The 180S Convertible Running Gloves let you adjust your hand insulation for cold weather running. A retractable windproof hood tucks away after your warm-up to prevent your hands from stewing in sweat. The best part is that if the whole running in winter thing doesn’t workout, these will work great for smoking cigarettes outside this winter.

Only a couple watches are made for Arctic expeditions, but I guess that’s okay since only a couple people actually go on Arctic expeditions—it’s not like they’re dive watches or something. Anyway, the Sir Ranulph Fiennes Edition Polar Surveyor will set you back $6250, but after awhile you’ll actually save money since it self winds and won’t ever need batteries. The no-battery thing is also important in case you ever do need to go on a sub-zero trip for a few months.

The 30 gram Trango Superfly ‘biners are just what the weight-obsessed gear addict ordered. With a 24kN rating they’re heavy hitters, too. The dirtbags over at Alpinist Mountain Standards reviewed the Superfly and gave it their stamp of approval, so you can sue them if it breaks. Just don’t be mad when you find out you could have saved 3 grams if you had waited for the Black Diamond Oz.

via Alpinist Mountain Standards

Zee Germans are coming to Portland and they’re bringing bikes. According to Bicycle Retailer the German organizers of Eurobike are launching a mid-September bike show to rival the annual Las Vegas Interbike show. Zee Germans say the time is ripe to capitalize on retailer and exhibiter discontent with the show in Vegas. They haven’t picked a name for the show yet, I’m pulling for Port-o-Bike.

via BikePortland.org via Bicycle Retailer

The carbon fiber Goode Scoop Skis pickup where the Volant Spatulas left off. While a handful of people in Utah or Alaska might be able to ski these in the right conditions, most of us don’t have a prayer at find the kind of snow the Scoops need. The Spatulas were even banned at few resorts where people would skid into turnstiles or lift lines when they couldn’t lay an edge. Wait until Goode puts the 75 pairs of Scoops they made on closeout in January if you really want some.

Patagonia must have seen a picture of some snowboarders from two years ago because they have a blazer out for this winter. The Spoken Word Jacket is a $158 blazer made from organic cotton, but you’ll have to cut some fabric out of your leather jacket if you want to add elbow patches.

The only kite boarding I like to watch is when guys get dragged out of the water onto the beach with wakeboards still on their feet, or their kite pulls them and their ice skates into open water. This video is a good example of why I was wrong about kite boarding.

I’ve seen insoles with remote controlled heaters, but this is the first pair of pants I’ve found that might electrocute you. Get them for your kid who wets the bed and the li-on battery will work great for negative reinforcement. Brookstone says the pants work well for skiing, but they’re not waterproof so you might want to tuck a garbage bag into the waist for sitting on chairlifts.

via Gizmodo via Red Ferret via Sci Fi Tech

If you don’t have anything better to do this winter, and you’re kind of a freak, you might be interested in this Sick Lines “Truth in Weight” project. It’s well known that bike companies lie more about weight in ads than women do at the DMV. So the crew at Sick Lines is asking their readers to weigh their gear and send in the information so they can setup an online database.

VIA Go Clipless.