Adaptrac may have found a niche for its on-the-fly adjustable tire pressure system in the burgeoning fatbike market. This demo frameset - made by Devise Cycles - drew quite a few stares on its own, too.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Control your smartphone with the integrated buttons on the Jaybird BlueBuds X bluetooth earphones.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The inner pockets on the POC VPD 2.0 Spine Pack are inverted so that the contents don't fall out when the lid is opened like so.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
A built-in helmet holder on the POC VPD 2.0 Spine Pack fits full-faced lids.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Powerbar's new "Performance Energy Blends" are basically portable blended fruit for a more natural energy option than typical bars and gels.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The new Powerbar Performance Energy Blends may have an impressively minimal ingredient list but they're also quite expensive at US$2.69 each.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
A special one-way permeable cap and coating inside the Powerbar Performance Energy Blend packaging supposedly prevents spoiling without requiring additional preservatives.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
QAK's ThumpBlu headphones hook behind your ears and connect to your smartphone via Bluetooth. Suggested retail price is US$79.99.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The back of the QAK ThumpBlu headphones feature LED indicators and a mini-USB charging port.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Redline has refined its Conquest Pro Disc with convertible rear hub spacing and a sleeker, disc-only frameset.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Redline has essentially carried over the same mold as last year's Conquest Pro Disc but now there are no leftover cantilever stud sockets on the seat stays.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Interchangeable aluminum rear dropout liners allow users to easily switch between 130mm and 135mm rear hub spacing.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The molded shape on the back of the POC VPD 2.0 Spine Pack is designed to help keep air moving around.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The POC VPD 2.0 Spine Pack features a removable reactive pad to provide some back protection.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
MRP now offers its Bling Ring in black.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Koala Bottle's unique magnetic bottle and cage system drew more than a few curious visitors at the Sea Otter Classic.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Kreidler's e-assist mountain bike are apparently quite popular in their native Germany and they'll soon be available in the US.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Kreidler has built its e-assist montain bike around the Bosch system, which is supposedly smoother in terms of power delivery than the popular Bion-X system.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Need more boost? Simply tap the control next to the grip on Kreidler's Vitality Dice e-assist mountain bike.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The integrated Bosch computer on the Kreidler Vitality Dice e-assist 29er hardtail provides a real-time estimate of remaining range.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Liteville framesets are available in the US via Radsport.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Liteville's 601 frame offers a whopping 190mm of travel in a Horst Link design that supposedly pedals reasonably well, too.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Adjustable geometry on the Liteville 601 allows for head tube angles from 64.3-65.5 degrees.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The Liteville 601 frame includes this trick integrated chain tensioner.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Say goodbye to bent derailleur hangers thanks to the burly reinforcing arm on the Liteville 601.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Redline was one of the first major companies to add disc brakes to its cyclocross lineup and remains committed to the format for the 2013-14 season.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Drawn to Santa Cruz's new Bronson but can't stomach the price tag? Then perhaps you should look into the aluminum version.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Manitou doesn't plan to offer these matching Dorado crowns to the public but that didn't stop a few product managers from having some fun.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Sun-Ringlé has added a 27.5-inch version of its ADD Pro wheels for 2014. Scheduled release is late summer with official pricing still to be determined.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Velo's Senso saddles are reasonably light but also seem surprisingly cushy with honeycomb gel padding and suspended rails.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Suspended rails supposedly add some shock absorption on Velo's Senso saddles.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
In addition to manufacturing 15 million saddles per year (!), Velo also makes handlebar tape in a huge range of styles and colors - mostly for other companies.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Velo's triple-layer bar tape features a grippy outer surface, a tapered foam center, and a gel backing.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Wheels Manufacturing and Enduro have teamed up for a line of press-fit bottom brackets with the former providing machined aluminum cups and the latter supplying its fantastic angular contact bearings.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The overlapping sleeve design on Wheels Manufacturing/Enduro's new press-fit bottom brackets allow them to be used in both PressFit 30 and BB386EVO frames.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Xpedo showed off its new Spry ultra-thin platform pedals with magnesium bodies, inboard bushings, and outboard cartridge bearings. Claimed weight is just 250g per pair.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Stack heigh is impressively low on Xpedo's new Spry platform pedals.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Answer's new Gentlemen's Collection of riser bars will surely find a few customers who are looking to add a bit of style to their rides.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
SQlab grips include outer clamps designed in conjunction with Syntace.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
