Breaking from the monotony of traditional bicycle shape, designer Michael Shrewsbury has come up with a track bike concept by the name “The Glide” that features a frame made from nano carbon which moves on hubless wheels.

Cyclists are already doing their bit to help the environment by eschewing a fossil-fuel guzzling transport option. Now they can do a little bit more using Nokia’s newly unveiled Bicycle Charger Kit which lets cyclists charge their mobile phone using pedal power.

Serious mountain bikers are always looking for a competitive edge. Often, that can mean extracting every ounce of energy from their bodies and their equipment. Danish high-end mountain bike builder Pronghorn has designed a bike frame the company calls its Anti-Power-Loss-System (APLS) where the rear shock absorber is mounted on the top tube.

While there’s no denying the sheer eye-candy appeal of the 21 bikes currently on display at NYC’s Museum of Art and Design, the show goes beyond the glossy frames, contoured leather seats, and clever accessories, delving into the intensive craftsmanship that drives the growing rebirth of the trade. Called “Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle,” the exhibit emphasizes both the level of customization and the painstaking techniques that go into making these one-of-a-kind rides

It was always going to happen but nobody ever knew when or how Shimano would go about creating a 10-speed mountain bike drivetrain. Shimano have answered the questions at the Sea Otter this week where they finally revealed its 10-speed off-road drivetrain.

The builder of this bike, Masahiko Makino was the chief frame builder at 3rensho and has worked on many frames for the world’s top cyclists. Check out one of his finest below.

This just uncovered: It looks like SRAM has a 10 speed XO groupo in the making for 2011… Could we see it earlier like last year’s 2010 boxxer?

SRAM looks to follow up on its XX group with a redo of the XO groupo. It appears that many of the XX groups features will follow through into the new XO lineup.  The cassette is 10 speed and has a striking resemblance to that of the XX. The cranks too retain similar looks to that of the XX.

Lets hope that SRAM can keep the cost lower than that of the highly priced XX group while maintaining the performance.