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  • 360 degree flexible rod

Product Description
Stay safe and aware of your surroundings with the M-Wave Flexi Bicycle Mirror. This 3in bike mirror is attached to a useful flexi rod.in This allows for 360-degree views. The durable handlebar clamp allows for easy bicycle attachment.

Ventura Flexi Bicycle Mirror

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  • Tubular aluminum rack is both durable and of good value
  • Frame designed to fit 26-inch bicycles
  • Weighs a light 612 grams
  • Covered by a limited lifetime warranty
  • 1 year warranty

Product Description
A great value in a versatile, durable tubular aluminum rack, 26″Product Description
The Blackburn TR-1 Bicycle Rack is constructed of all-welded tubular aluminum, the TR-1 is not only lightweight and durable, but it is capable of carrying a sizable load. Blackburn’s TR-1 fits up to 26-inch bicycles, weighs 612 grams, and comes in black with a limited lifetime warranty.

About Blackburn
In 1975, Jim Blackburn set out to design stronger, lighter, more innovative and more reliable cycling products. The first were bags and racks designed for touring. From there, Blackburn grew. Over the next 30 years, Blackburn’s spark of innovation would lead to many revolutionary products, like the first high quality aircraft aluminum rack, the first dual stroke minipump, the first oversized mountain minipump and the first dual stage/dual stroke floorpump just to name a few. For 2005, Blackburn’s creative spark is burning brighter than ever. And as we head into our 30th year, Blackburn is re-dedicated to designing smart, reliable, no nonsense accessories that are essential to your riding experience.

Blackburn TR-1 Bicycle Rack

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  • Engineering Grade Plastic
  • 52 g / 0.11 lb

Product Description
Adjustable bottle cage fits different sizes of bottle diameters. Engineering grade plastic with bottom mounted adjuster dial.

Topeak Modula Cage EX Modified Shape Bicycle Waterbottle Cage

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  • Tubular 6061-T6 alloy construction
  • Fits 26″, 27″ and 700C bicycles
  • Max load of 50 lbs
  • Adjustable design
  • Includes spring retention systems

Product Description
This rack fits almost any bike and is one of the best racks out there for the price, 815g with hardware.

Sunlite Bicycle Welded Spring Rear Rack,

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  • Attaches with 3 Velcro straps
  • Reflective tape on the sides

Product Description
The M-Wave Triangle Bag features 3 Velcro straps that easily fit around the frame of your bicycle. This durable bag features a zippered compartment to keep your gear secure. Soft pads allow for easy bicycle carrying. Reflective tap is also included on the sides for added safety and visibility.

M-Wave Bicycle Triangle Frame Bag

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Product Description
The three Nichia eXtreme LEDs in Planet Bike?s Beamer 3 Headlight would like nothing better than to illuminate the road on your late-night and early-morning commutes. Choose a flashing mode when you want to make sure motorists will see you and switch to the steady mode to light the way once the sun sets. The QuickCam bracket mount makes it quick and easy to take this headlight off (and put it on) your bike and the mount doesn?t require any tools.

Product Features

  • Bulbs: 3 Nichia eXtreme V 2.0 LEDs
  • Modes: Flashing, steady
  • Lumens:
  • Batteries: 3 AA (included)
  • Battery Run Time: Up to 100hr
  • Weight:
  • Recommended Use: Biking in the dark
  • Manufacturer Warranty:

Planet Bike Beamer 3 HeadLight

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  • Bright light offers three modes: high, low, and flashing
  • Reinforced alloy midsection
  • High and low power beam along with SuperFlash flashing mode
  • QuickCam bracket mounts, adjusts, or removes in seconds without tools
  • Includes two AA batteries

Amazon.com Product Description
Ideal for safe commuting and for low-light riding, Planet Bike’s Blaze 1-Watt LED headlight will keep your path well lit. The Blaze offers a high and low power beam along with SuperFlash flashing mode, which is highly visible in daylight as well as darker conditions. In addition, the light attaches securely to your bike thanks to the Quick Cam bracket mounts, which adjust or remove in seconds without tools. The Blaze–which offers high/low/flashing run times of 7, 14, 20 hours–runs on two included AA batteries.

About Planet Bike
In November of 1996, Planet Bike was founded in Madison, Wisconsin. In many ways, Planet Bike began as a social experiment that dedicated itself to doing business in a different way. Instead of being just another company that develops and sells products with profit as its end goal, Planet Bike wanted to help bring about positive change for people, their communities, and the environment.

Despite being a simple machine, the people at Planet Bike have always believed that the bicycle has great potential to help improve the world and the lives of the people in it. From the start, they have embraced an alternative corporate purpose which seeks to help get more people on bicycles by making communities friendlier places for the self-propelled. By donating 25% of company profits to causes that promote and facilitate bicycle usage, Planet Bike hopes to make an impact.

