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Velofollies tech gallery: Airbag bibshorts, wireless electronic shoes, and beautiful custom paint
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (1402+ words) For years, Velofollies has featured as the traditional opening of the new year for the cycling industry in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Northern France. Nowadays however, the show is much more than that. With smaller trade shows thriving and Eurobike…...
All I want for Christmas is… The tech inventions we're dreaming of this year
4+ week, 2+ day ago (747+ words) The Cyclingnews tech team's hypothetical wishlist for the bike industry Christmas is about a lot of things " family, religion, rest " but it is also about presents and wishlists. For cyclists, that may mean asking for a new jersey, a good…...
What are smart bike lights, and do you really need them?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (706+ words) From lights that know what's around you, to self dimming options, to ones that have in-build theft alarms In the same way that phones, watches, microwaves and fridges have all become smart and communicate with you, we have now hit…...
I really wanted to like the Oakley Meta AI sunglasses, but they left me feeling like a creep
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1199+ words) Sunglasses are actually good at being sunglasses Audio is rich and clear for open-ear Hands-free functionality can be useful Meta AI app is hell "Sorry I'm late I had to update my sunglasses" Concerns about covert filming I recently penned…...
Inside SRAM’s basement of brilliant engineering failures
3+ mon, 19+ hour ago (1806+ words) The story of SRAM's Advanced Development team, and how sometimes the products the public never sees are the ones which shape the future If there's one area of cycling I love in a disproportionate and nerdy way, it's the rich…...