Urban Velo - Bicycle Culture on the Skids

Fyxation makes some pretty nice tires, but up until now they’ve not really been built for speed. The newly announced Accela model is more a road tire than any of their previous offerings, but holds true to the other Fyxation tires by being relatively affordable at $30 each and having a puncture resistant layer for glass lined city streets. The tires will be available this fall in black or dual compound white, blue or red. www.fyxation.com

The Skully K1 lights are the evolution of the original Skully Skull lights. The new larger design was necessary to accommodate the new internal, USB rechargeable lithium-polymer battery. The Skully K1 retails for $40. www.skully.com.tw

The Boombotix BB1 portable amplified speaker system packs a self-powered 5W audio system, complete with a USB-rechargeable 900 mAh lithium-ion battery. The charge takes about 45 minutes and lasts more than 4 hours. The BB1 retails for $40 www.boombotix.com

After quite a long development process,
Chris King has released their fully serviceable ceramic bearing bottom bracket, with versions compatible with both Shimano and SRAM style cranksets. The $200 bottom bracket has a 5-year warranty and is available in a number of anodized colors. www.chrisking.com

The 2012 Bianchi Sei Giorni has an aluminum frame and a carbon fork. It will be available complete in September 2011 for just under a grand. Components include TruVativ Touro track cranks, Maddux track wheels, Hutchinson tires and VP pedals. www.bianchiusa.com

The IRD freewheel is CNC machined from chromoly steel and features a three pawl engagement system. Available in 16, 17 and 18 tooth models, it’s only compatible with 3/32” chains. Retail price is $60. www.interlocracing.com

The Panaracer Crosstown is a heavy-duty urban tire. They feature a puncture resistant belt underneath 6 mm of rubber. Reflective sidewalls (as shown above) are optional. They retail for $34 per tire. www.panaracer.com

The Serfas TSL-250 True Light offers up 250 lumens in “overdrive” mode, the highest setting. At full blast the lithium-ion battery will last about three hours, and it can be recharged in 3.5 hours via USB. Retail price is $110. www.serfas.com


	Fyxation makes some pretty nice tires, but up until now they’ve not really been built for speed. The newly announced Accela model is more a road tire than any of their previous offerings, but holds true to the other Fyxation tires by being relatively affordable at $30 each and having a puncture resistant layer for glass lined city streets. The tires will be available this fall in black or dual compound white, blue or red. www.fyxation.com The Skully K1 lights are the evolution of the original Skully Skull lights. The new larger design was necessary to accommodate the new internal, USB rechargeable lithium-polymer battery. The Skully K1 retails for $40. www.skully.com.tw The Boombotix BB1 portable amplified speaker system packs a self-powered 5W audio system, complete with a USB-rechargeable 900 mAh lithium-ion battery. The charge takes about 45 minutes and lasts more than 4 hours. The BB1 retails for $40 www.boombotix.com After quite a long development process, Chris King has released their fully serviceable ceramic bearing bottom bracket, with versions compatible with both Shimano and SRAM style cranksets. The $200 bottom bracket has a 5-year warranty and is available in a number of anodized colors. www.chrisking.com The 2012 Bianchi Sei Giorni has an aluminum frame and a carbon fork. It will be available complete in September 2011 for just under a grand. Components include TruVativ Touro track cranks, Maddux track wheels, Hutchinson tires and VP pedals. www.bianchiusa.com The IRD freewheel is CNC machined from chromoly steel and features a three pawl engagement system. Available in 16, 17 and 18 tooth models, it’s only compatible with 3/32” chains. Retail price is $60. www.interlocracing.com The Panaracer Crosstown is a heavy-duty urban tire. They feature a puncture resistant belt underneath 6 mm of rubber. Reflective sidewalls (as shown above) are optional. They retail for $34 per tire. www.panaracer.com The Serfas TSL-250 True Light offers up 250 lumens in “overdrive” mode, the highest setting. At full blast the lithium-ion battery will last about three hours, and it can be recharged in 3.5 hours via USB. Retail price is $110. www.serfas.com	DZR Shoes

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