Category: Events

  • Outdoor Retailer Summer 2018 – Rumpl

    Rumpl utilizes new material technologies that have been developed for activewear, concerts, picnics, outdoor gear, and sporting goods to modernize the everyday blanket. They make high-quality, versatile blankets, towels and ground covers that keep you comfortable anywhere you go, or when you don’t go anywhere. Shammy Towel Collection The Rumpl All-New Shammy Towel Collection features…

  • Outdoor Retailer 2018 – Day 2 Wanderings

    Boreal Boreal has brought back their classic climbing shoe, the Ninja. The original slip lasted Ninja was one of the first high sensitivity slipper climbing shoes on the market. The newly updated version includes a 3D molded heel cup, and the downturned forefront utilizes their super sticky Zenith Ultra rubber with a simple elasticated closure. It securely holds…

  • Outdoor Retailer Summer 2018 – Lander

    Lander had a slew of cool products in their booth including the trick Cairn XL Smart Lantern with power bank capabilities and app controllability, the rugged Neve Apple Lightning cord with reflective properties and the Moab iPhone case with temperature regulate and insulative technology. Lanterns They have several functional lanterns including the brand new Cairn XL Smart…

  • Outdoor Retailer Summer 2018 – Mammut

    Mammut was showing off two packs, the commuter/work/travel Seon Transporter and the lightweight hiker/trekker Lithium Speed, along with the Hueco Knit Low shoe. Lithium Speed The smallest backpack in the Lithium family is a real multi-talent. Thanks to its panel-loader design, very lightweight materials and numerous features, the Lithium Speed is a suitable companion for pretty…

  • Outdoor Retailer Summer 2018 – Ultimate Direction

    Ultimate Directions has the SCRAM alpine climbing pack, the HydroLight apparel series with integrated mini water bottles, the HALO minimalist lightest vest, the women’s Fastpacks, and the trick carbon FK Trekking Pole. The SCRAM is Ultimate Directions sleekest alpine climbing pack (with UD’s running DNA) that you will find. It goes trail to the crag, trail to ski,…

  • Outdoor Retailer 2018 – RMU

    RMU or Rocky Mountain Underground have their roots in handmade skis in the United States, but they have ventured into ski/snowboard packs and now have a travel pack collection, bike tailgate pads, and a bike pack. Core Pack 15 They had a very trick hydration bike pack with a slew of features and functions. Its…

  • Outdoor Retailer Summer 2018 – Day 1 Wandering

    Tepui had their brand new hardtop HyBox on display, which is a multi-purpose unit that can be a rooftop tent or a storage unit. Just unzip and pack up the tent, remove the sleeping pad and you have a large storage capacity carrier. Platypus is refining their bike hydration pack system, with models for All Mountain and…

  • Review – Magura Storm SL Rotors and 8.R Brake Pads

    I spent a couple of months testing Magura’s SL lightweight brake rotors and their new high-performance oriented 8.R Race brake pads. The SL rotors provide excellent all-around performance in a lightweight package while the 8.R Race pads feature their organic race compound to offer maximum stopping power. Storm SL Brake Rotor The Magura Storm HC and…

  • Sustainable Trails Coalition: Wilderness Areas Human-Powered Trail-Access Bills In Congress

      On May 17, 2018, Senate Public Lands Subcommittee Chairman Mike Lee (R–Utah) introduced a revised version of his 2016 Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act. With similar legislation by House Federal Lands Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (R–Calif.) pending in the House of Representatives, legislation to let Wilderness managers regulate bicycling in federal Wilderness areas…

  • Sea Otter 2018 – Renovo Hardwood Bikes

    BadAsh 29 The Renovo BadAsh XC Marathon Racer represents the first-born frame in the Renovo Racing Development project and was explicitly designed over the past two years by Renovo engineers to excel in XC Endurance races with its lighter, smoother, more efficient absorption, damping technologies for impact, shock and vibration than traditional hardtails. The lightest…

  • Sea Otter 2018 – Mondraker Bikes

    Mondraker is a Spanish bike company that was first introduced to the US last September and they have an array of carbon fiber and alloy trail bikes. Their claim to fame is their forward geometry concept which features a more extended front center with a shorter stem, for improved control and stability at speed. Foxy…

  • Sea Otter 2018 – ORTLIEB

    The ORTLIEB bikepacking line (PVC-free and made in Germany) is growing, and they offer the following new products: Gravel-Pack, Seat-Pack M, Handlebar-Pack S, Frame-Pack Toptube and Cockpit-Pack. The Frame-Pack Toptube is the ideal solution for those who want to bring along a drinking bottle and still wish to store baggage in the frame triangle. The…

  • Sea Otter 2018 – Light & Motion

    For 2018 Light & Motion has the Rando 500 which is the ultimate crossover light with an extended runtime and on-the-go charging (via a USB connector to a dynamo) that’s perfect for long rides on or off the road. For commuters, the Vya line of head and tail lights are a powerful range of smart…

  • Sea Otter 2018 – Osprey Packs

    Seral The Seral is a lumbar styled pack with a 7-liter capacity and a 1.5-liter hydration reservoir. The bag offers an easy access zippered main compartment with an internal tool organization system and dual zippered hipbelt pockets. On the front, it has bungee loops so that you carry additional apparel as required. The pack provides…

  • Sea Otter 2018 – OneUp Components

    Oneup Components They were showing their highly innovative Dropper Post that offers a trimmable shim design to tune the travels lengths so you’re not stuck in some prescribed setting. Their EDC tools system fits into the top of your steerer tube for quick and easy access to essential maintenance items. Dropper Post The world’s shortest,…

  • Sea Otter 2018 – Giro Shoes

    Giro Giro was showing three new gravity-oriented mountain bike shoes at the Sea Otter show, including the flat pedal Riddance and Riddance MD, the upgraded clipless Chamber II and finally the all-around flat pedal Jacket II. Chamber II The new clipless Chamber II is an upgrade from its predecessor the Chamber and it gets a…