Atomic Surf Wax is made for the guys who wear Mickey Mouse ties to work and Keds with their suits. Rubbing it on your board is like saying, “Well, if I’m going to have to use wax, it may as well be wacky!” It’s normal wax except for the four fluoro colors that help identify [ more... ]

Mountain biking music video that’s like Dick in a Box combined with a Gunner Nelson vlog post.

via How to Avoid the Bummer Life

Herringbone denim from Levis might be the next eccentric thing besides wrapping your hands in cat bladders. 686 has some Levi-branded snowboard stuff coming out next year, but it’ll be tough to match your ridin’ jeans since the pant-maker doesn’t have any incredibly tight yet baggy girl’s jeans with herringbone and a double set of [ more... ]

If the National Softball Hall of Fame isn’t enough to lure you to OKC, maybe the Rocktown Climbing Gym will be. The gym boasts indoor routes as long as 90ft, as well as outdoor routes with bolted holds and a few routes with real glued-on rock holds. Below is a shot of the gym’s president, [ more... ]

You can float this fire starter through the hot tub when it’s time to light some cigars on a bromantic night. WetFire Tinder is a compact, odorless fire starter that’s unaffected by wind and water. It burns at 1300F and looks a lot like a cotton ball covered in Vaseline. via Wild Snow

While Congress debates over a toothless passenger bill of rights for the airline companies, a handful of people in the know have been invoking Rule 240 to get on a flight while the rest of us sit in the bar drinking $8.73 pints of Bass. Rule 240 states that if a flight is canceled for [ more... ]

I know it looks fake, and a small part of me wishes it was just a lame joke, but Katadyn is selling this Trekking Mahlzeiten Canned Hamburger. It comes with the bun and all the fixings—and it’s the most futuristic food I’ve ever seen in my life. It looks like something you would eat at [ more... ]

At least you’ll be able to recognize your bike after it gets stolen. The making of this special project Nike bike is being used in a documentary-style ad in Japan. Apparently the fixie craze has burnt out there quite yet. Those handlebars are so narrow that you’ll be tossed over ‘em if you sneeze while [ more... ]

Reflectors are cool again. The new ELVS wheelset from Laek House has rims that light up like a dollar-store marquee when hit with a vehicle’s headlights. You won’t have to wear the day-glo jacket that begs for neighborhood kids to throw empty cans and rocks at you. The ELVS setup is made with Velocity rims [ more... ]

I don’t read About.com Skiing much because, well, I’m not a towering idiot who needs the internet compartmentalized in small, easy-to-understand tidbits, but I’m glad I caught this blog post by About.com’s Mike Doyle. The man charged with explaining skiing to the last AOL holdouts on the internets has this gem called the Top Ten [ more... ]