There’ll be new products and brands galore for cycle retailers heading to the annual Core Bike show, gracing Whittlebury hall from January 27th to 29th. With not long until the distributors descend on the venue to set up, Mark Sutton rounds up some product highlights set to feature…
ENDURA
PALIGAP
BRITISH CYCLE clothing and accessories label Endura will be packing their truck full of new bike wear, helmets, luggage and eyewear for the journey to Core. Choose Life, Choose Luminite: “Arrive
Alive” is the slogan for the upgraded 2013 Luminite range. With the introduction of a new 10x brighter LED lightning technology, more reflective goods and more choice of styles using EN471 (emergency services standard) materials, the new Endura Luminite pieces boast top specs for being seen after dark. Core Bike will be the debut showing of
Endura’s road and mountain bike helmets, which have benefitted from the latest computer mathematical modeling
techniques to back up the lid’s safety credentials. Endura’s new bike luggage range also debuts and is to include seat packs in two sizes, a roller kit bag, 18L and 25L back packs, and a jersey wallet. Each luggage item has been designed specifically for cyclists and is packed with practical details. For example, the multi compartment roller kit bag not only features internal cycle specific compartments for helmets, cycle shoes, gloves and eyewear, but the bag also holds a removable laundry bag and cycle shoe bag, and even boasts a fold out changing mat. The FS260-pro range expands with further women’s pieces, too.
TEMPTING THE trade along with the promise of a goody bag, Paligap will also be offering a first look at new lines from Mio, Wahoo Fitness and new brand Cardo. Wahoo flagship Wahoo RFLKT claims to be world's first iPhone-powered bike computer with all the power of your iPhone in the size of a sleek cycling computer. The Wahoo RFLKT receives data and
images from the iPhone wirelessly via bluetooth. Using the buttons on the side
of the RFLKT, a user can control the app, change data screens, start and stop the timer, and control other app functionality such as music playback and more. Weighing in at only two ounces, the RFLKT measures 2.4-inch long by 1.6-inch wide by 0.5-inch thick. The unit is coin cell operated, requiring no re-charging. Paligap will also be showing new
product lines from Torq, Ritchey and of course the long awaited Cycleops virtual training system.