Archer Components Adds Sprint Battery Upgrade For D1x Trail Users

Archer Components introduces a Sprint Battery upgrade for its D1x Trail that “increases shift speed by up to 50 percent, matching the speed of the SRAM AXS electronic groupset,” said Archer. In redeveloping the power supply for the D1x Trail, the company shrank the size of the shifter batteries to fit an extra cell in […]

Enduro Bearings To Launch Maxhit Zero Stack Headset

Mountain bikes and some gravel bikes include Zero Stack bearing in cup headsets that take on heavy loads and extreme force, leading to premature headset replacement.  Maxhit headsets from Enduro Bearings addresses these issues by eliminating the aluminum bearing cups and transforming the outer bearing race into the headtube interface. The company’s patent-pending, 100 percent […]

Bend Racing’s Chelsey Magness Wins 24-Hour MTB Nationals

Just weeks after Chelsey Magness’ team became the first female-dominated team to podium in a World Series expedition adventure race, Magness of Team Bend Racing won the 24-Hour MTB National Championships, winning the race by roughly three hours and finishing fifth overall. Magness finished 20 laps of the 11-mile course, with over 800 feet of […]

KOM Cycling Expands into On-Bike Storage Category with Two New Products

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact Nic Sims or Scott Boulbol SIMBOL Communications nic@simbolpr.com or scott@simbolpr.com 310.935.9365 or 303.519.3073   KOM Cycling Expands into On-Bike Storage Category with Two New Products Tube Strap and Saddle Tool Roll combine minimal design with max function, ergonomics; designed to fit in variety of places on almost any bike East […]

Lizard Skins Launches Latest Line Of Long And Short Finger Gloves

Lizard Skin’s new line offers three long-finger gloves, the Monitor Ignite, Monitor Ops, Monitor Traverse, and the three short-finger gloves the Aramus Apex, Aramus Cadence and New Aramus Classic The brand launched its first glove line in 2004 and recently announced a three new long-finger and three new short-finger gloves. The new line of gloves […]

KOM Cycling Launches Three-Tier, Full-Motion Rocker Plate For Indoor Cycling

With record numbers of consumers riding indoors on stationary trainers, KOM cycling is offering an immersive, dynamic experience with the launch of its RPV2 Full-Motion Rocker Plate, which allows the bike to move more naturally during stationary riding. The new RPV2 brings fore and aft motion to the side-to-side rock in the original model. The […]

ALTA Racks Expands Its Line Of Hitch Racks

ALTA Racks, manufacturer of no-frame-contact vertical bike racks, has expanded its accessory line that attaches to its vertical racks for an adaptable and versatile system. The ALTA Hammock Stand offers a place to relax after a long ride or waiting for friends to arrive. The ALTA Table stows in an upright position when not in […]

Kitzuma Cycling Logistics Goes National With Coast-To-Coast Shipping

Only a few months after its official launch and ahead of schedule, Kitzuma Cycling Logistics, will offer national coverage on January 25 with its ready-to-ride bike shipping service. While delivering east of the Rockies over the past several months, much of that in the Southeast where the company is headquartered, they’ve steadily built a framework […]

Greyp Bikes Named Finalist In Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards

  Since its U.S. launch this past Spring, Greyp Bikes has received praise for its tech-heavy, connected, trail-capable E-MTB line, and will close out the year on another high note — the judges at the 2021 Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards (ORIA) have named its G6.2 model a finalist in the competition for January’s virtual Winter […]

Archer Components Adds New Gravel System With Drop Bar Remote

ARCHER Components wireless electronic system is shifting the paradigm of electronic components in the bike industry and has widened its reach with the Drop Bar Remote (DBR). The remote follows on the heels of its mountain bike shifting system. Since 2015 Archer Components has been manufacturing wireless shifting and with the rapid adoption of gravel […]

MBT Unveils Performance Running Shoe

MBT will drop its most “advanced performance running shoe” to date — the Huracan 3000 — in early November at select specialty retail stores, MBT-owned locations and its Amazon storefront. “The Huracan’s arrival is the start of a revolution for us at MBT, our first step toward the most cutting-edge and premium lineup of performance running […]

Lizard Skins Outdoor Trail Grant Program Continues In 2020

Lizard Skins continues its history of supporting trail construction and maintenance. In the last two years, its grants have helped build and maintain trails at Brian Head Resort, Cumberland State Park, Pahvant MTB trail system, Copper Harbor Trails, and the Butch Cassidy Trail Complex. “We are excited to announce the continuation of our Trail Grant […]

Greyp E-Bikes Hires Simbol Communications PR Agency Of Record; Renowned European e-Mtb Brand To Launch U.S. Operations In April

Croatian upstart tech brand Greyp (pr: grape) is set to launch its award-winning electric mountain bikes in the U.S. on April 1. Fresh off garnering top e-Mtb honors at Eurobike, they’ll officially launch at the Sea Otter Bicycle Classic in Monterey, CA, and they’ve brought in the long-time bike-industry insiders at Simbol Communications as their PR agency of record.