Not all seat posts were created to be comfortable. They might look comfy enough but it’s always different once you used it. The Kevlar seat posts however, can give the exact comfort that you need. This seat is created to be padded on the upper part, giving you that comfortable cushion even as you ride hard all day.

The saddle is made of a material called polypropylene with an aluminum post. The Kevlar seat is made to be very simple, yet light and tough but all together comfortable. To add something different this time, the new Deluxe seat and post is a combination of the aluminum post that permanently secures into the seat base thus making it immovable.

The upper part of the Kevlar seat is made to be both light and durable that way the overall weight is exceptionally light with a total weight of 219g or 7.7oz. The…

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If you are looking for something to spice up your BMX, then the Shadow Conspiracy forks can do that for you. Shadow Conspiracy introduces their 026 Forks to those riders who are tired of the old fork design. Designed to create a steeper rake, these forks allows a faster turning response making it ideal for front end tricks.

The Shadow Conspiracy 026 Forks have legs with unique features. The bottom and leg cap are formed together and designed to be as one tube. This way, they create lesser welds and thus creating a stronger fork leg.

The Shadow Conspiracy can guarantee a lifetime warranty on all forks to the original user. These forks are 100% heat-treated that’s why they are made stronger, performs a quicker steering and has a steeper offset. They are also built with 4130 full chromoly Sanko butted tubing. The Shadow forks are internally and externally machined…

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There will be an air-sprung version of the Rock Shox Vivid in the year 2011, called Vivid Air. This is a rough drop of 300g from the coil-over design that relies on a twin-tube solo air system mimicking the steel or titanium sprung feel of the its previous model which is much heavier.

The main idea of this design is to reduce the heat by means of dissipation with the added surface area involved thus making the operating temperatures below than 170 degrees on even the roughest and longest of trails or races.

Vivid and Vivid Air are two products that the Rock Shox and R&D crew had been working on for the past 2 years. The thermoplastic Hot Rod has been added to them so that the gate valve in the shock’s main port expands from heat conduction, making the ballasts viscosity of heated oil to decrease.

As the…

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If you have a big bike that needs bigger accessories, then Niner’s Jet 9 and Air 9 are the products you might be looking for. Niner proudly introduces their new versions of the Jet 9 and Air 9.

This year’s Jet 9 is made with 80mm of travel, also gets a new tapered 1.5 inch headset that stiffens up the front end gears of your bike on its own but at the same time gives a bigger diameter of downtube, making the stiffness increase. The other improvements are the several 3D forged pieces that reduce the amount of welding, that at the same time, increases the stiffness of your bike too.

Meanwhile, the new version of Air 9 is now with a new magnesium head tube badge. This badge has two functions, one as a portal to the internal cable and two it houses the routing. Adding to Niner’s…

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The Halfords Tour Series kicked off at Canary Wharf and Tony Gibb of CyclePremier.com-Metaltek won the individual win with a sprint finish. It was an exciting day as Rapha-Condor-Sharp’s Dean Downing walked away with the orange jersey of Halfords Tour leader. Another highlight was at the first Boardman Bikes sprint race where Team Raleigh’s Liam Holohan was the victor.

The race began with numerous attacks before the peloton swallowed them back. As the finish drew near, come the final laps, there was a lot of aggressive action coming from teams on the lead.

London’s Docklands was a witness to Gibb’s victorious sprint against Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta’s Malcolm Elliott. Elliott had to settle for coming in second wheras Downing came to cross the line at third place. Downing took the leader jersey because Rapha-Condor-Sharp won the team competition. The next stop for the Halford’s Tour will be in Durham on May 27.

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BMC Racing Team welcomes the return of Alessandro Ballan. Ballan was held off in joining any competition due to doping claims. However, the charges were unfounded. The La Gazzetta Dello Sport released a story of an investigation of the Lampre squad, both current and previous members, its team officials and coach Guido Nigrelli were ongoing for doping. Guiseppe Saronni, Maurizio Piovani and Fabrizio Bontempi were also under investigation.

In response to the investigation which was led by Antonino Condorelli, Ballan said, “I have received notification of a request to extend the preliminary investigation by six months. I have put everything in the hands of my lawyer.”

BMC issues a statement regarding the status of the inquiry, “The BMC Racing Team has concluded its internal investigation regarding rider Alessandro Ballan. The BMC Racing Team could not find indications that Alessandro Ballan was involved in any doping in connection with his former team,…

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There has been a lot of speculation over Zdeněk Štybar and which team he will be with for the season 2010/2011. Štybar has a contract with Telenet-Fidea until February 2011 but on his website, he mentioned that he hasn’t finalized on a team yet.

Kevin Pauwels, Štybar’s teammate, is also known to be on the same boat as the Czech rider. Telenet-Fidea’s team manager Hans van Kasteren and Jurgen Mettepenningen of Sunweb are on the verge of a lawsuit over the recent events. However, if there was a team who had a chance at grabbing Štybar, it would be Lanbouwkrediet Credit Agricole.

Talk of a team where Sven Nys and Štybar are present is a dream for many cyclocross fans. The impressive Nys together with Štybar who is no lightweight after winning the Worlds, the World Cup overall, the Superprestige and the UCI overall ranking.

However, team manager for Lanbouwkrediet Credit Agricole Gerard…

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