Social experiments aside, Planet Bike was born from the heart of a cyclist with a goal of making innovative, high quality, and practical bicycle accessories. Simply put, they strive to design and develop the best bicycle products in the world. In the company’s short ten year history, they have made important product innovations within the bicycle industry. Advancements include the 4-line computer which is now a standard in the industry and the world’s first self-contained HID light. Not bad for a company that ten years ago started as a one man operation. Today, while still a small company, Planet Bike continues to evolve and improve their product line with the goal of always striving to build accessories that make it easier for people to ride their bikes. Since 1996, Planet Bike’s financial support of the grassroots bicycle movement has totaled $500,000. By 2010, they have made a goal to donate $1 million to organizations that are dedicated to making America a friendlier place for cyclists.

Planet Bike 3044 Blaze 1-Watt LED Headlight

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  • Attaches with 3 Velcro straps
  • Reflective tape on the sides

Product Description
The M-Wave Small Saddle Bicycle Bag is perfect for holding your keys, MP3 Player, money, or any other small personal item. This durable little bag features rugged straps and Velcro for easy attachment to saddle stem. The zippered compartment ensures your items are secure while reflective tape helps keep you safe!

M-Wave Bicycle Saddle Bag

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  • Planet bike protege 9.0 9-function bike computer with 82-centimeter wire-mounting kit for the front wheel and case
  • Functions include current speed, speed comparator, ride time, trip distance, dual odometer (for two wheel sizes)
  • Four-line macromonitor lcd displays up to five pieces of data at a glance
  • Computer fits 25.0 to 31.8 millimeter handlebars, and magnet fits up to four-millimeter bladed spokes
  • Ultrasonically welded to be completely weatherproof; lifetime warranty

Product Description
Looking for a great computer for your bike.Planet Bike Protege 9.0 Cycle Computer . 9 Functions.Functions include current speed, ride time, trip distance, dual odometer, avg. speed, max speed, clock, temperature, speed comparator.Amazon.com Product Description
Whether you are training for a race, using a stationary bike for daily fitness, or just want to know your mileage for weekend rides or commuting, the Planet Bike Protege 9.0 9-Function Bike Computer is the perfect, easy-to-operate computer for multiple uses. A must have for any gadget enthusiast or anyone who is data driven, the Protege 9.0 allows you to track your progress and improvement as you build strength through multiple functions as well as view the temperature and time on one easy-to-read screen. Small enough to fit nicely on your handle bars, but large enough to read clearly, the Protege 9.0 provides all the information you need in a sleek and elegant form.

The Protege 9.0 has a “buttonless” design that allows for a large Macromonitor LCD screen with most of the information displayed on one very readable page. Displaying four lines of information on one screen, the computer provides up to five pieces of data at once without you even needing to press a button. Switching displays only requires a simple tap on the computer, making it is easy to operate in the midst of your ride, even with gloves on. A longer tap on the computer will reset the data. The functions include current speed, speed comparator, ride time, trip distance, dual odometer (for two wheel sizes), average speed, maximum speed, clock, and temperature for up to two different bikes.

The Protege 9.0 makes it easy for you to record and track your trip information effortlessly as you ride. The computer auto-starts when your bike begins moving, and mileage and time stop recording when you stop and restart automatically when you begin again so you can get an accurate reading of your time and distance no matter how many times you stop.

The Protege 9.0 has a two bike capability, allowing you to set the wheel circumference for two different wheel sizes so you can preset odometer readings for both. A single button on the back of the computer allows you to toggle between bikes. An additional wire/sensor harness is all that is needed to use the computer on two different bikes. The computer itself is removable from the holder it sits in and easily switches between bikes.

Built to last, the Protege 9.0 is backed by a lifetime warranty. It comes complete with a heavy-duty oversized wire harness with an 82-centimeter wire mounting kit for the front wheel and a case. The device is ultrasonically welded to be completely weatherproof. Installation is simple with easy-to-follow directions. Combining a clear, easy-to-read display, user-friendly operation, and a sturdy design, the Protege 9.0 is an excellent computer for any biker.

