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Cannondale Recalls 23,000 Mountain Bikes
Cannondale has recalled 23,000 mountain bikes between $2,000 and $10,000 with the brand’s ‘OPI’ stem/steering tube.
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Guerrillas In The Mist: Adventure In Colombia
A trip to climb, trek, and bike in Colombia gives our editor a glimpse at the South American country’s “bad old days,” as well as a look at the potential for wilderness adventure.
Ortovox Recalls S1+ Avalanche Transceivers
The S1+ hardware can fail, resulting in no signal transmission during an emergency situation, even as the unit appears to be powered on and functioning properly.
GoPro IPO A 'Viral' Success
GoPros, the ubiquitous helmet cameras now found at nearly ever ski area, mountain bike park and surf break on the planet, are responsible for thousands of viral videos, so no surprise that investors see a real appeal in this booming consumer tech company.
Fat Bike Summit To Rally Riders
Mark your calendar; a fat bike rally is heading to Utah with racing, demos and seminars about the future of these big-footed cycles on snow and trails.
Beast 16 bindings built for ‘hard-charging’ backcountry skiers
Backcountry stalwart Dynafit nudges more into the freeride mainstream with a binding, the Beast 16, aimed at huckers and other “hard-charging” skiers.
Best ‘Pseudo-Underground’ Bike Event of Year
The multi-event All City Championship weekend in Minneapolis is one of the best grassroots bike competitions and gatherings of the year. Full weekend schedule on the poster after the jump. Be there!
Backflips and Slacklines: Teva Mountain Games
GearJunkie’s Sean McCoy is reporting from Vail, Colo., this week at the 11th annual Teva Mountain Games. Here he files a report and a few photos from the action.
Loki ‘Shape-Shifting’ Parka for Women
Superlative warmth, hidden (integrated) mittens, a face shield, and a long, insulated body make the Stockholm Jacket from Loki LLC unique. Our writer gave the jacket a winter test last month in the woods and steep terrain in and around the mountain town of Bend, Ore.
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2008 (update No. 2)
I meant to lay down this blog on Friday after two days of snooping the halls of this year’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show in Salt Lake City. But skiing, in the guise of big backcountry descents in the Wasatch Range, got in the way this weekend of me doing much of anything productive. So now, without further ado, here are a few more hot items from the show floor, backpacks, water booties, jackets, electrolyte-laced hot cocoa and all. . .
Wakesurfing in the New York Times
In last Friday’s New York Times I wrote about wakesurfing, a behind-the-boat sport that employs five-foot (or shorter) surfboards and specially weighted boats that create wakes that mimic an ocean wave. Unlike its cousin sport of wakeboarding, wakesurfing avoids towropes once a rider is standing, relying instead on the hydrodynamics of an artificially created wave. . .
