What We Have Noticed: GU, Bont, Look, ITU …
More recently we noticed the GU Jet Blackberry gel, Bont sub-10 tri shoes, Look Keo Carbon Blade pedals, 2010 Dextro Energy ITU series and a Walz cycling cap.
GU Jet Blackberry
What: Eating the required nutrition on a ride or during a race is much easier when you like the taste of your nutrition product. Along those lines the GU Jet Blackberry certainly leaves a positive taste.
Size: 32 grams
MSRP: $1.35
Website: www.guenergy.com
Bont sub-10
What: The Bont sub-10 is an interesting tri shoe option with a monocoque fiberglass base and 40 air vents on frontal area of shoe and air gills in arch area
Sizes: 36-50
Weight: 275 grams
Color: White with blue accents
MSRP: $179.99
Website: www.bont.com
Look Keo Carbon Blade
What: The Look Keo Blade uses a carbon leaf spring instead of a steel coil spring, saving weight and changing the entry and exit feel of the pedal in the process.
Weight: 92 grams per pedal
MSRP: $499.99
Website: www.lookcycle.com
2010 Dextro Energy ITU Triathlon series
What: Less than a month from now is the kickoff of the 2010 Dextro Energy ITU World Championship series in Sydney, Australia. From there the series goes to Seoul, Madrid, Hamburg, London, Kitzbuhel and ends with the finals in Budapest in mid September.
Date: April 11
MSRP: n/a
Website: www.triathlon.org
Walz wool cap
What: Post race or in other casual circumstances if you are the hat type you can always opt to wear a baseball cap. But if you want to stick out of the crowd, one of the woolen Walz caps might be a better option.
Sizes: S-M, L-XL
Colors: multiple choices (grey-red featured)
MSRP: $24.99
Website: www.walzcaps.com