Month: March 2018

  • e*thirteen TRS Race 11 Speed Cassette Review

    e*thirteen’s TRS Race and TRS Plus 11-speed cassette systems offer a wide 9-46 tooth range that installs on an existing XD driver body and works with SRAM and Shimano shifting. The lightweight 9-46 setup, which has a 9-10-12-14-17-20-24-28-33-39-46 tooth count, provides a massive 511% gear range. The TRS Race version we tested weighed in at…

  • TIMBER Bicycle Bell Review

    The TIMBER bicycle bell features a simple multi-setting lever that allows the bell to be entirely on when open, quieter in the middle position and then silent when set to off. Instead of a continual cowbell or bear bell design that never goes off, or a traditional on-demand chime bell, you can turn the TIMBER on or…

  • Ibis Introduces The Ripmo Long Travel 29er

    The Ripley and Mojo HD4 have given birth to the long awaited and much rumored long travel 29er named the Ripmo. The brand new fully carbon Ripmo features 145mm of rear travel utilizing the excellent dw-link suspension system and have 160mm up front that combines for a big wheeled monster that will be at home…

  • Ergon GA3 Grips Review

    The GA3 feature a “Mini-wing” design that offers more comfort and wrist support for GA2 grip fans and riders with smaller hands who found other winged grips to be too big. The highly functional and ergonomic grips utilize advanced materials and designs and shapes, to fit the hand as naturally as possible for increased comfort and decreased…

  • BLDG Active Welcomes Brian Lopes as an Athlete Ambassador

      Mountain bike legend knows that quick healing means more time in the saddle BLDG Active, the leader in bringing cutting-edge medical technologies to active outdoor athletes, announced the addition of pro-Multi-World Champ, Brian Lopes, to its ambassador team. Whether riding single track or pavement, cyclists battle chafing, saddle sores, scrapes, and sunburns daily and…

  • LifeProof NÜÜD iPhone Case Review

    The LifeProof NÜÜD iPhone case provides screenless technology that delivers perfect clarity and touch response with your iPhone’s touchscreen. It’s WaterProof, DirtProof, SnowProof and DropProof, so your phone defies the elements in any environment. It features integrated gaskets that form a waterproof seal around the edge of your phone’s screen while leaving the display open…

  • Pre Sea Otter Topeak 2018 Preview

      With the Sea Otter Festival coming up next month, Topeak is about to release some of their new 2018 products. The trick Mountain TT Twin Turbo hand pump and the JoeBlow Twin Turbo floor pump, utilize their TTwin Turbo technology, which allows the user to pull to compress air, and then push to inflate for…

  • Lindarets Introduces Their Thru Axle Wheel Mount

    Secure Wheel Storage & Schleppage Tinkerer and master engineer Marc Basiliere of Lindarets and Yaak Design belts came up with this new functional Thru Axle Wheel Mount ($39.95) that was made to securely hold thru axle front wheels in workshops, retail spaces, Sprinter campervans, home walls and just about anywhere you want to hang up a wheel. Wheely…

  • BUFF Spring Summer 2018 Collection Packs A Punch

    Buff, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of BUFF, creators of versatile performance headwear for all-season outdoor enthusiasts and athletes today announced the launch of the Spring/Summer 2018 collection of super lightweight, packable and feature-heavy Run, Bike and Trek Cap line, as well as revamped UV Arm Sleeves, Trucker Caps, Water-Sports Gloves and much more. Thoughts =>…

  • Micayla Gatto Signs with Diamondback’s 2018 Content Creation Team

    Micayla Gatto and Seth’s Bike Hacks joins longtime rider ambassadors Eric Porter, Mike Hopkins, and Simon Lawton on the team. Diamondback Bicycles is pleased to announce the addition of artist, filmmaker and professional mountain biker Micayla Gatto to its team in 2018. Also, favorite YouTuber Seth’s Bike Hacks joins longtime riders Eric Porter, Mike Hopkins,…

  • Helinox Sunset Chair Review

        The Helinox Sunset Chair is a comfortable, compact, lightweight, and stowable camp chair that utilizes a single shock-corded pole structure design that offers an easy assembly and disassembly. It provides a massive 320 lbs weight capacity, a high supportive back seat, multiple mesh sections for breathability, heavy materials and stout Aluminum legs and cross members. So sit…

  • Alpacka Raft Launches the Caribou, the Lightest Full-Size Packraft Available

    The new ultralight bikeraft and wilderness adventure boat feature Alpacka’s innovative and exclusive Late Rise Design. Alpacka Raft, the industry leader in research and development of modern packrafting, today announced the launch of its new Caribou packraft, a front-end loading and ultralight packraft that offers a modern take on an original classic. Thoughts => I…

  • DMOS Collective Announces The STEALTH PRO SHOVEL Designs

    Shovels Innovated to Empower Performance at the Highest Level DMOS Collective, the Jackson Hole, WY company responsible for disrupting America’s hardware industry with its built-to-last and collapsible Stealth and Alpha Shovels has announced the release of two new Active Tools™, the “Stealth Pro Shovel” and “Stealth Pro S Shovel,” both engineered with a 24” wide…