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Trefecta e-Bike

About Trefecta

The Trefecta claims a new category of vehicles. Through advanced engineering and intelligent design we aim to develop unsurpassed excellence. The unique interaction between design, power and function results in a multi-purposed vehicle. Ultimately, providing a riding experience, freedom of any constraints and customized to every need.

This drive for innovation is also shown in Trefecta’s business model. A unique product needs a unique strategy. It starts with the aim of representing the ultimate value proposition in premium eMobility solutions. This is to be achieved in a multi-channel clicks and bricks strategy where a mix of in- and outsourced resources gives widespread technology and know-how. This allows a highly efficient development process in time and cost, and lets class and quality precede volume.

Learn more at www.trefectamobility.com

Cycling Tips, New Cycling Gear

Superfood Shakes for Optimal Health and Performance

Nutrient-rich superfoods help support optimal training, performance and recovery…

It’s no secret that your body needs the right fuel to perform at its best. Fill the tank of a Lamborghini with paraffin and it’s not going anywhere. The athlete’s body is no different, in fact it has higher technical requirements that are hard to fulfill in today’s fast moving world, where time is a premium and we are surrounded by fast food choices that do anything but provide the fuel our bodies need and support hard workouts.

It can be costly and inconvenient to fuel your body with the full range of nutrients that it needs. Even the most diligent athletes and eaters can end up missing critical nutrients in their diet, leading to poor sleep, low energy and sub-optimal training and performance.

All-In-One Superfood Nutrition ShakeEnter Skoop. Skoop has developed a range of powered super nutrition shakes that are whole-food and plant-based. They are designed to be convenient and provide the diverse range of nutrients your body needs to function at its full capacity, and to recover quickly and stay strong and healthy.

Now available in the Velo Logic Store under Nutrition:

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Cool Gifts for Cyclists
"The Amazing Machine" tee shirt highlights what a simple but fascinating machine the bicycle really is with the quote: "an ever-saddled horse that never eats."
Unique and Cool Gifts for Cyclists A collection of unique gift ideas for the cyclist in your life, sure to amuse, entertain and thrill. These are gifts that will remind them of their passion and of you for years to come. Read: Gift Ideas for Cyclists  

Cycling Tips, New Cycling Gear, News

Great Gifts for Cyclists

Unique gifts ideas for the cyclist and health and fitness enthusiast in your life

Here’s a few gift ideas for the favorite cyclist in your life…

Cycling Christmas Cards

Cycling Christmas Card
Stand out from the crowd with a unique and fun Christmas card that pays homage to the widespread popularity of cycling. Save when you buy 10 or more.

“The Amazing Bicycle” Wood Wall Art

Cycling Wood Wall Art - Unique gifts for cyclists
Your guests will  gravitate towards it, cyclists and non-cyclists alike. Striking and thought provoking, it rekindles the wonder in the simple but efficient bicycle.

“The Amazing Bicycle” Stone Coasters

Cycling Coaster - bicycle coasters make your drinks taste better.
The bicycle is a truly an amazing machine, and these stylish stone coasters capture it perfectly and add a touch of class and fun to any room. Choose from a range of stones so you can get the look you want, rugged or refined. Available in marble, limestone, travertine, and sandstone.

“The Amazing Bicycle” Tshirts

Cycling Tshirt with Striking Vintage Illustration
Rekindle the fascination of the humble bicycle with this striking and thought-provoking design. Available in light and dark designs.

The Perfect Watch for Cyclists

Custom cycling watch, stainless steel
Keep your priorities straight with this watch reminding you it’s “always time to ride”.

iPhone 6 Tough Case

Tough Xtreme iPhone 6 Case for Cyclists
Our most popular item, so popular you’ll wish you’d bought two, one to gift and one for yourself.


Long Sleeve Tee Shirt

Great Gifts for Cyclists - cycling christmas cards, tshirts, watches and more....
This lightweight but warm tee is perfect for lounging around or a casual night out.

Complete Bike Repair and Maintenance Video Course

Ultimate Bicycle Repair and Maintenance Video Course
Get quick access to an video encyclopedia of bicycle repairs that covers you in every situation, and teaches you insider’s tips and short cuts used by the pros. And if you’ve ever considered becoming a pro bike mechanic, then this comprehensive library of videos from pro bike mechanics covers everything you need to know, from road bikes to mountain bikes and more.

Visit the Velo Logic store for more cycling gift ideas…

New Cycling Gear

Superman for the Masses: The Bird of Prey Bicycle

Is this the fastest bike you’ll ever ride?

Bird of Prey Bicycles think so, and bill it as much. Bird of Prey offer custom, superman-style bicycles for the masses. Now you too can be like Boardman.

The Bird of Prey is the brainchild of architect John Aldridge but it languished in anonymity until bike builder Russ Denny built a prototype in 2010, and thus began the journey from vision to reality.

The bike was launched in September 2015, and Bird of Prey are now taking orders.

The Bird of Prey Bicycle sports a 60 tooth rear sprocket driving a 36-11 up front.

