The Urban Tool hipHolster is sure to come into vogue at about the same time the term “urbaneering†really catches fire. Here’s a chance to be ahead of the curve and become an Urban Tool before the modern fanny pack blows up. The hipHolster is a post-modern pocket protector—it holds your pens, iPod, and cell phone while immediately identifying you as a grade A nimrod.
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The prospect of buying a new backpack for its eco properties is funny when you consider that most people probably don’t even need new backpacks. Don’t let that bother you though, you can just donate your old backpack to a charitable group and then feel even better about saving the environment. Lafuma makes their Eco 40 Backpack from hemp and recycled polyester, and they give it their Ventilight back system. It’s stylish as backpacks go, and it’s one to hold onto for awhile to boost your bragging rights about saving the environment.
A Nordic skiing music video makes about as much sense as skate jib skis, but the Duluth, MN band Low isn’t afraid to break away from genres. Maybe this means that cross country skiing will be the next hipster mode of transportation when the fixed gear bike dies off.
Low has the distinction of being the absolute weirdest show I’ve even seen. They were playing a show in Salt Lake, and when I arrived I found out that they would only play on the condition that the bar didn’t serve any beer. No one even whispered between songs, and lead singer Alan Sparhawk used it as an opportunity to do a mission calling by bring people up on stage who were leaving for two-year trips as Mormon missionaries. Now I have absolutely no problem with Mormons, but you have to admit it was a bizarre turn for a rock show. I’ve seen the Black Eyed Snakes (one of Sparhawk’s other projects) in Minneapolis a couple times, and they’ve always put on a towering show. I love Low and the Black Eyed Snakes, but I was really disappointed by that one Low Salt Lake show.
Full face helmets are an easy purchase to rationalize after visiting one of your friends in the hospital who’s going to be eating through a straw after breaking his jaw. The problem with full face helmets is that unless you can jump on a bro deal or wear your dad’s bubble motorcycle helmet from the ‘70s, you’re stuck slinging a lot of cash. The SixSixOne Strike Helmet and the Giro Remedy are among the only full face helmets you can get into for around $100. You can’t touch a Troy Lee for less than $300, and Giro’s Remedy CF sets you back around $270. The less expensive SixSixOne Strike Helmet relies on heavier construction to protect your head, but you’ve been wanting to bulk up your neck anyway.
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Every few years a new cycling lube comes out that’s supposed to revolutionize the way we maintain our bikes. First it was White Lightning and chain wax, then Boeshield, and now it’s the synthetic lube Eexoz Cycling. Their website is pretty low-rent, but gun freaks are saying great things about the lube’s corrosion resistance and bike shops are noticing. Plus, you know, it’s better for the environment than petrol lubes, which is hot right now.
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