Category: Events

  •  Western Spirit Cycling Announces Outerbike Changes for 2022

    Western Spirit Cycling, the producer of Outerbike, announced final Outerbike dates for the 2022 season and an expanded expo component planned for this year’s events. In line with current projections related to bike availability, Outerbike events in Killington VT, Duluth MN, and Crested Butte, CO, will not run in 2022. Western Spirit’s Mark Sevenoff said,…

  • New REI Membership Updates

    REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) is extremely excited to announce that starting March 2nd, REI members will experience five new benefits, allowing the co-op to deepen the relationship with their member community. Things have come a long way since I joined back in the early 70s’. My membership number is just a hair over 300,00, and…

  • Big Sugar Gravel Race Registration Opens

    Life Time Big Sugar Gravel opens March 1, at 4 PM CT. This event has historically sold out very quickly so interested riders should not delay. Big Sugar and the 50-mile Lil Sugar will take riders on picturesque yet rarely maintained gravel roads in Northwest Arkansas and Southern Missouri, one of the sweetest cycling regions…

  • Video: Diamondback & Mike Hopkins Drop “How We Roll”

    The latest film from Diamondback athlete and content creator Mike Hopkins – “How We Roll.” The film is inspired by his childhood love for biking and how it’s evolved into a lifelong passion – a narrative I’m sure most of us will catch a glimpse of ourselves in. The film premiered yesterday – check it…

  • PEARL iZUMi Launches We, an online hub for the Women’s Cycling Community

    PEARL iZUMi Launches ‘We,’ an Online Hub for Connectivity, Inspiration, and Product Information Within the Women’s Cycling Community PEARL iZUMi, the worldwide leader in cycling apparel and footwear, is excited to launch We, the brand’s new initiative to connect, inspire, and empower women-led cycling communities. Through a combination of storytelling, social experiences, and online resources,…

  • Revel Bikes Welcomes Karen Jarchow and Gordon Wadsworth

     Welcome, Karen and Gordon to the family! Revel is proud to announce the addition of two more athletes to our team! Please join us in welcoming Karen Jarchow and Gordon Wadsworth to the Revel family. Karen Jarchow is an elite MTB and gravel athlete and overall mountain adventurer. She resides in Eagle, CO where…

  • Outdoor Retailer Snow 2022 – Aetrex Albert 2 Pro 3D Foot Scanning System

    Aetrex’s Albert 2 Pro is an innovative foot scanning device that uses Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence technologies to transform the way customers purchase shoes and orthotics. Customers begin by standing on a coated foil with an invisible nano material containing the geometric calibration patterns used by the scanner’s cameras. I just stood in my…

  • In Bandit Hill Video Jill Kintner shreds with a Squirrel, Snail and Fox!

    Enter the land of smiling mountains and playful critters. Bandit Hill is a whimsical place where the forest comes alive, the critters frolic, and the dirt is oh-so-perfect. Bandit Hill was pulled directly from the mind of Red Bull athlete, Olympic medalist, and world champion mountain biker Jill Kintner. Bandit Hill takes Jill’s sketchbook and brings…

  • Outdoor Retailer Snow 2022 – Innovation Awards

    Highlights of the Innovation Awards: The LavaBox is a portable propane campfire built inside an ammo can, PACT is an outdoor all-in-one bathroom kit, the Oakley MOD7 helmet integrated visor is magnetically connected, the ORTOVOX DIRACT VOICE Beacon is an avalanche transceiver with integrated voice navigation, the Freestone Love Handle 7 Gear Organizer replaces a…

  • Outdoor Retailer Snow 2022 – Walkabout Day 2

    We saw plenty of exciting stuff during our Day 2 Walkabout at the Outdoor Retailer Snow 2022. Ignik will be releasing the FireCan Deluxe with a removable grill insert; the Gas Growler X and the Gas Growler X Pro get twice the capacity of their predecessors. RigStrips has the highly functional magnetic SunStrips and SnoStrips,…

  • Outdoor Retailer Snow 2022 – Walkabout Day 1

    The Outdoor Retailer Snow 2022 was quieter than previous years, significantly due to COVID and the current Omicron variant. But there were plenty of exciting vendors on the show floor; Hot Bento is a self-heating lunch box, Field Company offers lighter/smoother cast iron cookware, and the Pak-Jak jacket has an interchangeable and removable back panel…

  • Outdoor Retailer Snow 2022 – HEST Memory Foam Camping Mattresses

    HEST makes enhanced memory foam camping mattresses and pillows. HEST products are engineered for optimal body alignment, pressure point relief, temperature regulation, and durability. Their lineup includes the Foamy memory foam camping mattress (3.9″ thick), the Sleep System, which is the Foamy mated with a Drop Stitch Base (like an inflatable SUP), and lastly, their…

  • Outdoor Retailer Snow 2022 – SCARPA Unveils New 4-Quattro and F1 GT Ski Boots

    At the Win Winter 2022 launch party on night zero of the Outdoor Retailer Snow 2022 show, SCARPA unveiled the 4-Quattro XT and 4-Quattro SL Alpine AT ski boots, along with the F1 GT Tour Lite ski boots. The 4-Quattro lineup is GripWalk hybrid ski boots that are their lightest in class, with the 4-Quattro…

  • Backcountry Access announces the Float E2 Avalanche Airbag

      Backcountry Access announces the Float E2 Avalanche Airbag: A new way to stay afloat Boulder, Colo.—Backcountry Access (BCA) announces the release of the new Float E2 avalanche airbag, the first in BCA’s airbag lineup that comes equipped with the Alpride E2 supercapacitor inflation system. It will hit the market in the 2022-23 season. Bruce…

  • Sam Pilgrim Video: The Steering Wheel Enduro Bike – Will It Survive The Bike Park?

    This video is way too darn funny! The steering wheel enduro bike – Will it survive the bike park? I fit a car steering wheel on my Ghost Enduro mountain bike and see how many gap jumps MTB trails, and drops I can hit in the bikepark, would ride this bike? My ghost enduro mountain…

  • Le Col & Wahoo Combine To Co-Sponsor Leading UK Based UCI Women’s Pro Cycling Team

    New name, exciting ambitions, still the best-looking kit in the pro-peloton. Today, the Le Col Wahoo team – formerly known as DROPS Le Col s/b Tempur – launches, developing the next generation of female cycling talent and helping to color the road with some of the very best international cyclists. Ahead of the 2022 UCI…