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The Beetle is a neat take on the childrens’ balance bike. The website says it all: LogBike.com.
In the ‘really?’ category is the DaBrim helmet sunshade. 360 degree shade, promises the maker which is optimistically offering a 5 percent discount on orders of 40 units.
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The Free Air Company has an inflation unit for placing outside coffee shops, libraries and bike shops. It’s not yet in production. Likely price: $200 per unit.
The Sport-iiiis is a heads-up display and audio add-on for sunglasses. It’s ANT+ compatible and – via flashing LEDs – gets you ‘in the zone’ when accessing HRM, cadence, power and speed data.
Nova’s powerful, three-LED front headlights feature Knog-like silicone covers and also attach with elastic bands. Good wattage and light-spread for $130. Nova founding partner Oscar Aguilera only decided to exhibit at Interbike a few days ago. He’s looking for US and overseas distributors.
The Recon goggles feature a head-up display inside the lenses. There’s no MTB-specific google but it’s in the works.
Pivothead’s video recording eyewear has enough battery power for two hours of filming and can take up to a 32GB micro SD card. The unit is recharged by USB. There’s a whole ton of these sort of video-sunglasses available from Chinese manufacturers. Pivothead says their offering offers higher resolution and 14 different style/colour combinations.
