Las Vegas: Finding the latest in bike equipment at Interbike

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Brooks, a British company that sells leather saddles and bike bags, has come out with a cycling helmet. It’s better-looking than most helmets but a bit heavy for long rides. ($170 for regular models; $190 for this model.) (David Colker / Los Angeles Times)

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Giordana, one of the top cycling clothing makers, has come out with its EXO line, featuring sheer, super-soft fabrics. One big problem -- the price tag. A jersey alone costs about $250. (David Colker / Los Angeles Times)

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A bit of quick, high-protein nutrition on a long ride is welcome, even if many bars taste like sawdust. Not so with Bonk Breaker’s new flavor, Cookies & Cream. (About $2.75 a bar.) (David Colker / Los Angeles Times)

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Among products on view for baby boomer cyclists: These sunglasses from Tifosi, with built-in reader lenses so that boomers can look down and read the speedometer. (About $80 for models that change with light conditions, $50 without.) (David Colker / Los Angeles Times)

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The Sentinel from NiteRider looks like a normal taillight, but turn it on and two tiny lasers beam downward on either side of the bike, making it look like you have a personal bike lane and helping drivers see you. It also works as a flashing taillight. (Available in October for about $50.) (David Colker / Los Angeles Times)

By David Colker

Sept. 11, 2014 8:37 PM PT

The annual giant toy box for bicyclists — the Interbike trade show, crammed with bicycles, gadgets, clothing and components from kid’s trikes to racing bikes with five-figure price tags — is on at the convention center at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

The show is usually limited to exhibitors, dealers and the bike press. But this year, they’re throwing the doors wide open to the public on Friday only, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you want to see everything, you’ll have to be pretty much on the move the whole time. Admission is $20.

Many of the major bike manufacturers, both U.S.-based and foreign, are at the show, but two of the biggies skip the event — Trek and Cannondale, which host private events for their dealers.

Here’s just a few of the new and otherwise cool items on display at Interbike.

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