Day one of Interbike in Las Vegas, and we’re just back from the premiere of the latest freeride flick Disorder IV – Ride The Lightning. It’s very good, but we’re not here to talk about that – we’ve got bike parts to dribble at.

Eight hours of trawling the aisles has got us through roughly a quarter of the show, so with only two more days we’re going to have to up the pace. For now, here’s some highlights of day one – there’s bigger pictures hiding behind the small ones…

German manufacturer Alutech are possibly first off the blocks with a Shimano Saint-compatible rear hub.		Balfa showed they do more than big ol’ freeride bikes with the Belair 4in trail bike. Manitou SPV shock hides inside the main tube.
Crank Brothers have two new pedals based on the Eggbeater mechanism. This is the Candy (available in various colours), there’s also the Mallet platform-style pedal.		The Gravity Dropper seatpost is like a 21st century Hite-Rite. Flick a lever and bounce on the seat to drop it, flick the lever back to pop the seat back up. It’s surprisingly light, too.
Tucked away in the roof of the Turner stand was the prototype Highline freeride frame.		Latest in a long line of cool one-off kids’ bikes at Interbike is this mini-Maverick, built by Paul Turner for his daughter.
Czech ti builders Morati had a range of MTB and road frames, all featuring tons of neat detailing and tidy construction.		Giant’s carbon fibre NRS put in an appearance, complete with own-brand carbon seatpost and bars.
Speedplay CEO Richard Byrne is a self-confessed pedal nut. He brought along his collection, covering about a century of pedal development.		Salsa launched a Scandium singlespeed, with vertical dropouts, disc mounts and a Bushnell eccentric BB.
Also in scandium was this proto Salsa stem, weighing in at 150g and to be available in road and mountain versions.		Retro streamline style kid’s trike oozed cool.
Ventana’s X-5 offers tons of standover height and 5in of travel from linkage-driven shock.		Alutech’s Wildsau DH frame redefines “industrial”.
Fi:zi’k’s WingFlex saddles are designed to let you sit and pedal on a bigger area. The edges gradually break in to avoid inner thigh chafing when sitting back.		Carbon specialists Wound Up adapted their tandem fork into this MTB version. 800g, but the mud clearance looks a bit tight.

Race Face unveiled the X-Type BB/crank system. Outboard bearings and a hollow pipe spindle resemble XTR and ’04 XT but the RF offering permanently attaches the left hand crank to the spindle. Available in XC, “All-Mountain” and DH versions.