Randoms from the Taipei Cycle Show

Mar 17, 2011 at 19:59
by Aaron LaRocque  
We're going into Day 3 of the Taipei Bike Show and we've seen some pretty interesting sights so far. Inside you can check out some of things that caught out eye:

• Amara helmet from Kali Protection with built-in GoPro mount
• Kore's new crankset and aluminum railed saddles
• A thin and nearly axle-less pedal that weighs 112 grams per set
• Limar's colorful new lids
• ComeBest energy drink and KLG Chicken
• A visit to one of the tallest buildings in the world, Taipei 101
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Taiwan is a lot of concrete and steel, and the first few days we saw very little of anything else, so on Tuesday when we road tripped from Taichung to Taipei for the Bike Show we were surprised by some of the terrain. It was a welcome sight to see mountains and forest - no doubt all of us were scoping lines from the freeway.
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We stopped along the way at the Pacific Cycles factory where Banshee Bikes are made. The museum made for an interesting retrospective into bikes over the last couple decades.
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This was one of many bikes in the museum that caught our eye.
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This is what the show looks like. This is in the middle of the floor on top of the Hayes booth. Now imagine that much in the opposite direction and then multiply that by 4 floors. Gives you an idea of just how much there is to see here.
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There isn't much info to be had on these neat looking pedals, but one has to wonder how long they would last with such a short axle. There is no arguing that they are thin! Total weight for a pair is 112 grams!
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Limar had a very bright looking display of their latest lids, including this neon green number.
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I saw these LED light strips on spokes as I was walking past the Anvii booth but didn't realize the purpose until I saw the spinning wheel. Pretty cool if you ask me. I wonder if you can make custom designs?
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This was an interesting little innovation from Kali Protection. Your GoPro camera clips directly to a built in mount onto their Amara helmet.
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One of the single coolest products I saw at the show was an iPhone un-powered amplifier from Bone. It's a case that you can put on your phone to amplify the built in speaker. No electronics, just good ol' fashioned ingenuity. We plugged an iPhone into it and the difference is undeniable. It boasts an added 13 decibels of volume out of the built in speaker with the amplifier. The unit also straps nicely onto handlebars.
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Kore has been doing their aluminum beamed seats for some time now, although many riders don't know that they also fit I-Beam posts as well. They are adding some sharp looking saddle designs for 2012, including a downhill version and dirt jump version developed with help from Bryn Atkinson and others (not shown)
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I've seen bikes in every shape, size and color but jewel-encrusted is a first for me.
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The booths themselves are pretty impressive. Kuwahara's booth is one of the coolest ones I've seen so far, built like a half pipe. I wonder if it's rideable?
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Our necks are sore from the daily commute past Taipei 101, the world's second tallest building. This is what rush hour looks like on our way back from the show.
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We played tourist for the night and took in the view from the top of Taipei 101 after the show.

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Anyone up for some KLG chicken?
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For when you need to be at your best...



Stay tuned for more from the Taipei Cycle Show!


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47 Comments
  • 26 0
 Integrated GoPro mount = GENIUS!
  • 2 0
 I would love to have that....vented helmet attachment for it sucks. and the adhesive doesn't really work with vented unless the helmet has a good spot with nice real estate.
  • 1 0
 Elliot has that helmet, or his helmet has the build in mount.
  • 1 0
 nah its different...his is in the back...thats right there in the front.
  • 2 0
 It's a great idea, they can optimize the placement, it's probably stronger and it is probably lighter than the gopro one.
  • 2 0
 yeah, there should be virtually no flop with the mount built in.
  • 5 0
 It's stupid the way they have the l.e.d lights show a guy kicking a football it should be a guy mountain biking
  • 13 0
 I want those spoke LED's to say the words "Haters gonna hate."
  • 10 0
 Oh man, I could go for a ComeBest right about now ...
  • 2 0
 I like the camera mount on the helmet. Now what would be really good is if some of the head lamp companies would get together with the camera companies, and come up with a universal mount, so that you could buy this helmet, and mount what ever you want to it.
  • 3 0
 Kali is always doing something new and amazing. Even greater than the helmet clip are the new knee/shin guards! OMG amazing. They are called Aazis PLUS. And they come in 2 different lengths.
  • 1 0
 sick pedals
  • 5 0
 against my better judgment but i really like those pedals Smile
  • 1 0
 Those last two pictures cracked me up! And what the heck is that funky dual suspension bike in the Kuwahara display (it's red with white wheels)?
  • 1 0
 Holy wheelbase batman! Robin
  • 1 0
 20 inch wheels though, so it looks pretty standard to me
  • 1 0
 that built in go pro mount should be in all helmets a good idea the ones that you get do lose there adhesive built in much better idea
  • 1 0
 are there any pics of the kore crankset? wish i could be in taipei, my current employer is -.-
  • 1 0
 guy in Arizona has been making those pedals for about 3 years, bet he's torked.
  • 1 0
 there was a time when i would have sold my left testicle for that banshee morphine....but that time was long ago
  • 2 0
 Can you please elaborate more on what ComeBest is. I'm curious
  • 3 0
 Its an energy drink, tastes a lot like RedBull but thicker.
  • 4 0
 'but thicker' lol
  • 8 0
 Wonder what that secret ingredient is Wink
  • 5 0
 thickness?
  • 3 0
 ... And why is there a red arrow pointing to his crotch?
  • 1 0
 Reminds me of "Pocari Sweat" from Japan. Another tasty beverage with a questionable name.
  • 2 0
 That Kali helmet is dope,very clever idea.
  • 2 0
 wait, where is the Kore crankset you promised?
  • 1 0
 KUWAHARA , puff i remeber i have one wen i was a kid , hope they make mtb it will be very cool ,a AM bike ..
  • 1 0
 i would ride that blue bike.... and thats almost better than the other bike show in cali!
  • 1 0
 thoes pedals are so low pro - i'll never hit a rock again
  • 1 0
 that kuwahara 26" looks pretty legit
  • 1 0
 This reminds me of when i went to interbike Big Grin
  • 1 0
 led light strips soon to be used by hipsters all over the nation
  • 1 1
 come best LMFAO LOL
  • 2 4
 "klc" way to go taiwan...
  • 28 0
 "klg" way to go hanley... Wink
  • 10 1
 shhh you didnt see that
  • 11 0
 For the right price, I did not.
  • 5 0
 its like PFK if you're french here in canada, LOL!
  • 2 0
 really neat looking pedals, but not quite sure on how reliable they would be imo.
  • 1 0
 if you want thin pedals look at the canfield crampons http://canfieldbrothers.com/shop/products-page/pedals/







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