This year LASVIT in Novy Bor created unique crystal trophies for the winners of the most famous cycling race in the world. It is hand-blown and cut by Czech glassmakers. The elegant prize was designed, as in previous years, by designer ...
Princeton Tec has named Brian McKinney as its outdoor division manager. McKinney is stepping in for longtime employee Justin Kline who will be shifting his focus to leading International sales for the brand. ADVERTISEMENT McKinney will ...
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Keen Footwear teamed up with Portland-based Widmer Brothers Brewing to launch a limited-edition, small-batch beer to raise awareness and membership for the Portland Bicycle Transportation Alliance. The Full Fender Brown Ale debuted Tuesday, ...
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Researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen have developed a process that cooperates with driver assistance systems in cars to pinpoint pedestrians and cyclists—even while they are hidden from view. To this end, pedestrian's ...
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POC has partnered with Volvo Car Group to explore new ideas for protecting road cyclists. Engineers and product designers from both Swedish brands will work together and plan to apply the findings to upcoming products. "With POC's ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has partnered with POC, a Swedish developer of high-tech protective gear, to exchange knowledge in order to explore new ideas within safety and design. Under the deal, both firms will ...
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Riding a bike is recognized as the green way to travel, but it is not wise to cycling in the fog days. Recently, a Bangkok company has designed a bicycle with air purification function, the highlight of this bike is a photosynthesis system ...
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The city of Glasgow is to trial a street lighting system that records noise and movement so disturbances can be fed back to the emergency services. Columns will be fitted with sensors and the lights will be programmed to increase in ...
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The League of American Bicyclists has issued a call to its members, asking them to rally congress to co-sponsor recently introduced legislation aimed at reducing cyclist and pedestrian fatalities. The bill, HR 3493/S1708, or the Bicycle ...
The Toll Group has teamed with cycling advocacy group the Amy Gillett Foundation to help improve cyclist safety on Australian roads. The national partnership will initially see 14 co-branded trucks display road safety messages across the ...
Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) national secretary Tony Sheldon said six truck crashes and six deaths in two days was evidence of the pressure on drivers to speed or skip rest breaks, to meet unrealistic deadlines. “Road ...
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Advanced Sports International, parent company of Fuji, SE, Kestrel, Breezer and Oval Concepts, has hired Ellen Johnson as its senior product manager. Johnson comes to ASI with more than 30 years working in product and business development ...
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Spot Brand has hired 19-year bicycle industry veteran Adam Williams as sales director. Williams worked as a sales rep, tech rep and demo tour manager for Rocky Mountain Bicycles; he also helped start and grow Golden Bike Shop, a local ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 3 Comfort & Interior 4 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 3.5 The Volvo XC60 is the Swedish brand’s top-selling model both in Australia and around the world, and as such its mid-life update is ...
Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 3.5 Comfort & Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 3.5 Value & Features 3.5 Sweden’s last remaining medium car, the Volvo S60 sedan – and its Volvo V60 wagon sibling – has been ...