According to cycling ergonomics expert Sean Madsen, bicycle handlebar grips actually work better if they're flat on top. It also helps if they're narrow at the end, and have "wings." The resulting product, named for the manner in which a sushi cone is held, is called Sushi Grips.
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If you go mountain biking in the actual mountains, it's fairly likely that you'll encounter situations in which you have to carry your bike. It was with this in mind that German cyclist Marvin Kiesel created PeakRider, a hands-free bicycle-carrying system.
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Most mountain bikers wouldn't want shock absorbers that were simply springy air chambers with no damping. According to the guys at CushCore, however, that's exactly what tires are. Their solution? An energy-absorbing foam insert that sits inside a tubeless tire, acting as a damper.
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What if cycling computers could track mountain bikers' jumps, letting them know how long they were airborne, and how hard they landed? Well, the ShredMate does exactly that.
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It's not unusual for new mountain bikes to be unveiled at the Crankworx festival. What certainly is unusual, though, is a bike that premiered at this year's event. Made by Structure Cycleworks, the SCW 1 does away with a traditional suspension fork, and replaces it with a linkage-style suspension.
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When you're climbing a hill on a full-suspension mountain bike, you get more pedalling efficiency if you lock out the rear suspension. That's why the Killswitch was created. It works with the bike's existing dropper seatpost to automatically lock out the shock, but only when climbing.
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Mountain bikers already have quite a few things to carry when they go out for a ride. With that in mind, Italian entrepreneur Giacomo Macoratti decided that the multitool didn't have to be one of them. His All In Multitool is designed to stay on the bike full-time, nestled into the crank hollow.
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For decades, various manufacturers have dabbled in flat-proof bicycle tires that have a solid or foam-filled core. The problem is, those tires tend to be heavy, plus there's no way of adjusting their firmness. Italian startup MrWolf is now offering an alternative, in the form of the Banger.
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Most mountain bikers aren't going to bother stopping to inflate or deflate their tires every time the terrain changes. Instead, they'd need some sort of integrated system that did it on the fly … something like the WhiteCrow Hub.
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We're not sure 2016 quite matched the sheer off-road weirdness of 2015, and its nomadic minivans and recreational tanks, but it definitely brought a vast variety of off-road vehicles for all tastes and types. From 6x6 trucks to flying ATVs, here are the best new off-road vehicles.
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