Hamish Greenland, a cyclists that is tortured by the cold weather in Toronto came up with a idea to keep your hands and wrists warm, while keeping your handlebars and brake levers dry. The result is known as the BarBra, which easily slips over your handlebars, fastens with Velcro straps, while reflective stripes are wrapped around making sure you are safe. Some might find this product “a bit much”, due to the fact you can simply wear gloves to avoid the cold, but as you know sometimes it is harder to shift with larger gloves. The BarBra also deflects wind, so now you can wear thinner gloves and still keep your hands warm. Retail price is $29.

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Firefly is a light placed at the rear of your bicycle which shines with approaching traffic, while lighting up the road plus yourself. This nifty little invention has been nominated for a major global award.

Designed by James Morton, a design student from Australia put together the Firefly bicycle light using a infrared sensor that detects traffic behind you, while the light shines brighter the closer the vehicle gets, and uses LEDs to light the rider and the road around. James Morton’s design has been shortlisted in the Australian International Design Awards.

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The stolen Trek Equinox TTX SSL, which was taken last November 2009 at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop has been recovered. This was the bike used by Ryan Baumann during the 2009 season under Team Trek-Livestrong.

The bike, which had a worth around $10,000, was at Mellow Johnny’s for storage. Identifying marks on the bike would be the customized paint job on the aero bars and Baumann’s name etched on the top tube. It also had a Bontrager Aeolus wheel and a Zipp disc rear.

The stolen bike was found at a flea market in Guanajuato, Mexico. Minus the wheels, the rest of the bike was in good condition. The cyclist, who bought the stolen bike last January 2010, brought it to a Trek representative to have it authenticated. The bike was consequently returned to Ted Arnold, the store manager of Mello Johnny’s Bike Shop.

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It was a good finish for Tyler Farrar of Team Garmin-Transitions as he ended up in 4th place in the first stage of the inaugural 2010 Tour of Oman.

The American rider talked with lead-out teammate Robert Hunter about his experience of riding in the dark during last Sunday’s race, and said that he was not ready to take the risks of doing an all-out sprint in those conditions.

“I tried to get up there but I wasn’t ready to commit that little bit and take those extra risks in the dark,” he says. “I was debating if I wanted to try and sprint in these conditions because it was just not worth taking the risk.”

It wasn’t all bad news for the Garmin-Transitions rider, however, since he unexpectedly found himself within reach of Team Sky’s lead-out train near the end. Farrar grabbed the opportunity to latch on and…

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First images that hit the net of the Saracen Ariel 2010 were prototypes, but we have a snap shot of the finish product. The Saracen Ariel 2010 Mountain Bike is used for trails, plus features 140mm of travel. Featuring CNC machined linkage, helping the bike become lighter and yet stiff, tapered head tube, and Fox front and rear suspension. Pictured above is the top of the line Saracen Ariel 2010 Mountain Bike, known as the Ariel 3. This particular model uses a Shimano XT drivetrain, Syncros DS28 rims, Maxxis Larsen TT high roller tires, and Race face evolve chainset. Retail price is around $4,000 USD.

The Ariel 2 retails for about $3,000 USD while the Ariel 1 is $2,500 USD. Each of the Saracen Ariel 2010 Mountain Bike was designed in Britain, but manufactured in Taiwan, and as of now we have…

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When you hear the name Vaude what comes to mind is outdoor backpacking items, but you can add cycling specific backpacks and gloves to the roster. The new Vaude Cycling Hydration Backpacks and Gloves include the Hyper Air 14+3 backpack, using Aero Flex panel and Floating Length Adjustable Shoulder Harness known as Flash, helmet holder chest straps dipped in a bright yellow. Northshore is specifically designed for all mountain and freeriders with all the straps in place and MP3 pocket, and last but not least is the Trail light 9, a light backpack weighing only 440 grams for cyclist riding long distances.

Two of the Vaude cycling gloves Parkride and Elite. The Vaude Parkride glove uses gel padding, silicone prints, and integrated stretch creases, while this is a full finger glove. Elite is designed for longer rides and those that want to take stress…

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UCI World Cup champion Zdenek Stybar gets one over rival Niels Albert as he wins the overall 2010 Superprestige title, also breaking Sven Nys’ winning streak of seven straight victories in the process.

The circuit in Belgium had its share of snow and frigid temperatures that is currently blasting the cycling events in Europe at this time of the season, but Stybar and Albert nevertheless succeeded in putting on a fierce and exciting contest all throughout the race, one that seemed to reflect the intense rivalry between the two cyclocross stars.

Stybar and Niels have been waging their war of skill and pride against each other since last season, where they engaged in a racing rivalry for podium finishes and championships. This season is no different, as both riders are currently tied in the overall classification even before the Superprestige event.

Zdenel Stybar had also acknowledged his rival’s accomplishments, saying that Albert…

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