Key Benefits of the Bike

Bird of Prey say this bike is:

  • the fastest bicycle for racing & triathlons (if it’s legal! -Editor)
  • Aerodynamic
  • Have a low center of gravity
  • Great for cross-training
  • You’ll never go over the handlebars
  • End your lower back pain or discomfort
  • Custom fit for exactly for you

The bike frame is aluminum, no word on the weight. It sports a 60 tooth big ring and a 36-11 cassette. Bird of Prey say the 60T is easy to turn and the position does not inhibit high cadence spinning up hills.

The Bird of Prey: Gets You Low and Aero

Questions About the Bike

I have not ridden the bike but from looking at the radical position I wonder if the “easing of back pain” might be replaced with stomach or hip discomfort.

There may also be additional stress on your neck as your torso is now more horizontal than on a traditional bike. At the very least I think the bike would take some adapting to.

What would be really interesting is to do some testing for aerodynamics, speed, climbing, etc. Bird of Prey claim that you can apply more torque in this position so the 60T ring is easy to turn. Well that’s really interesting, how about some numbers?

Learn more about the Bird of Prey Bicycle

New Cycling Gear, News

You Do It Every Day and It’s Killing You

New research shows that sitting at work is killing you. Get active while working and improve your creativity, productivity and health.

Recent and thorough research done in Australia in 2013 has reinforced earlier research… and it is very bad news for most of us.

If you sit for more than 4 hours a day, you’re at a much higher risk for chronic disease and death.

And what’s scary about it is that it doesn’t matter how much you exercise outside of those 4, 6, 8 hours of sitting.

“This is the one piece of bad news you shouldn’t sit down for: Sitting for hours on end, every day, is bad for your health. Sitting at work is bad for you. Sitting after work is bad for you. Sitting is the new smoking, except that the furniture lobby probably isn’t as powerful as the tobacco one.”

Seven Ways Sitting Will Kill You

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-02/many-reasons-chair-killing-you?image=0

Self-Defense Against Sitting

What can you do about it? Quite a lot actually… The good news is there’s many options available today that enable you to stay active while working.

Not only will you be healthier, but active workers are more creative, more productive, and just pain awesome.

Your Self-Defense Against Sitting – the best standing, walking and cycling desks:

http://velologic.com/store/exercise-desks/

New Cycling Gear, News

The Lightest Bicycle in the World?

It wasn’t long ago when Pantani rode a sub 16 lbs bike (aluminum no less!) that astonished the cycling world, and if I recall correctly, ushered in a minimum weight limit shortly after.

15 years later and bike technology and material has come a long way. Now German lightweight wheels specialist, AX-Lightness, has built a frameset and adorned it with their components to produce a bike that weighs a feathery 9 lbs! It’s quite a looker too.

Now there are lighter bikes, but those are one-offs, usually not economical, and are not available for the mass market.

The Lightest Bike in the World? The AX-Lightness Vial Evo Ultra

New Books, New Gear

There’s new goodies in the store, have you checked it out lately?

http://velologic.com/store/

 

Cycling Tips, New Cycling Gear

SRAM’s eTap Simplifies the Shift

Mastering Your Mindset for Improved Cycling Performance

A quick follow up to yesterday’s post on mindset…. Out soon, a promising new book on maximizing performance with your mind. It’s available for pre-order now, check it out:

How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the psychology of mind over muscle by Matt Fitzgerald

SRAM Simplifies the Shift

SRAM Red eTAp

When you think about it, shifting gears on a bike is confusing as heck, levers work differently depending on whether you shifting front chain rings or rear sprockets. That made sense given the mechanical and human constraints. Electronic shifting has removed those limitations yet shift logic remained the same. Until now.

VeloNews reports on the simple intuitiveness of SRAM’s new eTap shift logic versus traditional shifting:

Shimano: On the right side, press the bottom paddle for a harder gear and the upper button for an easier gear. On the left side, push the upper button for a harder gear, and the lower paddle for an easier gear.

SRAM eTap: Press the right button for a harder gear, the left button for an easier gear, and both for a front shift.

Source: SRAM’s  eTap: Shifting Finally Makes Sense

Read SRAM’s announcement on the new technology:

Introducing SRAM’s Red eTap

New Cycling Gear

Treadmill Desks and Exercise Desks

Exercise. I prefer to fit it in during my day, either a morning or lunch ride or run. By the end of the day, my motivation has been sapped, it’s just that much harder to hit the road and workout.

The good news is that you don’t have to wait until the end of the day when you’re tired and it’s getting dark to get your daily exercise in… you can run, ride or walk while you work.

Today there are quite a few options, from treadmill desks, to cycling desks, to under desk pedal systems and desks that clamp to your bike bars.

The Atlantic has an interesting article on the trend, and some scary health facts about sitting. As James Hamblin of The Atlantic has said, “Sitting is the new dying.”

Bicycle Desks: Better Than the Gym

The FitDesk 2.0 - exercise while you work, work better, get in extra workout time! “Research has found excessive sedentary time to be a risk factor for many physical and psychosocial health outcomes including mortality, obesity, cardiometabolic-disease risk, cancer, stress, depressive symptoms, and poorer cognitive function.

Moreover, Carr says that research has shown that this relationship cannot be ‘exercised off’: The negative effects of sitting all day aren’t cured by regular exercise.

The study found that those who pedaled more reported improved concentration at work, suggesting there are productivity gains to being active at the office.”

Read the full article at The Atlantic – Bicycle Desks: Better Than the Gym

7 Great Treadmill Desks and Exercise Desks