Computer Functions:

  • Current speed
  • Speed comparator
  • Ride time
  • Trip distance
  • Dual odometer (for two wheel sizes)
  • Average speed
  • Maximum speed
  • Clock
  • Temperature

Additional Specifications:

  • Four-line MacroMonitor LCD
  • Ultrasonically welded
  • Displays shows up to five pieces of data at a glance
  • Fits 25.0 to 31.8-millimeter handlebars
  • Magnet fits up to four-millimeter bladed spokes
  • 82 centimeter wire mounting kit for front wheel
  • Case size: 40 x 47 millimeters
  • Height with bracket: 27 millimeters
  • Weight: 57 grams with bracket and sensor

What’s in the Box?
Planet Bike Protege 9.0 9-Function Bike Computer, 82-centimeter wire mounting kit, case

Manufacturer Warranty
Lifetime Warranty

About Planet Bike
In November 1996, Planet Bike was founded in Madison, WI. In many ways, Planet Bike began as a social experiment that dedicated itself to doing business in a different way. Instead of being just another company that develops and sells products with profit as its end goal, Planet Bike wanted to help bring about positive change for people, their communities, and the environment.

Despite being a simple machine, the people at Planet Bike have always believed that the bicycle has great potential to help improve the world and the lives of the people in it. From the start, they have embraced an alternative corporate purpose which seeks to help get more people on bicycles by making communities friendlier places for the self-propelled. By donating 25% of company profits to causes that promote and facilitate bicycle usage, Planet Bike hopes to make an impact.

Social experiments aside, Planet Bike was born from the heart of a cyclist with a goal of making innovative, high-quality, and practical bicycle accessories. Simply put, the company strives to design and develop the best bicycle products in the world. In the company’s short 10-year history, it has made important product innovations within the bicycle industry. Advancements include the four-line computer which is now a standard in the industry and the world’s first self-contained HID light. Not bad for a company that 10 years ago started as a one-man operation. Today, while still a small company, Planet Bike continues to evolve and improve its product line with the goal of always striving to build accessories that make it easier for people to ride their bikes. Since 1996, Planet Bike’s financial support of the grassroots bicycle movement has totaled $500,000. By 2010, they have made a goal to donate $1 million to organizations that are dedicated to making America a friendlier place for cyclists.

Planet Bike Protege 9.0 9-Function Bike Computer with 4-Line Display and Temperature

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Today’s modern bicycles are a far cry from our earliest attempts at pedal power. In fact, what many regard as the birth of the bicycle had no pedals at all. It was more of a wooden hobby horse on wheels that the rider would straddle and push the machine along with his legs. While it had no pedals, it did at least have steering. It was known as the ‘running machine’. Compared with today’s range of bikes, it doesn’t sound much fun really!

Later, another wooden beast would hit the fashionable cobblestone streets of Europe – the Boneshaker. The appropriately named Boneshaker had pedals, and was entirely made of wood, apart from the hard, metal wheels. Thankfully, for the well-to-do riding public of Europe, the Boneshaker would soon be superseded during the 1870s by the far more comfortable, but far more dangerous, Penny Farthing.

The Penny Farthing was easily distinguishable from all bicycles that came before it by its huge front wheel and small rear wheel. It also, for the first time, offered the relative comfort of hard rubber tires. The size of the front wheel was so large because the larger the wheel, the more efficient the pedalling. While this allowed the well-heeled to hurtle recklessly at speed about the streets, it was also the cause of many serious injuries. All that was needed was for a stick to jam in the front wheel or a dog to run across the bicycle’s path and the hapless rider would be propelled over the handlebars and onto the hard ground below, usually on his head. Helmets were not a necessary accessory in those days!

For the ladies of the day, riding a Penny Farthing would just not do, so an adult version of the tricycle was invented in order for proper ladies to enjoy the pleasures of riding through the parks and gardens without compromising their good reputations.

Later, the Safety Bicycle was introduced. This was a redesigned version of the Penny Farthing that placed the huge front wheel at the back of the bike and the small rear wheel in the front. This new design considerably reduced the risk of being flung over the handlebars like a rag doll and ending up with a severe concussion or permanent brain damage.

By the 1880s, the bicycle was going through further changes. The pneumatic tire, the use of ball bearings and the spring seat made riding a much more comfortable affair. It was during this time also that more practical designs incorporating two wheels of equal size were introduced, making riding a far safer and enjoyable experience. The bicycle was fast evolving into the modern machines we enjoy today.

It was during the later part of the 20th century however that the bicycle really started to develop. In 1963 for example, Schwinn introduced a radical new bike called the Sting-Ray. The Sting-Ray borrowed much of its design features from the easyrider motorcycles and included high-rise handlebars, a comfy banana seat and a stick-shift. The Schwinn Sting-Ray allowed its young riders to become far more adventurous in their riding and it wasn’t long before wheelies, jumps and other tricks were being performed. The Schwinn Sting-Ray would soon lead to the development of the BMX and the rest, as they say, is history!

For more information, reviews and tips on mountain bikes, road bikes, folding bikes, BMX bikes and other bicycles, visit James Sanford’s website at BikingHeadz.com, the complete online buyers guide for bikes and bicycles.

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