KS Wireless Seatpost
The idea of a wireless electronic dropper post sounds amazing, but until now the options have, well, sucked. We know a good one will come soon, and maybe it’s the new Bluetooth KS Wireless post? We had a little play with this prototype and were impressed, the biggest issue with current electronic posts is a frustrating time lag, but on the KS the actuation is very fast, with almost no delay. The remote has the same ergonomics as the Southpaw Remote and the battery should last 600 cycles. So, how much will it cost, well, if you have to ask you probably cannot afford it! We asked, and it will be around £500 to £600.
For more information keep an eye on the KS site.
Polaris Adventurer Shorts and Overland Jersey
If James Bond were to find himself being chased downhill by a super villain, you can bet your life he would be rocking these cool Polaris Adventurer shorts. We all know that every well-dressed gentleman should trust to braces to keep one’s shorts suspended. These £99 shorts feature removable braces, a rear splash panel in the seat and stretch DWR panels, perfect if you suffer from the ‘low rider’ effect. The matching £64.99 Overland Jersey features anti-snag panels for avoiding the clutches of evil villains, or just trees.
For more information chack out the Polaris website.
Rocky Mountain Slayer
When it comes to design, some bikes just work. We imagine when the designers at Rocky Mountain penned the final line of the Slayer, they pushed their chairs back, cracked open some beers and took a week off as there was nothing more they could do. The Slayer is a simply beautiful bike. While it’s a supermodel, it’s no trophy bike, the Slayer can rock and roll with the best of them. Packing 165 mm of burly travel it’s as aggressive as a hungover wasp with anger management issues.
For more information check out Rocky Mountain.
Simplon Rapcon
Scientists have worked out there are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible configurations to a Rubik’s Cube, but it can always be solved in 20 moves. Simplon almost offers the same choice in their online customisation, and it looks like a great solution to us. While the Austrain brand Simplon has been around for over fifty years, they are quite a new brand in the UK and we were certainly taken with their 140mm travel Rapcon. There were many cool features such as the adjustable geometry that allows fitment of both standard and plus tyres and the neat cable guides to route the cable through the bottom bracket. Builds start from £3200, and almost every part can be customised at the ordering stage. We look forward to testing one.
For more information about Simplon bikes, check out their website.
