The Redline 2010 Conquest Sport offers flexibility and quality. Marketed for cyclocross, it can also be customized for city commutes. There are rack mounts on the frame and fork plus it is disc brake ready. With triple crank and disc brake tabs, the Conquest Sport is a versatile machine.

The Redline Conquest uses 6061 DB Alloy for its frame and R6 Alloy Steerer for its fork. The Conquest Sport rides on Kenda K-197 black tires. BB set is FSA Square Taper 68 x 116mm and FSA Vero Compact 28x38x48T cranks.

The Redline features a V-Cut on its saddle and Alex DH 19 rims that are 32 hole alloy hubs. It also has 14g stainless spokes, Alloy Quill with clips, straps for pedals and a Shimano cog.

Retail price for the Redline 2010 Conquest Sport is $729.00….

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The Slip is Tifosi’s latest model designed to cater the high performance rigors of female athletes. The durable eyewear is made from Grilamid TR-90, which is a homopolymide nylon with excellent bending qualities. It is resistant to UV and chemical damage.

Equipped with hydrophilic rubber pieces for the ears and nose, it also has adjustable ear pieces to fit all face sizes. With a weight of 24 grams, the Tifosi Slip features interchangeable lenses that are shatterproof and protects the eyes from harmful UVA/UVB rays while cycling, running or hiking.

The lenses come in the colors Smoke for intense sunlight, AC Red for cloudy skies, Clear for dimming lights and Yellow for darker days.

The Slip comes in frame colors of metallic pink, matte black, matte orange, iron, metallic blue, pearl white, metallic baby blue, and carbon. MSRP ranges from $59.95 to $89.95 depending on frame color….

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Ultimate Sports Engineering comes out with the SpinStix Wheel Skewers. The new and simple skewers are one step ahead your traditional CAM skewers with its double start thread that can tighten ¾ of a turn. This will do well when you want to change your wheels with speed. It is also made from CNC 7075 Aluminum, which means it’s made to last.

The SpinStix Wheel Skewers are available in Titanium or in stainless steel. It also has a TULA fly nut and measures in at 115mm for the front and 145mm at the rear, making it compatible with all rear axles. For Titanium skewers, it weighs 55 grams a pair while the stainless steel weighs 80 grams.

The USE design on the SpinStix Wheel Skewers were made with laser technology and comes in colors of black, silver, blue and red. They are sold for $99.99….

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Josh Coaplen, the Director of Research and Development for Cane Creek had long constructive talk with Santa Cruz Bicycles and both parties are in agreement that there is a need to help riders by developing a simple way of adjusting a head tube angle. As a result, the new Cane Creek’s AngleSet is soon to be available by September.

The AngleSet of Cane Creek is a threadless headset, which will allow riders to adjust and transform the head angle of their mountain bikes by up to six offset angle, making allowance for steeper or slacker positions from 0.5 to 1.5 degrees. It is a head tube length independent and designed to fit most popular standard head-tubes. Its patent design is pending until the blueprint is perfected prior to its release in the market.

This is in accordance to a statement released by Cane Creek Research and Development and in addition to its…

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To add to its collection of cycling products, Brooks ventures to produce three bicycle friendly bags: the Hampstead, Islington Rucksack and Soho.

The Hampstead is a spacious bag that can be secured to a bike rack using its own straps. Its size is large enough to satisfy a weekend of goods. Retail price is £269.99.

The Soho model is patterned from a messenger bag that can be worn across the body. Made from quality leather, the Soho features one main compartment, which can accommodate a mini laptop (13 inch screen), a small interior pocket that can be closed with a snap-on and a replaceable light leather grip. The Soho is available for £239.99.

The Islington Rucksack is more suitable for rugged trails and is priced at £249.99.
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In 2008, the government allocated less than $600 million for bicycling and walking projects. Last year, the federal government increased the fund by $400 million as part of the economic recovery program.

Last March, Ray LaHood, President Obama’s transportation secretary, declared a new policy that will give priority to bicycling and walking projects, the same important attention as those of automotive projects. This would apply in future transportation planning sessions and selection of projects, which will be included in the federal budget.

The livability initiative under the Obama’s administration aims to solve transportation concerns that have wrought the nation. The new policy by LaHood is part of a plan that gives citizens more of an alternative to driving. Aside from bicycling and walking, taking buses, streetcars and trains are also included.

A significant increase in bicycling and walking trips from the duration of 1990 to 2009 cannot be ignored. LaHood explains, “Americans…

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Joe Breeze, pioneer mountain bike designer, trained his engineering abilities in building up the commuter bike market in the U.S. more than a decade ago when he made his last Breezer off-road model in 1998. Breeze is now back with the Breezer Lightning and Thunder models.

Breeze dubs both the Lightning and Thunder as “the lightest bikes on the market for their strength.” He introduces the three hard-tail modes of the Thunder series, namely the Thunder Elite, the new top-of- the-line Breezer race bike and the Lightning Team, for the bike aficionados of steel.

In the 90’s, the first Breezer D’fusion tubes were deployed. Now it’s currently the highlighted feature in the Thunder and Lightning frames. The D’fusion tubes are the D-shaped cross sections that disperse stress at key points in the frame. In addition, the curved down tubes give the much needed clearance for the strong, sturdy, light and resilient long-travel…

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