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Buff UV Arm Sleeves Review
The Buff UV Arm Sleeves are warm weather sun sleeves that offer UPF 40+ sun protection for your lower arms while wearing short-sleeved jerseys. You can also utilize them for additional warmth on chilly mornings and while worn under a long-sleeved jersey with or without a baselayer. They’re lightweight, packable and easy to pull on and off when…
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Effetto Mariposa Caffélatex Sealant and Vitamina CL Sealant Additive Review
The Effetto Mariposa Caffélatex tire sealant has been around for some years and is useful in a mountain, road, cyclocross, and gravel bicycling, in tubeless, tubular and innertube applications. The durable and puncture repairing mix doesn’t contain harsh chemicals such as ammonia, and when it’s agitated it bubbles or foams up which spreads it more…
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WTB Bridger TCS Tough 27.5 Plus Tire Review
WTB Bridger TCS Tough The WTB Bridger TCS Tough is a monster Plus sized 27.5″ x 3″ tire that was designed for aggressive riding and utilizes an open and blocky knob pattern made with their robust bulletproof casing and sticky Gravity DNA rubber compound. The gravity oriented Bridger Tough is a reliable, sturdy, puncture resistant…
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Just In – Leatt DBX 3.0 Enduro Helmet
The Leatt DBX 3.0 Enduro All-Mountain helmet is stock full of high technology borrowed from Leatt’s full faced brethren along with venting and adjustment systems applicable for the All Mountain rider. Made of a polycarbonate outer shell, it is lightweight, and the helmet’s key differentiation is that it is equipped with a removable chin bar to modify…
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e*thirteen TRS Race 11 Speed Cassette Review
e*thirteen’s TRS Race and TRS Plus 11-speed cassette systems offer a wide 9-46 tooth range that installs on an existing XD driver body and works with SRAM and Shimano shifting. The lightweight 9-46 setup, which has a 9-10-12-14-17-20-24-28-33-39-46 tooth count, provides a massive 511% gear range. The TRS Race version we tested weighed in at…
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TIMBER Bicycle Bell Review
The TIMBER bicycle bell features a simple multi-setting lever that allows the bell to be entirely on when open, quieter in the middle position and then silent when set to off. Instead of a continual cowbell or bear bell design that never goes off, or a traditional on-demand chime bell, you can turn the TIMBER on or…
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Ibis Introduces The Ripmo Long Travel 29er
The Ripley and Mojo HD4 have given birth to the long awaited and much rumored long travel 29er named the Ripmo. The brand new fully carbon Ripmo features 145mm of rear travel utilizing the excellent dw-link suspension system and have 160mm up front that combines for a big wheeled monster that will be at home…
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Ergon GA3 Grips Review
The GA3 feature a “Mini-wing” design that offers more comfort and wrist support for GA2 grip fans and riders with smaller hands who found other winged grips to be too big. The highly functional and ergonomic grips utilize advanced materials and designs and shapes, to fit the hand as naturally as possible for increased comfort and decreased…
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BLDG Active Welcomes Brian Lopes as an Athlete Ambassador
Mountain bike legend knows that quick healing means more time in the saddle BLDG Active, the leader in bringing cutting-edge medical technologies to active outdoor athletes, announced the addition of pro-Multi-World Champ, Brian Lopes, to its ambassador team. Whether riding single track or pavement, cyclists battle chafing, saddle sores, scrapes, and sunburns daily and…
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LifeProof NÜÜD iPhone Case Review
The LifeProof NÜÜD iPhone case provides screenless technology that delivers perfect clarity and touch response with your iPhone’s touchscreen. It’s WaterProof, DirtProof, SnowProof and DropProof, so your phone defies the elements in any environment. It features integrated gaskets that form a waterproof seal around the edge of your phone’s screen while leaving the display open…
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Pre Sea Otter Topeak 2018 Preview
With the Sea Otter Festival coming up next month, Topeak is about to release some of their new 2018 products. The trick Mountain TT Twin Turbo hand pump and the JoeBlow Twin Turbo floor pump, utilize their TTwin Turbo technology, which allows the user to pull to compress air, and then push to inflate for…
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Lindarets Introduces Their Thru Axle Wheel Mount
Secure Wheel Storage & Schleppage Tinkerer and master engineer Marc Basiliere of Lindarets and Yaak Design belts came up with this new functional Thru Axle Wheel Mount ($39.95) that was made to securely hold thru axle front wheels in workshops, retail spaces, Sprinter campervans, home walls and just about anywhere you want to hang up a wheel. Wheely…
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BUFF Spring Summer 2018 Collection Packs A Punch
Buff, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of BUFF, creators of versatile performance headwear for all-season outdoor enthusiasts and athletes today announced the launch of the Spring/Summer 2018 collection of super lightweight, packable and feature-heavy Run, Bike and Trek Cap line, as well as revamped UV Arm Sleeves, Trucker Caps, Water-Sports Gloves and much more. Thoughts =>…
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Micayla Gatto Signs with Diamondback’s 2018 Content Creation Team
Micayla Gatto and Seth’s Bike Hacks joins longtime rider ambassadors Eric Porter, Mike Hopkins, and Simon Lawton on the team. Diamondback Bicycles is pleased to announce the addition of artist, filmmaker and professional mountain biker Micayla Gatto to its team in 2018. Also, favorite YouTuber Seth’s Bike Hacks joins longtime riders Eric Porter, Mike Hopkins,…
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Helinox Sunset Chair Review
The Helinox Sunset Chair is a comfortable, compact, lightweight, and stowable camp chair that utilizes a single shock-corded pole structure design that offers an easy assembly and disassembly. It provides a massive 320 lbs weight capacity, a high supportive back seat, multiple mesh sections for breathability, heavy materials and stout Aluminum legs and cross members. So sit…
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Alpacka Raft Launches the Caribou, the Lightest Full-Size Packraft Available
The new ultralight bikeraft and wilderness adventure boat feature Alpacka’s innovative and exclusive Late Rise Design. Alpacka Raft, the industry leader in research and development of modern packrafting, today announced the launch of its new Caribou packraft, a front-end loading and ultralight packraft that offers a modern take on an original classic. Thoughts => I…
