PRODUCT NEWS
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March 28, 2023
Oofos Completes Funding Round Led by Pro Athletes Derek Carr, Alex Smith and Dawn Staley
Oofos has completed a new round of funding, which was led by Derek Carr of the New Orleans Saints, retired NFL quarterback Alex Smith and WNBA star turned championship-winning women’s college basketball coach Dawn Staley. The trio of sports stars all had ties to the active recovery footwear brand prior...
March 27, 2023
Gary Fisher Does E-Bikes: Mountain Bike Pioneer Launches ‘Morelle’ Brand
With a new company called Morelle, mountain bike pioneer Gary Fisher claims to have developed a line of e-bikes far superior to the market's current offerings.
March 21, 2023
Cycling kit industry branded ‘deeply broken’ as yet another brand closes down
The American apparel manufacturer from North Carolina today announced that it will cease operations in April, following an unsuccessful round of community financing. CEO David Billstrom explained that the recent WeFunder community financing campaign fell short, raising only 50% of the brand’s one-million dollar target. Cycling Weekly
March 17, 2023
Supersapiens DQ for Pro Athlete
The UCI has disqualified a pro cyclist for using a Supersapiens sensor during the Strade Bianche two weeks ago. She finished 3rd. For those not familiar, Supersapiens is a continuous glucose monitor system, which lets athletes see their glucose levels in almost real-time (there’s some slight delay because it’s measuring...
March 14, 2023
Google’s working on an updated version of its medical A.I. that can answer health questions
Google on Tuesday announced new health initiatives and partnerships at its annual event called “The Check Up.” The Google Health team shared updates about features coming to search, tools for building health apps and the latest in artificial intelligence-powered health research. During the event, the company discussed new partnerships to help...
March 14, 2023
“World first” 3D-printed carbon fibre DH bike revealed
Following in the footsteps of those brands which have used additive manufacturing for components and even tube junctions on frames, Revel sought Arevo due to it having developed a 3D printing method for structurally sound composite products for the intended use. The Rodeo is the world’s first 3D-printed, thermoplastic carbon...
March 13, 2023
Wearables firm INCUS Performance ceases trading
Wearable tech specialist INCUS Performance has confirmed that it has ceased trading with immediate effect. Initially positioned as a wearable analytics company for swimmers and triathletes, the company more recently applied its Nova wearable device for running. Endurance.biz
March 7, 2023
Zwift Announces New Layoffs Reducing 15% of Workforce
Zwift has internally announced a restructuring that is resulting in a reduction of the workforce by 15%, or approximately 80 people in total. The change is largely coming out of a “fresh look” at things with Zwift’s recently added co-CEO, Kurt Beidler. Kurt came from Amazon back three months ago in...
March 2, 2023
Netflix Unveils First Trailer for Tour de France Series
The trailer debuted during a keynote from Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters during Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress this week. Escape Collective tweeted out the trailer on Tuesday, which you can watch below. The series is titled Tour de France: Unchained in the U.S., and will likely air this summer, shortly before the 2023...
February 26, 2023
Jury says Princeton Carbon Works wheels don’t infringe on SRAM’s patents
Princeton Carbon Works prevailed after a two-week jury trial in which SRAM LLC had accused the company of infringing on two patents for aero wheels. In its complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida nearly two years ago, SRAM said that the wavy rim shape on...