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.”
Oregon-based Thunderbolt Sportswear offers a premium pair of pants with its namesake “softshell jeans,” a Schoeller-based product that retails for $188.
A titanium spindle, bearings, a threaded end, and clip-ready titanium “wings” comprise the artwork that is the Eggbeater pedal design. In this article, GJ gushes on one of his favorite products of all time.
Sidewalk chalk or energy food? Gear Junkie tests “the strangest energy food he has yet to try,” Hammer Nutrition’s chalky, hard Perpetuem Solids.
Need to fly with a bike in tow? Gear Junkie reviews what is advertised as “the best bike hard case on the market” during a recent multi-leg flight to South America.
How do you eat for a week-long wilderness expedition race? Gear Junkie gives a peek inside his race pack for a few tricks from the field.
At $699, Yakima touts its SkyBox LoPro model as the “finest rooftop cargo box ever made.” Our writer is on her second season using the box. Here are the results of her test. . .
Jason Magness, a member of Team GearJunkie.com, rates the best and worst gear he used, abused and destroyed during the 2011 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race.
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Back from his six-month “Alaska-Yukon Expedition,” ultra-light backpacking phenom Andrew Skurka sits down for a Q&A with Gear Junkie.
Merrell’s go at the barefoot-footwear game includes six new models in its “Glove” line of shoes. Gear Junkie got an early pair of the trail model to test.
The incredibly light weight — and incredibly small! — Inov-8 X-Talon 160s are made for kids or shorter adults. Our pint-size tester gave the shoes a thorough test.
Black Rock Gear’s Original Down Hat is like a puffy jacket for your head. The company touts it as the “lightest and warmest hat on the market.”
Can you say ultra-light? Gear Junkie tests a minimalist tent for a week in the wilds of Patagonia.
Gear Junkie recounts a recent rock climb in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, where peaks rise thousands of feet off the sand, and petroglyphs bake in the desert sun.
Specialized Bicycles’ new water bottle has an infused layer of silicon dioxide to promote “the pure taste of drinking from a glass.” Gear Junkie gave the bottle a harsh test in Patagonia this month.
After decades of lingering in the back alleys of fashion, winter boots made for women have hit a stride as of late with form as well as function. Our reviewer tromped in three pairs this winter for a test.