Category: Events

  • Outdoor Retailer+Snow Show 2018 – CGear Sand-Free Mats and Footwear

    CGear technology allows sand and dirt to fall through them and the patented weave keeps it from working its way from the ground up so any gear you put on the mat stays clean. Their collection ranges from personal sized mats for backpacking to RV sized mats, drone landing pads, soft beach towels and beach bags, and…

  • Outdoor Retailer+Snow Show 2018 – Crescent Moon Snowshoes EVA All-Foam V2 Debut

    Crescent Moon Snowshoes was showing off their latest iteration of their award-winning Eva All-Foam Snowshoe at the show, the Eva All-Foam V2. The Version 2 includes the addition of aluminum cleats to compliment the “tri-star clusters” in the TPU traction plate, which will provide a more versatile snowshoe, and give snowshoers access to more technical terrain for…

  • Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show 2018 – Klean Kanteen, DMOS, Rumpl and Julbo

    Klean Kanteen was focusing on their about to be released green friendly Klean Coat bottle coating, while DMOS has added flat and serrated edges to their Alpha and Stealth Pro snow shovels, Rumpl blankets gets some towels and Julbo has Aerospeed and Renegade sunglasses with the  Zebra Light Red photochromic lens. Klean Kanteen The family-owned company introduced…

  • Celebrating the life of Tim Watkins

    Tim Virgil Watkins Nov 17, 1956, to Sept 14, 2017  For this post, an ode to my friend, I am not going into any of the circumstances of his heinous passing. Instead, this is a celebration of his life. #BeLikeTim #MissMyTimmy Loveland Ski Area I first met Tim Watkins when he was a ski patroller…

  • Video – Another Miraculous Aaron Gwin Win At the Mont-Sainte-Anne DH World Cup

    Photo courtesy of Red Bull and Bartek Woliński The Men’s World Cup UCI Downhill finals at the Mont-Sainte-Anne on August 6, 2017, turned out to be an entertaining and challenging race. The Australian rider Dean Lucas had set the best time before the course conditions turned ugly when a deluge of rain slammed everything. The…

  • Interbike Heads to Reno-Tahoe for 2018 Show

    Interbike, the Largest U.S. Bicycle Industry Trade Show  Chooses Reno-Tahoe for New Home Beginning September 2018  and  Announces Launch of Interbike Marketweek Interbike Marketweek will Start with World-Class Consumer Cycling Festival followed by OutDoor Demo and Culminate in Trade Show with Morning Education, New Show Hours and Mid-Week Day Pattern   Although Las Vegas was…

  • Wilkins Peak Trail System Named Top Mountain Bike Trail In Wyoming For 2nd Year

    I just got back from a quick trip to Sweetwater County Wyoming where I enjoyed bike riding, sight seeing, watching a rodeo and viewing Wild Horses up close and personal. On the first day, I got a quick jaunt on some local trails above Rock Springs. The second day I explored the incredible Wilkins Peak Trail…

  • Shimano Announces New Gravity and All-Mountain Footwear & Pedals

    Athertons Team Up with Shimano for Launch of New Gravity and All-Mountain Footwear & Pedals New top-level All-Mountain and Gravity Lines Offer SPD- and Flat- Pedal Options; First-Ever Shimano Women’s Gravity Shoe Shimano has just announced a slew of new shoes and pedals oriented towards the gravity crowd. The new SPD shoes include the flagship All-Mountain SH-AM901…

  • Sweetwater County Wyoming – Rock Springs Day 1

    Sweetwater County is conveniently located in southwestern Wyoming off the I-80 corridor and along the popular travel highways of 191 and 530 in Flaming Gorge Country. It’s 5 hours from the Denver Metro area and 3 hours from Salt Lake City, making a likely location for recreational activities. Sweetwater County has some incredible single-track trails just…

  • BC Bike Race and Kali Protectives Join Forces

    The BC Bike Race take place July 5th – 13th throughout sections of the West Coast of British Columbia and the Seven Stage race pits racers against tough trails and long days in the saddle. This year the BCBR has a new protocol for concussion management, and they have teamed up with Kali Protectives for support…

  • Ibis Introduces the Mojo HD4

    Introducing the 4th Generation Mojo HD The Mojo HD4 is the latest in a series of trail bikes from Ibis Cycles, featuring 27.5″ wheels, and 153mm of rear wheel travel, delivered through the efficient dw-link suspension, and it’s compatible with a variety of 160mm forks. The bike uses designs, expertise, and technologies derived from the HD3…

  • Ibis Team Debuts Mojo HD4 at EWS Race in Ireland

    We’ll have full news on the new Mojo HD4 on Tuesday, May 30th! Until then, here are some tidbits of information along with pictures from the EWS Emerald Enduro in Ireland. Supposedly the head angle has been slackened out to 64.9° (depending on the fork) compared to the HD3’s  66.6° . Also, the BB has been…

  • Emerald Expositions Acquires Snow Show from SnowSports Industries America

    The SnowSports Industries America (SIA) is the non-profit organization that has held the annual Snow Show industry ski trade show since 2011 in Denver, after a longtime home in Las Vegas (say what?). The large Emerald Expositions trade show conglomerate that runs the Interbike and Outdoor Retailer shows is acquiring the SIA Snow Show for a $16.7…

  • Moab May 2017 Trail Report – Navajo Rocks

    I rode the entire Navajo Rocks loop counterclockwise from lower lot, and it offered excellent views throughout the trip. The sun came out around the halfway point after a dreary and wet morning. I started on the fun Ramblin which had lots of swooping slickrock, then the sandier Big Mesa next to the majestic canyon…

  • Moab May 2017 Trip Report – The Whole Enchilada

    The Whole Enchilada is one of the premier mountain bike rides in the Utah desert, and the bottom Porcupine Rim portion was the only real singletrack in the Moab area back in the old days. Due to the heavy snow conditions and the recent rain, the Whole Enchilada Shuttle drop off was on the Loop road…

  • Moab May 2017 Trip Report – Mag 7 Trail

    The Magnificent 7 or “Mag 7” is a series of trails between Highway 191 and 313 in the Moab area. You can do loops on the trails, an out and back or point to point via a shuttle, the latter is what I did. My Mag 7 singletrack route started on Gateway, then Bull’s Run,…