A Milwaukee bike messenger known as Shaggy has launched a new messenger backpack company that brings something to the design besides new branding. The Shag Bags are conventional backpacks with a side pocket you can swing in front of your body for easy access. The idea is that the weight in the large main pocket [ more... ]
Tags: Cycling
The Hydrostar SUB Flashlight charges with a hand crank like other flashlights from Seattle Sports, but this one also comes with a USB port so you can charge iPods or your wireless mouse while stuck in the backcountry. A minute of cranking will run the LEDs on the Hydrostar for about 30 or 45 minutes, [ more... ]
Tags: Backpacking, Camping
The poor mountain bikers unable to prop themselves up with a pair of skis or bottle of whiskey during the winter months might find some use for these DIY tire chains. They look pretty easy to put together and should last a long time as long as you don’t ride on concrete or barbed wire. [ more... ]
Tags: Cycling
People in Texas will have something to talk about besides Austin when I run into them. Oil tankers hauling loads of crude around the Gulf produce these massive glassy waves. You just need a friend with a boat who can drop you off in front of it and pick you up when you fall. via [ more... ]
Tags: Surf
If you live in Europe or you actually smoke cigarettes while you ski, you probably already know that Rossignol makes ski and snowboard clothing, and collaborates with designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac to make ultra-high-end outerwear. This guy Jean-Charles (a.k.a. JC/DC) is like a French Bill Brasky. He’s a French Marquis, but he was born in [ more... ]
Tags: Clothing, Snowboarding
Is this the best piece of food ever made, or the best anything ever made in the universe? Happy Thanksgiving. Don’t drink too much; and if you do drink too much, stay on the first floor so you don’t fall down the stairs again this year.
Tags: Food and Drinks
PR people in the outdoor industry do a killer job. Why? Because they actually really love the stuff they sell. I’m sure there are loads of PR staff in other fields who are also legitimately passionate, but let’s face it, it’s hard to get stoked to put a nice spin on oil tankers and [ more... ]
Tags: Skiing, Snowboarding
You know what the weirdest thing is about the See Saw Bike? They left on the reflectors. Also, it looks like both rear wheels have some kind of 6-speed freewheel even though they’re both single-speeds. Or I guess they could be geared differently, so it might be the first two-speed bike without any mechanical way [ more... ]
Tags: Cycling
That airbrushed shirt of a wizard fighting a cougar that you had made at a kiosk in the mall is pretty sweet, but at $20 it seemed like kind of a splurge for a joke. The Cinelli eye-of-the-tiger bars might be similarly sweet, but laughs will turn to concerned pats on the back followed by [ more... ]
Tags: Cycling
BackSide? Are you sure you guys thought this one through? Sheesh. Why not just name your backcountry ski line Assless Chaps? In a rebranding move, K2 is dropping their Telemark/AT line and replacing it with BackSide Skis. As if those bearded telemakers don’t get teased enough for their knee pads and climbing helmets. The new [ more... ]
Tags: Skiing, Telemarking