SQlab's unusual saddles are built with a lowered nose and rather flat tail.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The standard aluminum Santa Cruz Bronson saves more than US$700 via its aluminum frame instead of carbon fiber construction on the Bronson C.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
We know what you're thinking - you want me to trust vacuum cups to hold my precious bike on to my car? Yep, Seasucker is asking just that and after several years on the market, they seem pretty reliable, too.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Seasucker's revised Hornet single-bike mount now uses ratcheting straps to hold on to the handlebars instead of hinged aluminum collars.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Sidi's top-end Wire Vent Carbon shoes will include a set of matching shoe covers - look closer.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
These Sidi shoe covers look convincing at a distance, which should make them prime fodder for sponsored racers who don't actually ride in Sidi shoes.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Even the carbon pattern is reproduced on the bottom of Sidi's clever shoe covers.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Skratch Labs has released a new cookbook for healthy, portable food.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
SQlab's simple sit bone width bench uses corregated cardboard sheets.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
SQlab's saddle measuring system uses a basic stool, a sheet of corregated cardboard, and a handy guide to determine your optimal saddle width.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
SQlab also has a guide for determining proper grip size.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Sticking with 8mm hex fittings instead of traditional wrench flats allow for wider bearing spacing on Xpedo's new Spry platform pedals.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Carbon fiber reinforcements on the new Cratoni C-Breeze helmet allow for bigger vents while still maintaining structural integrity during a crash.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Culprit Cycles' Legend triathlon bike has moved into the prototype stage with this rideable sample. The jury is still out, however, on how well the rear end will work without seat stays.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The clunky modified Ashima brake lever on Culprit Cycles' original Legend plastic model has been replaced by a far tidier edition.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The Kenda/5-Hour Energy road team will compete at the Tour of California on Devinci's Leo SL.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The Kenda/5-Hour Energy team-issue Devinci Leo SL features an FSA K-Force carbon crankset backed up with an AceCo K-Edge chain catcher.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The front end of the Kenda/5-Hour Energy team-issue Devinci Leo SL features a tapered head tube, Vision carbon tubular wheelset, and FSA cockpit.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The seat tube on the Devinci Leo SL flares out at the bottom bracket to help improve pedaling stiffness.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Devinci's Atlas 29er trail bike boasts one of the shortest chain stays in the business - just 430mm.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Devinci builds the Atlas 29er trail bike with a Split Pivot rear end licensed from Dave Weagle.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Geometry on the Devinci Atlas 29er is adjustable via flippable chips in the upper link.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The new Cratoni C-Breeze road helmet is estimated to weigh just 205g in CPSC-certified form. Suggested retail cost is US$180.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Need a little more color in your life? Contour's Roam 2 model is offered in several hues.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The carbon fiber Asylum Cycles Meuse is built with a tapered front end and a full-carbon fork made by Columbus.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The intriguing rear suspension design on Adaptrac's Devise Cycles demo rig slides on two steel rods.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Devise Cycles made custom crowns for an old Maverick DUC32 fork to use on the Adaptrac demo rig.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The custom Maverick DUC32 crown features a direct-mount stem and integrated gauges for the front and rear tire pressure.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Adaptrac's adjustable tire pressure system is built around a pressurized canister that is secured to the down tube.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Small pneumatic tubes are fed from the pressurized canister on Adaptrac's adjustable tire pressure system to custom front and rear hubs. From there, additional tubes run to the tire valves.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Argon 18 importer Sinclair Cycles says the company's E-118 time trial/triathlon model is its best seller despite the premium pricing.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Argon 18 builds quite a bit of adjustability into the front end of its E-118 time trial/triathlon machine.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Hidden rear brakes make for sleek lines on Argon 18's E-118 time trial/triathlon bike.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Asylum Cycles is taking a different approach with its Meuse carbon disc 'cross bike, turning to crowdsourced funding to import custom finished open-mold framesets at sub-US$1,000 (Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The Asylum Cycles Meuse features chunky chain stays, rear disc caliper tabs that are neatly tucked away inside the rear triangle, and a PressFit 30 bottom bracket that will allow for either geared or singlespeed drivetrains.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The Devinci Atlas's Split Pivot rear suspension design provides a semi-floating brake function.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
A carbon fiber front triangle keeps the weight down on Devinci's Atlas RC 29er trail bike.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
It's about time! Hutchinson's new Secteur tubeless road tires measure a legitimate 28mm across. The tubeless-ready design requires sealant and weighs under 300g. The name will also change to 'Sector' by the time it hits showroom floors.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Hutchinson is moving toward tubeless-ready road tires like the new Atom Galactik, which save weight and add suppleness as compared to the company's original Road Tubeless casings but require sealant to be airtight.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Hutchinson is making a big deal of its new 27.5" mountain bike tires.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
