Easton on Friday announced a batch of new road wheels that feature tubeless tire compatibility, wider rim profiles and new hub designs. The line is topped by a pair of high-end carbon wheel models that includes what the company said is ...
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Antilock brakes (ABS) have the potential to reduce motorcycle crash fatalities by 37 percent, according to research by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). To help riders find models equipped with this potentially life-saving ...
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Building upon a rich history in upholstery and decades of innovation in performance fabrics, Polartec, LLC is re-entering the contract upholstery business in partnership with industry leader C.F. Stinson, Inc. of Rochester Hills, Michigan. ...
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General Electric has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lighting Co Specialist, a franchisee of Krislite (Singapore), to explore the distribution of GE lighting solutions in Myanmar, its ninth market in Asean. GE's solutions ...
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With the launch of a new Kickstarter campaign, Redshift Sports unveiled its Switch Aero System designed to help cyclists get the most out of their road bikes. The system’s quick-release aerobars and dual-position seatpost allows ...
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A test car believed to be the revised Audi R8 GT has been caught by CarAdvice's spy photographers undergoing high-speed track testing at Germany's Nurburgring. Wearing V10 badges, front aero canards and a large rear wing, our spies ...
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The Jaguar XFR-S will wear a $222,545 price tag when it lands on our shores in the final months of this year. The second model in Jaguar's track-ready 'R-S' range following the XKR-S two-door, the XFR-S becomes the fastest and most ...
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The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $10,000 to the Palmdale School District in California for the Palmdale Aerospace Academy charter school. Here, Deb Noe, HR manager at PPG Industries' (NYSE:PPG) aerospace manufacturing facility in ...
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The Maserati GranCabrio MC is now on sale in Australia, bolstering the Italian brand’s convertible line-up with a new flagship performance variant. Priced $17K above the GranCabrio Sport on which it’s based, the $355,000 ...
Not long after Specialized unveiled its new wind tunnel, employees at Giant challenged the fellow Californian brand to a duel: Giant's Propel SL Advanced o versus the Specialized Venge S-Works Di2 in a head-to-head battle to determine, once ...
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Specialized is offering a limited edition replica frameset to celebrate pro Mark Cavendish's 100th race win. The $3,750 frame set is expected to be in stores as early as next week, the company said. Cavendish, on the Omega Pharma-Quick ...
Representing a significant investment in aerodynamic testing, Specialized this week unveiled its own on-site bicycle-specific wind tunnel, enabling the company to apply aero principles across its full product line. Due to expense, ...
Mavic is introducing a shallower version of the CXR 80 T aero wheelset that it introduced last year. The new CXR 60 T (tubular) and CXR 60 C (clincher) aero wheels are sold as sets with tires and "blade" fairings that smooth the transition ...
If there was one common thread among the four shops visited during the first day of the Chicago Dealer Tour, it's that the retail business here is a family affair. Several stores we toured are in their second, third or fourth generation of ...
With a focus on fit and adjustability, Fuji has released its new tri/TT bike, the Norcom Straight. Offered in five sizes from small (49cm) to extra-large (57cm), the high-modulus carbon aero frame has a pocket engineered into the headtube ...
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