New tri goodies at Interbike
Hey all-
Ok, most of you prolly know that I went to Interbike the bicycle industry trade show this past week.
I saw a TON of cool things that us tri geeks would LOVE!!
First of all, if you are in the market for a new tri bike, there are two sweet new options.
Quintana Roo has a 'Chicquilo' which is the female version of the Kilo. It has a sweet pink and steel grey paint scheme.
And the Dulce, which is the female version of my bike, the seduza. It's an off white and baby blue paint scheme. VERY SWEET!
Giant also has some womens specific tri bikes, and these are true WOMEN SPECIFIC. I met the woman that's in charge of the womans specific line, and she has it going on! She's actually an expert bike mechanic and teaches at a bike school. She knows her stuff and I look forward to riding a giant tri bike when we bring the brand on.
In the aerobars Profile design has vastly improved their arm rest pads, and they have some sweet new carbon options.
For hydration FSA has created a carbon fiber pod that goes under the aerobar extensions. It has two ports and two insulated straws, so it holds two different drinks. The inside has a camelbak like bladder. It was very aero looking, and peaked my interest.
There is also a new set up called "sip stream" that will be coming out in January. It's a water bottle that you mount in their cage upside down. There is a piston on the cage that opens up the water bottle and releases the drink into a camelbak like tubing. The tube runs up the down tube, stem area and attaches to a plastic piece that in mounted on the stem or handle bars. Like the FSA model it has an insulated straw that you drink from and is highly adjustable. This will be out mid january and was one of my favorite things.
Camelbak has a waterbottle that looks like your average water bottle, only the top easily twists into an open position. So you can twist it open, place it in your cage, and then when you drink just squeeze the bottle- no sucking needed! :D
As for new food, clif bar ROCKS! They have come out with "Luna Moons" in blueberry, pomegrante, watermelon, and either strawberry or cherry. They are like the clif bloks- only BETTER! I munched on these everytime I went by the booth! They also have some new Luna branded drinks, including a hot chocolate recovery drink just in time for winter!
Clif bar ROCKS!!
For clothing I was not impressed with the major brands. I didn't make it over to PI, but shebeest, sheila moon, Terry, and Sugoi only had a couple of items each that even halfway interested me. I thought of Susan A LOT when I was looking at the show wondering what she was going to buy.
The smaller brands had some GREAT new designs tho! Skirt sports has some AWESOME new bike jerseys! As did a brand called "dude girl" and "Loeka".
I'm always on the lookout for eye catching jerseys and stuff. Most of the majors didn't do much for me.
Ok, so that is all I can think of now. I'll post all my pics on my photobucket site when I have a chance so you can see what I'm trying to describe.
Oh- one last thing! I met both Norman Stadler (JERK) and Thorbjorn Sinballe (SWEET guy!). They both look primed and ready for Kona. Tho after Stadler was rude to me I almost ripped up the autographed pic in his face and said " I hope Macca kicks your ASZ!!!!"... Yeah, he was THAT rude! :mad:
Oh- and I told thunderbear (thorbjorn) "do me a favor.... KICK Stadlers BUTT!" He gave me a HUGE smile and said "I'll do my best"... heh heh heh
