Author: Brian Mullin

  • Outdoor Retailer Winter 2018 – Helinox

    Helinox and Rumpl are known for making premium, packable and lightweight products for the outdoors recently announced a new collaboration that blends comfort, style, performance, and warmth and is the perfect complement to enjoying the outdoors and kicking back after a run, hike, ride or any activity. The collaboration utilizes a blue/green geo-pattern color scheme and…

  • Outdoor Retailer Winter 2018 – Shoes from Lems, Vasque, Forsake, Vivobarefoot, Xero and Oboz

    Lems Lems new vegan-friendly Trailhead is a minimalist hiking shoe that does is it all, with a 4mm drop heel for proper body alignment and it naturally spreads the toes outward to avoid many common foot ailments. It is made of microfiber and air mesh, with a full-length rubber outsole and the lightweight trail shoe is…

  • Outdoor Retailer Winter 2018 – Day 1 Walkabout

    The first climbing helmet featuring the patented MIPS technology, the Mammut Wall Rider MIPS offers maximum safety and protection from impacts caused by tumbling rocks or falls. Mammut climbing fingerboard is a smart and interactive training system. Once you hang on the board it senses your weight and provides a customized workout and training program.…

  • OGIO Launches The ALPHA Convoy Collection

    New Line Unveiled on the Heels of Global Brand Refresh; Features Backpacks, Travel, and Sports Bags with Sustainable Materials, Cohesive Look, and Functional Stylish Design SAN DIEGO – Nov. 5, 2018 – OGIO International, Inc., a leading innovator of sports and travel bags, backpacks, and golf bags, announced today the launch of its newest line…

  • Platypus Big Zip EVO Reservoir, Chuckanut Hip, Tokul, B-Line and Siouxon AM Packs

    Platypus, the leader in taste-free hydration, introduces the latest evolution of its bestselling Big Zip Reservoir – the Big Zip EVO – delivering a 50-percent increase in flow and new user-friendly features. In addition to the Big Zip EVO, Platypus introduces a new hip pack and refreshes its hydration pack line for mountain bikers and…

  • Helinox and Rumpl – A Stunning New Outdoor Collaboration

        The collaboration includes new geo-pattern and colors for Helinox Chair One, Rumpl Original Puffy Blanket, and Chair One Cover Helinox and Rumpl; two brands that are known for making premium, packable and lightweight products for the outdoors – announced the launch of a fun new collaboration that blends comfort, style, performance, and warmth…

  • Park & Diamond: Foldable Bike Helmet

    The Park & Diamond Helmet is a collapsible and foldable bike helmet that combines the look of a baseball cap with energy dispersing technology to make it safe as a traditional helmet. They raised over $3.1 million on their Indiegogo campaign from approximately 29,00 backers. Though I can’t vouch as yet for its safety, the helmet…

  • Interbike 2018 – Bollé, SixSixOne, Elite, Outdoor Tech, 100%

    Bollé The new Bollé Shifter sunglasses were first seen on the AG2R La Mondiale team during the Tour de France. The Shifter features their Phantom single piece shield lens made of tough NXT material with photochromic and high contrast filtering, water and dirt repelling hydrophobic treatment. They come in a range of lens tints and…

  • Trust Performance Message Carbon Fiber Linkage Fork

    Years in the making, the Message is the beginning of multi-link front suspension design from Trust Performance. The Message is a mind-blowing reset of what you think a front suspension should do; it’s something you feel the instant you start riding. If we tell you how good we think the Message is, you probably won’t believe us. For us,…

  • Introducing the Northwave Himalaya Winter Performance Shoes

      This winter, your lowest extremities will stay the warmest and driest EVER all season long thanks to Northwave’s winter boot – the Himalaya. The Himalaya is made with an Arctic GTX footbed: a four-layer aluminum and fleece construction that works with the membrane to deliver outstanding warmth and insulation. Alongside the extremely thermal insulating…

  • Introducing the A35 Stem by Industry Nine

      Industry Nine has released their A35 All-Mountain Stem made from domestically sourced 7075 Machined Aluminum at their Asheville, NC factory. It comes in 35, 40, 50, and 60mm lengths and 11 anodized colors, which can be mixed and matched as desired. Like all their other products the stems are highly engineered, well made and jeweled…

  • Muc-Off Introduces New Disc Brake Covers

    The simple but functional Muc-Off Disc Brake Covers will help keep contaminations off of your rotors and calipers when cleaning the bike. Their new Disc Brake Covers are the solution to protecting your disc brakes during maintenance or transit is here. The design makes life easy, they are fast and easy to use and help to…

  • Interbike 2018 – EVOC and Ergon

    EVOC NEO 16l For the 2019 bike season, experience the benefits of exceptional Soft Protection with the new NEO 16l. EVOC’s integrated AIRSHIELD System with its characteristic lattice structure is positioned between the pack and the rider and visible on the exterior of the backpack. This combined unit makes sure the protector is as close as…

  • Industry Nine to offer Shimano Micro Spline

    Industry Nine is excited to announce their partnership with Shimano to offer Micro Spline compatible freehubs. As the first North American hub manufacturer to receive the license, they will support their customers interested in Shimano’s new XTR M9100 group and any subsequent products that may use the Micro Spline freehub profile. As with all Industry Nine hub…

  • Interbike 2018 – Walkabout Day 1

    ArroWhere was showing their innovative reflective arrow gear for improved safety while night riding in traffic, while MRP is releasing the new lightweight and shorter travel Ribbon SL fork and Effetto Mariposa had their new smaller and lighter Giustaforza torque wrench, and lastly Praxis Works has added the alloy Cadet Power Crank that utilizes the 4iiii PRECISION…

  • Floyd’s of Leadville Adds New Arnica and CBD Balms

    Floyd’s of Leadville is expanding their lineup of CBD recovery products with the release of three recovery balms featuring two natural pain and inflammation plant products, CBD and Arnica. CBD (Cannabidiol) is a cannabis compound that has significant medical and anti-inflammatory properties, while the Arnica Montana flower (Wolf’s Bane) has powerful analgesic and anti-inflammatory characteristics. Combining…