Santa Cruz dropped into the 29er market two years ago with its carbon Tallboy, a premium frame with a premium price tag to match. This summer, the company delivered a lower-cost aluminum version. We rode it for three months on a comparison test.
Dual rubber types offer variable densities in the Wild Race’R tire, Michelin’s latest mtb tread. Our writer tests the tires while mountain biking this summer on singletrack around the USA.
Tire giant Michelin didn’t reinvent the wheel with its latest innovation. But the company may have reinvented the inner tube with a square design touted to be “twice as flat-resistant” as regular tubes.
Epic heli skiing in a state most known for its casinos and desert sand? Ruby Mountain Helicopter Skiing offers 11,000-foot peaks and far-from-anything terrain.
One of the most exciting and unique events this spring in the outdoors world is SylvanSport’s “FindTheGO contest,” a two-month online event and live treasure hunt that begins this week.
Mention the term “fleece” in an outdoors setting and people think of a synthetic fabric. Icebreaker steps back to the origins of fleece with a new line made of wool.
It took more than five hours — and about 22 miles of wilderness travel on the feet — to squeak in for first place in the annual Badger orienteering event.
Promising “free live music shows held in the world’s best bike shops,” Banjo Brothers’ Tiny Bikeshop Concert Series kicks off in Minneapolis tomorrow night.
The Lightbrite Swig is made with a thick waterproof nylon fabric and has a simple, streamlined design. Gear Junkie gave it a three-month test.
Eric Larsen’s year-long expedition reached the world’s three “poles” — the North and South Poles and the top of Mount Everest. This column dissects some of the unique gear that helped along the way.
Athletics behemoth adidas AG is entering the U.S. outdoor marketplace with footwear, apparel, outerwear, and optics. Gear Junkie gets a Q&A with an adidas managing director for a peek at the company’s ambitious plans.
Mix the Brothers Grimm, international fashion photography, a hint of Salvador Dali, and a crew of New Zealanders obsessed with merino wool and you get Icebreaker and its odd, mystical motif.
A compressed block of nuts and seeds — flax, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower — make Raw Crunch bars appear to be made for the birds. Gear Junkie takes a taste test.
Raw and unembellished, this video provides a rare peek into the Wenger Patagonian Exped Race, where Team GearJunkie pushed their bodies and their gear to utter ends. Swamp trekking and fjord swimming included!
Gear Junkie reports on two pair of outdoor-oriented tights from Salomon after more than a year of use. They are now his “de facto pants in the outdoors.”