Cyclocross Magazine was in Sin City for the last Las Vegas edition of Interbike. During the next few weeks, we will highlight the products that caught our eye.
Bike maintenance is certainly not the most glamorous aspect of cyclocross, but it definitely one of the most important, especially as the calendar moves into the depths of fall and early winter.
Golden, CO-based Feedback Sports produces products designed to help keep bikes in working order in the pits and after race day.
My Brother's (Chain) Keeper
One Feedback Sports product that caught our eye at Interbike is the Chain Keeper. The Chain Keeper was originally designed by Golden-based Butter, and the smaller company is partnering with Feedback to produce and distribute their product.
The Chain Keeper is not big, but it helps keep the chain in place when the rear wheel is removed. Feedback Sports' new Chain Keeper. Interbike 2017 © Cyclocross Magazine
The purpose of the Chain Keeper is to manage the chain when the rear wheel is removed.
The Chain Keeper is a small tool that helps with chain cleaning and bike shipping. Feedback Sports' new Chain Keeper. Interbike 2017 © Cyclocross Magazine
The small mechanism is essentially a small toothless cog that supports the chain and prevents it from draping on the chainstay during cleaning and lubing. It also can be used to keep the chain in place during shipping and travel.
The Chain Keeper helps support the chain when the rear wheel is removed. Feedback Sports' new Chain Keeper. Interbike 2017 © Cyclocross Magazine
The Chain Keeper will begin shipping in late October and will have a retail price of $40.
Scorpion Stand Gets Two-Piece Makeover
Cyclocross Magazine had previously looked at the appropriately-named one-piece Scorpion stand:
Feedback has recently acquired Scopion Stands, and will be offering this portable bike stand that works with "hollow" crankset axles soon under its own name. Sea Otter Classic 2016. © Cyclocross Magazine
Feedback Sports has re-engineered the Scorpion with a more portable two-piece design.
Feedback Sports Scorpion bike stand now comes as a two-piece unit, for easier portability and much cheaper packaging and shipping. Interbike 2017 © Cyclocross Magazine
The new Scorpion has the same price as the one-piece design, but it is now more portable and easier to ship.
Valuable Feedback from Some of the Best
Feedback Sports is a sponsor of Mathieu van der Poel and Sanne Cant's Beobank-Corendon team, so they are able to receive suggestions from some of the sport's best.
Sanne Cant warms up on a Feedback Sports Omnium Trainer. © Clifford Lee / Cyclocross Magazine
Cant and Van der Poel use Feedback Sports' trainers for their warm-ups, and as a perk of their sponsorship, owners Lisa and Doug Hudson get to ride the Dutch and Belgian stars' bikes from the previous season.
Feedback Sports sponsors Sanne Cant and Mathieu van der Poel's team, so as a perk, Lisa and Doug Hudson get to ride the champions' bikes from last year. Feedback Sports, Interbike 2017 © Cyclocross Magazine
More info: feedbacksports.com
Stay tuned for much more from the 2017 Interbike trade show.
Photo Gallery: Feedback Sports Chain Keeper, Scorpion and More
Feedback Sports tool sets provide tools for many maintenance issues. Interbike 2017 © Cyclocross Magazine
