New Products: Top Stories

• May. 16, 2008
  Lezyne's forged alloy tire levers could last a lifetime
  Price: $15/pair Weight: 15 grams each Web site: www.lezyne.com Your last levers? Lezyne’s forged, polished aluminum tire levers will likely out last any other ...
• May. 16, 2008
  Crankbrothers' Cobalt SL headset shaves weight
  Price: $130 Weight: 60 grams (cups only); 95 grams (with races, star nut and top-cap) Models: cobalt (cross-country/road); iodine (trail); opium (downhill race);sage (heavy duty freeride) Web site:
• May. 14, 2008
  Serotta's Paint Program lets buyers design their color schemes from home.
  Web site: www.serotta.com/paint/index.html Serotta Competition Bicycles offers 26 paint colors, several different carbon clear coat tints and a variety of decal colors ...
• May. 13, 2008
  Syntace Stratos CX carbon aero bars
  Retail: CX bars: $245; C3 Extensions: $199. Weight: CX: 165 grams; C3: size S, 348g; size M, 366g; size L, 378g. Web site: www.syntaceusa.com Syntace's new Stratos CX base bars ...
• May. 12, 2008
  Titus Cycles enters the cyclocross market with three new frame models.
  Retail: $1895 (steel Exogrid) Sizes: Five standard plus custom Availability: August Web site: www.titusti.com Titus Cycles is introducing three new cyclocross ...
• May. 9, 2008
  Fi'zi:k is offering six new two-color team replica saddles, along with a new saddle design.
  Retail:$199 (saddle and bar tape) Weight:199 grams Web site:www.fizik.it Fi'zi:k is releasing a new saddle model, the Arione CX, in six team replica colors, sold with ...
• May. 8, 2008
  Look! It's 1986! The French frame maker offers a limited edition Mondrian paint scheme.
  Retail price: $4499 (frame only) Number produced: 50 Web site: www.lookcycle.com Look is producing a limited number of Look 586 Mondrian frames this year. ...
• May. 1, 2008
  Sampson Sports has a new time trial and triathlon group designed to shave weight and time.
  Sampson Sports has put together some of its existing and new products to create a time trial bike package that it says will allow riders to affordably assemble a sub-16-pound aero bike. The package includes Sampson's new Stratics time trial bars ...
• Apr. 30, 2008
  Ritchey is going to a "Wet White" finish on some of its new parts.
  Ritchey is all about white for the new season. The California company showed a new "Wet White" WCS alloy road handlebar at Sea Otter. It's already in use by the brand’s star domestic road team, Health Net–Maxxis and by the Tibco women's ...
• Apr. 25, 2008
  Kona Bike gets into the glove game
  Kona Bicycle has a new line of gloves with models for mountain biker, freeriders, roadies and kids. The men’s Chevron glove ($25) is intended for cross-country. It features a Chamude palm for increased durability, silicone grip finger tips for ...
• Apr. 24, 2008
  Fairwheel Bikes colored hoods for Shimano and Campagnolo levers.
  Fairwheel Bikes makes colored hoods for recent Campagnolo and Shimano's Dura-Ace, Ultegra and 105 shift/brake levers. Hoods for SRAM levers will be available later this year. The ...
• Apr. 23, 2008
  Joy Novatec 4in1 hubs can fit any of four dropout standards
  Joy Industrial's Novatec hubs may become a popular item among wheelbuilders, because they allow relatively easy swaps between four different front hub/fork drop out standards. Riders with multiple wheels and forks in their garages also might find ...