Wheels Manufacturing's new BB Multi Kit adapts Shimano's 24mm and SRAM/Truvativ's 24mm amd 22mm cranks to fit virtually any BB30 or Presfit 30 frame. The kit 65-piece kit contains adapters to convert up to eight bikes (four Shimano and ...
We are just thawing out after spending a few days testing tires at Jay Peak Resort in northern Vermont. No, we weren't skiing. We were measuring snow-traction performance in severe conditions to provide expert insights for our upcoming ...
Tags: Winter Tire Testing, driving safety, winter-tire ratings
When the Alliance for American Manufacturing moved to new offices, they set themselves a challenge: could they furnish the office entirely with American-made equipment, electronics, and office furniture? After all, we’re in the midst ...
NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Wanting a pair of Race Face’s carbon Next cranksets has been a long, very long wait. It didn’t matter if you were a rider or an OEM, you took your place in line and waited. ...
Tags: Race Face, Carbon Factory, Transportation
The components of a frame make up the "skeleton" of your Patiot Umbrella. Here is some helpful information about the pieces and parts: The Crank: An crank is a device that is rotated to open and close the umbrella. Certain market ...
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Quarq is releasing two new power-measuring crank designs with refined designs, lighter weight and more crank lengths than its previous offerings. The SRAM-owned company's new cranks are called the ELSA 10 and RIKEN 10. The top-end ...
Tags: power-measuring crank, cranks, ELSA 10
The European parts and accessories trade association Coliped returns to Taipei Cycle this year as the biggest exhibitor with 93 booths in 9,000 square feet of space. Coliped will host 34 European exhibitors at the March 20 to 23 tradeshow ...
Tags: European P and A, Taipei Cycle, Taiwan, 2013
At CES, Texas Instruments gave a glimpse into what sort of controls and displays might be in our cars within the next few years, as conventional knobs and dials continue to go the way of do-do bird and window cranks. A prototype mockup at ...
Tags: CES, 2013, Texas Instruments, car controls
Toshiba is developing a tiny digital camera module similar to the Lytro camera, which shoots tens of thousands of individual photos and then allows the user to pick the point of focus. The new camera will have from 30,000 to 50,000 tiny ...
Tags: Toshiba, digital camera module, Lytro camera, individual photos
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Power meter manufacturer Stages Cycling is sponsoring the Scott-3 Rox World Cup cross-country team, including Geoff Kabush, for 2013. The team will use Stages' crankarm-based power meter for training and ...
Tags: Stages Cycling, team, power meter
Tired of gigantic heating bills and endless complaints from your staff about eye strain and glare? Luminaire-level lighting, a new technology that allows individual lights to sense power needs, might be the answer you're looking for. How ...
Tags: Construction, Lighting
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — As noted in the BikeBrain app review earlier this week, there are many mobile apps that turn your smart phone into a really fancy bike computer. Cyclemeter is another one, and like BikeBrain’s geolocated ...
Tags: BikeBrain, Cyclemeter App
PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN) — Whether it’s dealing in used bikes, specializing in parts and accessories, or serving up beer and coffee and hosting cycling-related events, retailers visited on the first day of the BRAIN Portland Dealer ...
Tags: Bike Retai, used bike, bike industry, bike business
After having launched several manufacturing lines in China, LED manufactuerer e:lumix is about return to its roots in Augsburg (Germany): The company is preparing a new production facility in this town. Plus, it is expanding its R&D ...
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As the name suggests a Battery-less Flashlight works without any requirement of batteries. One can also call it as the forever flashlight. These types of flashlights need to be shaken back and forth for few seconds and they will give light ...
Tags: Learning Center, flashlight