Here’s a look at some of the new and interesting gear on display inside Interbike‘s halls
Forget about stopping at 150mm; 9point8 is developing 175mm and even a 200mm dropper seatpost. No details yet on when they will be available
Ryders Eyewear always has an entertaining booth, errr lighthouse
Sombrio’s men’s and women’s flannel tops are on point
The new ArmoForm knee pads from Dianese blend hardshell protection with mobility
Advocate Cycles is a new brand that donates 100% of its profits back to bicycle advocacy. This is the Lorax, an adventure touring rig
The Lorax speaks for the trees, and maybe the trail as well
The Watchman is Advocate’s fat bike
Native American-inspired artwork on the Watchman’s top tube
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MRP’s new Mini G4 guide features a co-molded upper guide with a softer plastic material in the interior of the guide to reduce chain noise
Leatt’s DBX 4.0 Lite gloves feature Armourgel protection on the knuckles and outer fingers
There are quite a few trail-oriented 27.5+ hardtails coming to market in 2016. The Norco Torrent is one of the best looking ones we’ve seen yet
This prototype Moots 27.5+ was quite the showstopper
A RockShox/Anheuser Busch collaboration. Of sorts
Light & Motion has developed a GoPro style mount for its headlamps
Lynskey had some great-looking riveted logos on its Ti frames
Push Industries has developed a coil kit for the first generation Santa Cruz Bronson. This link with the ElevenSix coil shock will retail for $1,350 when it becomes available later this fall
Push Industries is also rolling out more shock tunes for more bikes, including the Pivot Mach 6
Unless your last name is Gwin, you’re not fast enough to ride this bar
Speaking of Aaron Gwin, his X2 pedals were on display at the HT pedals booth
While you can’t have stars and stripes, HT does offer the X2 in a wide range of designs
HT has a new trail pedal called the T1. It has a claimed weight of 368g
Yakima recently released aero crossbars in steel and alloy versions
Industry 9 now has 29+ and 27+ wheelsets built around its new BC450 rims, which have a 45mm internal width
This custom-painted Santa Cruz Highball was hanging out at the Troy Lee booth
Endura has given its popular MT500 jacket a facelift for 2016
White Industries is now offering its hubs in 100x15mm front and 148x12mm rear versions
The new Ergon SMA3 saddle (left) is a trail saddle based off the popular SME3 saddle (right)
Giro is going all out for its Grinduro gravel stage race
Giro even made a limited editor of the VR90 shoe in Grinduro purple — Grindurple?
In addition to making purple products, Giro has turned the Privateer into the Privateer R. The R stands for rubber and this new shoe uses plenty of it on the sole for improved traction when scrambling over roots and rocks
Inside the halls of Interbike there’s plenty of eye-catching bicycles and accessories. Some grab your attention because they’re innovative. Other times, it’s the quirky and downright strange items that leave you scratching your head. We do our best to keep our show coverage informative and sometimes a bit weird.
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Take a spin through the gallery above for a look at some stunning 27.5+ bikes from Moots and Norco, colorful pedals from HT, and new armored gloves from Leatt.
Check out part one of our Interbike Mega Gallery here. If you want even more coverage from this year’s Interbike tradeshow you can peruse BikeRadar’s Interbike hub.
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