Review: LifeSpan Rower

Contributor Jill Adler, a certified ski instructor, tests a rowing machine to get in shape for the upcoming ski season. The machine costs $495 and…

Tiny GPS Beacon

The quarter-size Chirp, a new product from Garmin, is a GPS beacon made to stand in as the “cache” for participants in the activity of…

‘Yuki’ Expedition Parka

Canada Goose has a new polar mash-up parka this season. The exclusive coat, made in collaboration with Japanese designer Yuki Matsuda, costs a cool $1,750.

Review: Hitch Racks

Gear Junkie reviews bike-ready hitch racks from Thule and Kuat. Stout outrigger arms and a solid connection to the hitch make the racks bomber for…

Inov-8 ‘Evoskin’

To-be-released silicone “shoe” from Inov-8 Ltd. resembles Vibram FiveFingers. But the Evoskins are even more minimal.

‘Boy Who Conquered Everest’

Highly controversial or highly awesome? You can decide. Jordan Romero, the 13-year-old who climbed Mount Everest, co-wrote a kids book on his experience.

Interbike Rides back to Vegas

Change of plans. After a flirt with Anaheim, Calif., for its show next year, the Interbike Expo is riding back to Las Vegas again after…

Fi’zi:k Bike Shoes

Italy’s fi’zi:k brand jumps into the bike-shoe market with a high-end line. Kangaroo leather, sail cloth, and $400 price tags are included in the feature…

‘Performance’ Lingerie

A new company in Carpinteria, Calif., touts sex appeal alongside athletic functionality with its line of “performance lingerie.”

Giant Obelisk of Bikes

It stands more than 60 feet tall. It’s made of recycled bike parts, concrete and steel. Meet “The Cyclisk,” a public art sculpture in Santa…

HANEBRINK Hybrid Bikes

Its tires are 8 inches wide. It floats on snow and sand. On flat terrain, the HANEBRINK X-5 can reach speeds of over 65 MPH.

NEMO Polar Pod

Built with a unique “air-permeable reflective insulation” material, the $3,400 Isopod tent is Nemo’s design culmination from a multiyear experience working for NASA.

Swobo Crosby

A Swiss Army Knife-like bike, the Crosby converts from urban commuter to CX rig, or from fixie to freewheel with the turn of a screwdriver…

Giant Crystal Cave!

Crystals up to 36 feet long. Scorching-hot temps that could kill a human. Welcome to the Cueva de los Cristales, a rare cavern in Mexico…

Forerunner 310XT

Garmin’s uber outdoors/fitness/GPS watch tracks and quantifies a workout or an adventure like few products on the market. Gear Junkie gave the watch a multi-month…

Costa Rica AR

Contributor Trish Riley reported live to cover the inaugural Costa Rica Adventure Race, part of the AR World Series. A 500km coast-to-coast course drew an…

Oakley Jawbone sunglasses

The Pro Tour peloton is full of faces wearing Oakley’s Jawbone shades. Contributing writer T.C. Worley tested the sports glasses for three months to see…

$10K Polartec Grant

Got a wild idea for an expedition in 2011? Applications for the $10,000 International Polartec Challenge Grant are available now.

Review: Princeton Tec Byte Headlamp

Small headlamp. Bright light. That’s the promise from Princeton Tec with its 2.25-ounce Byte. Gear Junkie tests it trail running and on a bike.

Aron Ralston Film

“127 HOURS” is a new film directed by Danny Boyle that recounts the story of Aron Ralston and his run-in with an immense boulder in…

ARTCRANK Bike Posters

Bicycle-inspired posters are the theme of the traveling ARTCRANK show. With a show in Portland, Ore., opening this week, here’s a preview of posters from…

Ciclotte Exercise Bike

It may look like an aesthetically-sublime torture device. But the Ciclotte is an exercise bike in disguise. Cost? A cool $10,700.

Encore! Interbike 2010

Gear Junkie offers a final peek at equipment and new bike products from the massive bike love-in last week in Las Vegas that was Interbike…

Van Dessel WTF

Van Dessel looks to the past for the design of its new WTF bike. At the Interbike Expo last week, writer T.C. Worley found it…

First Ascent ‘Tech Hoodies’

Eddie Bauer First Ascent bridges the elusive hoodie/mid-layer gap with a pair of tech tops. T.C. Worley gives the concept a multi-month test.

Bootleg Canyon MTB

Bootleg Canyon, a mountain-biking area in Boulder City, Nev., is the venue for Interbike’s Outdoor Demo, a two-day industry event. Gear Junkie reported from Bootleg’s…

Merino Wool Stores

Two of my longtime favorite merino-wool purveyors, Ibex and Icebreaker, are opening suave urban stores, respectively in Boston and in the SoHo district of Manhattan.

HD HERO 960

GoPro’s latest camera is an entry-level version of the company’s flagship HD HERO model. It’s marketed as a “full-blooded GoPro camera” at $179.

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