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Campagnolo Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary with a Lavish History Book, Campagnolo: 75 Years of Cycling Passion Campagnolo Book to be Launched at Interbike Alongside the Reborn 11-Speed Super Record Gruppo

Belgian Beer and Bike Racing in Belgium: Come to Joe Parkin's Book Launch Party at Interbike! Boulder, CO, USA - September 22, 2008 - Joe Parkin, one of the first Americans to race in Europe, will autograph copies of his just published memoir, A Dog in a Hat: An American Bike Racer's Story of Mud, Drugs, Blood, Betrayal, and Beauty in Belgium at Interbike. Meet Joe, get an autographed copy of the book, and enjoy a Belgian beer. A Dog in a Hat is available now in bookstores, bike shops, and online. Joe Parkin Book Signing: A Dog in a Hat Thursday, September 25th, 5-6 p.m.

Universal Sports Presents Live Coverage of UCI Road World Championships Tune in September 24 - 28 on Universal Sports Network and UniversalSports.com Universal Sports will present live coverage of the UCI Road World Championships September 24 - 28 from Varese, Italy. Fans can tune in via UniversalSports.com and Universal Sports TV to watch a total of 827 cyclists from 58 countries competing at the highly anticipated Championships.

Mountain bike world champion, Christoph Sauser tried his hand in CrossVegas aboard a Specialized S-Works Tricross. His bike is equipped with SRAM Red, linear pull brakes and ultra-exclusive FMB file tread tires.

Lance Armstrong showed up to race with Trek’s XO bike. His was equipped with Shimano Dura-Ace sporting a 39/53 chainring combo. Bontrager’s Race XXX Lite carbon tubular climbing wheels sported Tufo tires and SRAM’s new Shorty 6 cantilevers handled the braking.

Carl Decker raced Giant’s brand new TCX. The new Aluxx alloy frame has drastically shaped tubes and a new fork with a tapered 1.125 to 1.5 steerer tube. Shimano Dura-Ace, XT V-brakes and WH-7801 carbon tubulars with custom Dugast-Michelin tires rounded out the package.

Thomas Frischknecht put the new Scott Addict CX to the test at the front of the race. His bike is built with a full run of Ritchey parts including cockpit, cranks and wheels. SRAM supplied him with its Force group. Dugast’s 34mm Typhoon wrapped his WCS carbon wheels.

Cannondale-cyclocrossworld.com superstar Tim Johnson was out on his CAAD9 signature bike, the TJX. His ride is equipped with SRAM Red, including the new Red BB30 crank, Mavic Cosmic Carbon Ultimates and Dugast Pipistrello tires.

Maxxis rider Geoff Kabush started the evening’s fireworks show by throwing down one of the night's first serious attacks. He rode a titanium Litespeed with a Dura-Ace drivetrain Reynolds DV46 clinchers and Maxxis tires.

Race winner Ryan Trebon of Kona rode a Kona Major Jake. The frame is scandium and equipped with a Shimano Dura-Ace and FSA double ring drivetrain, FSA carbon wheels and Challenge Grifo XS tires.

Bit bins. Effetto Mariposa’s Giusta Forza miniature torque wrench now can be ordered with a case containing all of the bits for it. Or just the bits can be purchased separately, in their own little case.

A whole lot of hangers. Wheels Mfg. makes derailleur hangers for just about any frame.

Clif Shot Roks are a way to eat a protein mixture by popping them in your mouth one at a time. The hard outer surface makes it possible to throw them in your pocket or on the floor of your car to grab whenever you need a burst of energy, without the chocolate interior melting all over.

Flax fiber is strong? Yes, and it has 16 timers the shock absorption of carbon fiber, according to Museeuw marketing manager Fangio Reybrouck. When woven with carbon fibers into Museeuw’s patented flax-carbon fabric, it is super stiff and strong while providing a super-comfortable ride.

Johan Museeuw with his top-of-the-line MF-1 flax/carbon frame. “The easiest thing to do would have been to go to China and buy a container of carbon frames with my name on them. But I always want something different,” says the Lion of Flanders. “And now I have the world’s only flax-fiber bikes”

What’s in the bag? Johan Museeuw ships his flax/carbon frames in a linen (flax fiber) sack.

Messenger bag maker Crumpler’s booth is a castle you could stand and stare at all day without tiring of finding new little details in the design.

Ibis’s polished Airstream booth offers the comforts of home away from home on the Vegas show floor.

The Tout Terrain single-wheel suspended trailer’s shock has two mounts. One shock-mounting position offers 200mm of travel, and the other offers 140mm of travel while lowering the trailer for improved stability and aerodynamics on smoother roads.

The Tout Terrain single-wheel suspended trailer allows you to ride singletrack trails with your kids before they are old enough to ride. The trailer attaches to the seatpost, out of the way of your heels or trail obstacles.

The Cervélo P4’s crotch between the head tube/fork and the down tube has been filled in for smoother air flow. The water bottle fills the crotch between the down tube and the seat tube. It pulls out like a normal bottle, but the bike is faster with it in place. The rear brake is hidden from view beneath the chainstays and from the wind by a cover.

Revelation. Cervélo company co-founders finally reveal the new P4 aero bike. The two were both Canadian engineering students when they started the company in 1995.

You know when you’re a success when you call a press conference at the last minute and the halls empty because of how many people are clustered around your booth waiting to see what you have under the sheet. And then when you run late and nobody leaves? Well, you can be sure you’ve emerged as the leader others must follow, and Cervélo is that leader when it comes to aero bikes.

What’s under the sheet? Cervélo was ready to show it's new P4, but not until creating a bit of buzz.

Electra partnered with artist Alexander Girard for a series of new cruisers.

Electra’s Amsterdam Balloon features Schwalbe’s Fat Frank rubber for extra style points, and 8 speeds for extra comfort. Cost to you, $750 for the works.

Courtney Lewis’ job is working out so far. While working at Hincapie Sports, she met and married George Hincapie’s Columbia teammate Craig Lewis.

Hincapie has sunscreen, too. It’s a spray-on zinc formula that protects against melonoma.

The women’s jeans are in the fifth prototype stage.

Hincapie’s casual wear, which includes a variety of jeans and merino tops, will be available in the spring of 2010.

Move over, Rock & Republic, George Hincapie has jeans now too.

Sock Guy is the name, custom socks — and now arm warmers — is the game.

As popularized by Cadel Evans at the Tour, Sock Guy’s custom undershirts are available online.

In addition to titanium dropouts, the Parlee Z2 CX features Bob Parlee’s custom carbon cable stops.

Bob Parlee has a ’cross bike for 2009. The $3,850 frameset is based on his Z2 lugged road model.

DeFeet’s Ciclismo was made for Paolo Bettini, who wanted padding in certain areas (red) and right/left specific socks. The result is the Ciclismo.

If recycled bottles aren’t exotic enough for you, DeFeet offers socks made from kelp (SeaCell, at left) and coconut (Cocona, at right).