Month: December 2020

  • The MTB Lab Best of 2020

    CamelBak Skyline LR 10 Hydration Pack The CamelBak Men’s Skyline 10 LR and Women’s Solstice LR 10 are lumbar All Mountain oriented packs and include new upgrades and features. The lumbar design’s lower center of gravity means more stability on bumpy trails and free upper body movement. The innovative new dual-wing hip belt system offers amazing…

  • onX Acquires Adventure Projects, Inc.

    Unparalleled navigation tools now support a vast community of outdoor adventurer MISSOULA, Mont., Dec. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — onX, a pioneer in outdoor digital navigation, today announced its acquisition of Adventure Projects, Inc., a network of websites and mobile apps featuring thousands of outdoor experiences that contributors have brought to life with guide-book details, imagery, trail…

  • 2020 Holiday Gift Guide – Shoes

    Pearl iZUMi X-ALP Elevate Shoe The X-Alp Elevate is Pearl iZUMi’s premier mountain bike shoe, and they offer an ideal combination of pedaling power transfer and walkability. They provide optimal comfort and efficiency on epic and everyday rides. The shoe has been updated with features that make it lighter, more comfortable, grippier, and more adjustable with…

  • 2020 Holiday Gift Guide – Apparel

    GORE Wear C5 GORE-TEX Trail Hooded Jacket Highly packable and lightweight weather defense Combining two GORE-TEX tried and true technologies and years of experience, this is the only jacket you’ll need in foul weather while being small enough that you can carry it with you, so you’re always prepared. Rugged, weatherproof, and lightweight, the GORE-TEX…

  • 2020 Holiday Gift Guide – Socks

    Swiftwick VISION Six Impression National Parks Collection For a limited time, rep your favorite national park with the Swiftwick VISION™ Six Impression National Park collection. Created in partnership with our local friends at Anderson Design Group, these beautiful socks pay homage to the majestic locations we love to explore. Features designs from Yellowstone, Zion, Great Smoky Mountains,…

  • 2020 Holiday Gift Guide – Tools

    Leatherman FREE P2 Designed for unmatched comfort, durability, and ease-of-use, the Leatherman FREE P2 represents decades of consumer feedback, testing, and engineering. Integrated FREE technology means all 19 tools are easily accessed with one hand, open smoothly, and click into place with a confident snap. Proudly made in Portland, Oregon.  It’s 4.25 in/10.78 cm long, weighs 7.6…

  • Announcing the Wolf Tooth GeoShift Performance Angle Headset

    Adjust the geometry of your bike by changing the head tube angle. The GeoShift Performance Angle Headset allows you to change the head tube angle by -1º to make for a slacker geometry for added stability on fast descents, or by +1º by using the opposite orientation of the headset to make for a steeper…

  • Backcountry Access releases the Tracker4 Avalanche Beacon

    Press Release Backcountry Access (BCA) this month announced the release of its newest avalanche beacon the Tracker4™, for winter 2020/21. The design of the Tracker4 avalanche transceiver marks a new industry standard for transceiver durability and ease-of-use for those moments when every second count. When asked about what makes the Tracker4 different from other BCA…

  • Introducing the RevGrips RG5 Ergonomic Grips

    The new RevGrips RG5 Grip continues its ongoing mission to end the dreaded arm pump and hand fatigue problem many riders face. This all-new ergonomic grip design is built upon their award-winning Shock Absorbing Grip platform and is packed with features to add control and comfort for all riders. Whether you focus on DH, XC,…

  • 2020 Holiday Gift Guide – Skiing

    Giro Grid/Envi MIPS Helmets Giro Sport Design new Grid MIPS (men’s) and Envi MIPS (women’s) helmets weigh in at feathery light 400-grams. The innovative MIPS® Spherical Technology’s Ball-and-Socket design helps redirect impact forces away from the brain by allowing the outer liner to rotate around the inner liner during a crash. It also eliminates contact with…

  • 2020 Holiday Gift Guide – Electronics

    OtterBox Power Up with OtterBox Power Banks, Cables, and More OtterBox has a full Power system lineup, including Power Banks, Mobile/Car Charging Kits, and a slew of cables. OtterBox USB-C Fast Charge Wall Charger – Premium Fast Charge Premium single USB-C Wall Chargers from OtterBox are engineered rugged and built to outlast. Featuring a smart…

  • Video – FKT on Scotland’s West Highland Way Trail

    Stretching from just outside the hustle of Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, to the iconic highland town of Fort William, the 95 miles (153km) West Highland Way is a world-famous, multi-day traverse loved by walkers from around the world. What is less well known about the route, is that a hardy band of mountain bikers has…

  • GOAT Cooler System Debuts Customizable Modular Design, Delivering the Ultimate Base Camp

    GOAT BOXCO Disrupts Cooler Industry with Launch of High-Performance Food and Gear Storage Solution Engineered for People Who Live Ready GOAT BOXCO is launching their all-new GOAT Cooler System, a high-performance food and gear storage solution built by, and for, people who GO AT life. Engineered to flip the switch on the cooler industry, the…