Gadgets & Hacks

Found: FlyKly Smart Wheel – App Powered Motorized Bicycle Wheel Makes Every Ride Better

Another cool -and funded- Kickstarter campaign, the FlyKly Smart Wheel is an app-integrated, modular rear wheel that turns most any bike into an e-bike. Offering…

Written by Bikerumor Staff October 18, 2013

Is That a Tennis Racquet or Your Bike? FUBi’s Ultra Compact Full Size Folding Bike

Do you want your next folding bike to ride like a full sized bike, or fold up as small as possible? That seems to be…

Written by Zach Overholt October 14, 2013

Motion Analysis Goes Mobile with Spark Motion App

For those out there who are Very Serious about their training, there’s a new app bringing athletic coaching into the cloud computing era. The Spark…

Written by Bikerumor Staff October 12, 2013

IB13: SportsCrafters’ Omnium Trainer Almost Ready for Takeoff

Whether you’re warming up for a race, trying to stay fit in the winter, or just spin your legs due to injury, for many cyclists…

Written by Zach Overholt October 08, 2013

IB13: The Latest Crop of Blue from Park Tool – Gloves, Fatbike Adapters, and Sporks?

While many show goers were drooling over the latest Enduro this, and fatbike that, there was as always a steady stream of shop guys stopping…

Written by Zach Overholt October 04, 2013

IB13: New Colors and Even More Storage Possibilities from Rack Manufacturer Kuat

Over the past few years, Kuat has made a splash in the rack industry with their high quality and well thought out product line. At…

Written by Saris Mercanti October 03, 2013

IB13: Knog Blinders Get Brighter with new Blinder Arc 1.7 and 5.5

Initially known for tiny blinky lights, with each launch of lights in their Blinder series, Knog continues to up the lumens. The Blinder Arc is…

Written by Zach Overholt October 02, 2013

IB13: Elegant Titanium Bicycle Lock from TiGr, Plus New Custom Fit Locks from Tallac

Bicycle locks come in dozens of iterations but it’s rare to see real innovation. Somehow TiGr locks has managed to pull it off. Their new…

Written by Saris Mercanti October 02, 2013

It’s Time to Upgrade Again, GoPro Introduces the new Hero 3+, Better In Almost Every Way

It may seem like it was only yesterday, but it has been a year since GoPro introduced the Hero 3. Not one to sit back…

Written by Zach Overholt October 01, 2013

IB13: Seamless Light Integration from Sparse

For every five or so dumb kickstarters, there is usually one gem. Take Sparse Bicycle lights for instance. They’ve created a set of commuter lights…

Written by Saris Mercanti September 30, 2013

Kickstarter: Buca Boot, Megatron Inspired Secure Bicycle Storage

For anyone who likes to ride their bike to work or school, there is nothing more convenient than having a basket or rack. Just like…

Written by Saris Mercanti September 27, 2013

IB13: SeaSucker Shows off Convertible/Sports Car Rack, Put a Bike on Your Lambo

SeaSucker has made their name in the bike industry by offering bike racks that attach to your car with only marine grade vacuum cups. While…

Written by Zach Overholt September 27, 2013

Hammerhead Offers More Details, Brings Back Early Bird Special Plus Limited Edition

When we last touched on the Hammerhead Bicycle Navigation system, details were a bit thin about all of the things the small device was actually…

Written by Zach Overholt September 27, 2013

IB13: WoMo Pulls Double Duty With New Dual Mount for Garmin, Gopro, Cateye, Lights and more

Along with the increase in electronic devices for cycling, there had been an equal increase in mounts for all the gadgets as well. One of…

Written by Zach Overholt September 25, 2013

IB13: Garmin Edge Updates to Remote Control VIRB Camera, Hands on Vector Power Pedals

Now that Garmin’s Vector Power Pedals are finally here, we got a couple closeup shots of them while discussing the software updates that’ll allow you…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 24, 2013

IB13: Wahoo Fitness Adds RPM Magnet-Free Bluetooth Cadence Sensor

Wahoo Fitness has been on a roll lately, adding updates (like their Strava Segmets app for indoor trainers) and products (like an ANT+ RFLKT cycling…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 24, 2013

IB13: Gloworm Shows Off Miniature Lightweight & Customizable High Power Bike Lights

Gloworm is out of Auckland, New Zealand, and has a range of very bright and very small lights – even the largest 3-bulb Xs model…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 22, 2013

IB13: Camelbak Updates Colors, New Lightweight XV Packs, Improves Jet Valve & (Finally) Offers a Coffee Mug!

The 2014 Camelbak hydration packs get lots of bright colors to match the vibrant clothing collections from most mountain bike gear brands. They’ve also added…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 22, 2013

IB13: Slime Pro Sealant Now Better & CO2 Compatible

Slime has reformulated to make their sealant flow better and stay liquid longer -up to six or more months- and is now CO2 compatible. They…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 19, 2013

New K-Edge Quarter-20 Camera Mounts & Stem Cap Garmin Mounts Unveiled

If you recall our factory tour of K-Edge last month, these may look familiar. We saw both the steerer-cap mounted computer mount shown above and…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 13, 2013

Gotham gets Fortified, New Aviator and Afterburner lights last a Lifetime

You may remember Gotham Bicycle defense industries and their killer Defender six shooter inspired bicycle light that was successfully funded last year through Kickstarter. Well,…

Written by Zach Overholt September 12, 2013

Rideye Creates Black Box Video Camera for Your Bicycle

With the Cerervellum Hindsight in limbo (more on that some other time), there wasn’t anything on the market that could loop video recording to save…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 11, 2013

Live Life in the Fo̱s Lane, with Wearable LED Display Panel

If you ask Anders Nelson, the future is bright – and wearable. Sort of like a Monkey Light (minus the colors) for your clothing, the…

Written by Zach Overholt September 09, 2013

Wahoo Adds ANT+ to RFLKT+, Builds Bridge to iPhone

After the launch of the original RFLKT, Wahoo fitness is looking to improve on the design, but they can’t do it without your help. Currently…

Written by Zach Overholt September 09, 2013

EB13: Exposure Equinox Bike Light Makes Brightness & Features Equals

The new Exposure Equinox takes their compact form factor, waterproof housing and incredible brightness adds some nifty features. The Equinox pumps out 1200 lumens via…

Written by Tyler Benedict September 06, 2013

Hammerhead Combines GPS, Lights, Strava and Sharks for your Bike

Ok, there aren’t any actual sharks involved, but the form of the Hammerhead GPS is modeled after the head of its namesake toothy predator. Hammerhead…

Written by Zach Overholt September 06, 2013