North Pole Gear Test

Last April, John Huston and Tyler Fish reached the North Pole by ski — the first Americans to pull off the unsupported feat. This column…

Recycled Bike Messenger Bags

Constructed of vinyl sheeting from old billboards, Defy Bags have a raw, artsy aesthetic. Bonus: They are sourced, cut, stitched and designed in the United…

Helly Hansen Trail Lizard HT

The Helly Hansen Trail Lizard HT is a cold-blooded beast built for bipeds. It is touted to be capable of “maintaining comfort while pounding out…

Recharger Device on a Bike

Charge your iPhone on the go. Dahon facilitates “user-generated electricity” via bike riding with its to-be-released BioLogic ReeCharge device.

Camelbak Freeride Pack

At $120, Camelbak’s Don is the boss of the family of three new all-mountain freeride bike packs.

Twitter at 17,700 Feet

As reported in the Minneapolis City Pages newspaper this morning, “Minneapolis climber plans to tweet from Mt. Everest.” (That would be me.)

David Byrne’s Bicycle Diaries

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has a new book that balances travelogue, meditation, and musings on urban policy culled from his decades looking at…

88 Bikes Foundation

Give children freed from slavery or human trafficking a bike and you’re helping them move closer and closer to autonomy and independence. That’s what the…

Sport Beans Go All Natural

When you’re craving junk food during a long ride or workout, nothing is better than junk food without the junk: Sport Beans recently transitioned to…

Ride Machete Snowboard

With a price tag of $430, the Ride Machete is a great value and has similar characteristics of more expensive category leaders including. . .

Review: Cy.Fi Wireless Speaker

The Cy.Fi Wireless Speaker lets you crank tunes on your bike — headphone-free. Contributor Benjamin Roman takes it outdoors for a ride with his iPod…

Crumpler does Hydration

Crumpler has entered the hydration pack market with its Bumper Issue messenger-style backpack. It is intended for day hikes and bike trips around town.

Dahon Midtown Mini

Mopeds, Segways and even some foldable bikes are fun to ride, but a little goofy to be seen on. To make the latter a little…

Avalanche Airbag

Backcountry Access’ Float 30 acts like a life preserver, helping the skier/rider/snowmobiler stay near the top of the snow in an avalanche.

2010 Kona Paddy Wagon

Pity the non-track riding, fixed-gear buyer who ponies up his pennies without doing research, for he may come home with a bike with a crap…

Urban Adventure: ‘Amazing Race’

Public transit, problem-solving, and urban challenges define citywide scavenger hunt races, which are based partly on “The Amazing Race” television series. Team Gear Junkie took…

Thule Foot Redesign

The Traverse foot, Thule’s first major base-rack component upgrade in years, makes a rack install easier and quicker, the company says.

Personal Locator Beacon

It’s a gadget you don’t “need” until you really do need it. But in an emergency, the SARLink personal locator beacon can alert search-and-rescue squads…

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