Korean Saddle And Bag Maker Aiming For Brooks And Carradice | BikeRadar

British saddle maker Brooks has owned the leather saddle category for decades, and now a Korean company called Zimbale is branching out into the lucrative US market via Hyde Park Cyclesports in Boise, Idaho.

“My own interest in Zimbale came about partly out of frustration with the unpredictable availability of similar products from existing suppliers and [...]

Power Assisted TSR

Electric bikes aren’t my thing, but that’s just a personal opinion, and they are becoming more popular.

Here’s a [...]

Obico: The Ultimate Bike Computer?

The Open Bike Computer, or OBiCo is a fascinating new bike computer project.

It can be used as a normal bike computer, of course. But it can also be used as a heart rate monitor (taking input from Polar and Sigma brand chest straps), a music player (it plays OGG as well as MP3) and a GPS [...]

New LED lights

LED lights have been around for several years, but until recently they were really only practical for riding in built-up areas, or at least lit-up areas. The big advantage of LEDs are reduced power consumption and long life. However, the light output from LEDs has been disappointing. They allowed the cyclist to be seen, but provided [...]

New SON Dynohub

The unrivalled SON dynamo hub (or Schmidt Original Nabendynamo, to give it it’s full title) has a new model available this month.

The 20R is a lighter version of the SON 20, which is designed for bicycle wheels of 16″ to 20″ in diameter.

The SON 20R has the following specification:

Power: 6V/3W
Efficiency: 60% at 15km/h in a 20″ [...]