Wide handlebars are currently popular with mountain bikers, as the extra width offers increased control, easier breathing and better balance. Sometimes, however, riders decide that their bars are TOO wide, and irreversibly cut them back. Ibis Cycles' new adjustable-width bars offer an alternative.
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Regular readers of New Atlas may recall Maglock mountain bike pedals, which use magnets to keep the rider's feet secured to the pedals. Well, if a new Kickstarter campaign is successful, Maglock could be in for some competition, in the form of the Austrian-designed magped pedals.
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When mountain biker Glen Dobson first wanted to take his young son out riding with him, he discovered that none of the existing child seats met his needs. That prompted Dobson and his wife, Ashley Howard, to create something known as the Mac Ride.
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If you're a mountain biker, chances are you want to retain your core strength, coordination and sense of balance throughout the off-season. Well, that's why Lee McCormack created the RipRow. It's kind of like a pedal-less exercise bike crossed with a rowing machine, and the thing rocks … literally.
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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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