker. The tool wrap is designed for multi-purpose, all conditions use; road, gravel, touring, or trail.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (BRAIN) — With a sharp focus on the use of composites in bicycles and cycling accessories — from materials selection and optimization to manufacturing processes, safety testing, repair and, ultimately, recycling — the second annual Cyclitech bike technology conference drew 145 industry engineers, presenters and sponsors.

BERKELEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — GU Energy Labs has announced a new packaging sleeve for Gu Energy Chews. The sleeve now carries a stack of eight individual Energy Chews that each deliver 20 calories.