Gear Watch Wednesday is a weekly update on the latest mountain bike gear releases and products that Singletracks has received for test. Have gear news to share, or products you’d like us to check out? Email [email protected].
Privateer releases dirt jump bike
Privateer Bikes, known for their affordable, aluminum full-suspension mountain bikes has a new model for riders who favor hips and lips instead of rough downhill tracks. The DJ101 is an aluminum dirt jumper with short chain stays and horizontal, adjustable dropouts which can be shortened for tricks or lengthened for more stability.
Full builds come with a Manitou 100mm fork, a Privateer cockpit and wheels, Clarks brakes, and Vee tires.
- Price: $549 for frame only, $1,299 for complete
- Buy from privateerbikes.com
K.I.S. steering stabilizer comes to another Canyon Spectral model
The Canyon Spectral CF 8 CLLCTV K.I.S. looks like a fun bike, and it’s the latest Canyon mountain bike to feature the Keep it Stable (K.I.S.) steering stabilizing system. Aside from K.I.S., which can be adjusted to offer a little stability or a lot, this CF 8 CLLCTV build comes with a coil shock and mullet wheels.
- Price: 4,999€ (about $5,600)
- Buy from canyon.com
SQlab offers slim and wide fit bike gloves
SQlab says their new line of slim and wide fit gloves is the world’s first to offer multiple widths. The company measured dozens of customers’ hands and found that by offering slim and wide versions for each size from XS to XL they were able to provide a better fit to a much wider range of hand sizes.
Slim and wide glove sizes are available in SQlab ONE10, ONE OX, and ONE11 styles. Riders can check out the glove sizing instructions on the SQlab to find the size and width that fits them best.
- Price: $59.99-79.99
- Buy from SQlab.com
OneUp Thick and Thin grips
OneUp seems to have gotten the memo on rider hand sizes too. The new OneUp Thick and Thin grips are “designed to maximize grip and minimize arm pump by giving you extra cushioning, a softer compound and added features for a fully locked in feel,” according to the brand. Thick grips vary from 32.5mm to 35mm wide at the end of the bar, compared to the Thin grips which are 29mm in diameter all the way across.
- Price: $24.50
- Buy from oneupcomponents.com
Crankbrothers Klic HV mini floor pump
Given the choice between pumping up a MTB tire using a floor pump or a portable mini pump, 100% of mountain bikers will choose the floor pump. The new Crankbrothers Klic HV mini floor pump seeks to combine features of a floor pump — like an integrated foothold and T-handle grip — with the portability of a mini pump. The flexible hose is stored inside the pump shaft to keep it protected, and connects quickly with a magnet.
- Price: $69.99
- Buy from Crankbrothers
Put some bike into your coffee with a Chris King espresso tamper
Chris King Precision components loves coffee and has a feeling you might too. They’ve released a new espresso tamper, and like most King products, it’s available in several anodized colors.
- Price: $150
- Available: chrisking.com until they’re sold out
Skratch Crispy Rice Cake Variety Pack includes newest flavor
Skratch Labs is selling a variety pack with some of their best flavors, like chocolate + mallow and strawberry + mallow, as well as their latest flavor, salted maple + mallow. The snakcks are allergen friendly and like other Skratch products, are non-GMO and have all natural flavors. Each crispy rice cake has over 20g of complex carbs and 180-190 calories.
- Price: $17.95
- Available: skratchlabs.com
