You thought the Midwest had some hills? Check out this video of Jim Walmsley en route to a new Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim record Earlier this week, Jim Walmsley set a new record for the double crossing of the Grand Canyon (also known as Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim), besting Rob Krar’s 2013 record by an astounding 26-and-a-half minutes. This video, by…
A wearable just for kids? Meet the Garmin vívofit jr. This stylish, swim-friendly² activity tracker encourages your kids to stay on the move. Parents, Garmin didn’t forget about you. While the youngsters will love the compatible app for its fun mobile adventure trail they can unlock, you can control the app and use it to monitor…
The Red Bull Illume photo contest, now in its 10th year, highlights the best images and photographers in the outdoor adventure world. Fifty-three premier photo editors whittle down almost 35,000 images into 55 finalists. Those images are separated into 11 categories, with a winner in each, plus a grand prize winner. Tens of thousands of…
How The Mountain Bike Evolved From Clunker to Global Phenomenon In the 1970’s a group of California hippies built a new technology that changed the world. Computers? Nope. They were building the earliest commercial mountain bikes. Off-road bike pioneers Joe Breeze and Charlie Kelly explain how their “goofy hobby” turned into a global phenomenon and…
1,143 miles, 14 beers, 6 glasses of wine, 3 Mexican Cokes and 2 bikes. Yes that was our official testing ground for the Yakima SpareRide bike rack.
Former World Champion and 4x Leadville 100 winner Rebecca Rusch shares some mountain bike training tips.
Brooks will be the official footwear and apparel sponsor for the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler and GNC Live Well Liberty Mile P3R announced a new 3-year partnership with Brooks Running Company that designates Brooks as the official footwear and apparel sponsor of P3R’s signature races, including the DICK’S Sporting Goods…
Summer is winding down, folks! Friends are returning from their travels, dumping sand from their beach bags and digging out binders and laptops. Just a few weeks after Labor Day, we’ve traded our white pants for sturdy denim and replace flowing linen with cozy flannel… But Summer isn’t over quite yet! So spend these last few warm weeks…
Healthy Fast Food? A little Friday Food Fun with from our Friends at Whole Foods and Wicked Healthy’s Derek Sarno who is giving the typical drive-thru menu a plant-pushing makeover. Think it can’t be done? It’s not only possible, it might even be so tasty you even pass right by your favorite fast food joint the…
Patagonia Has Committed an Estimated $1M to Raise Awareness About the Enviroment Earlier this week, Patagonia is launched Vote Our Planet – a major non-partisan environmental campaign urging Americans to vote up and down the ballot to elect officials and support referendums that will defend our planet’s air, water and soil and protect the health and well-being of American…
Garmin has introdiced the fēnix Chronos, a premium version of its popular multisport watch, available in three luxurious styles. Made with premium jeweler’s grade materials, fēnix Chronos is the first Garmin watch to combine a durable and fashionable metal housing with the latest adventure, fitness training, activity tracking and smartwatch technology. With three versions available: titanium…
It’s the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, after all, and just about everyone wants a piece of the commemorative action. The list includes President Obama, who last week chcgristened a new national monument in Maine as well as tons of gear companies whose existence depends on America’s enduring passion for the outdoors. Yakima rocked it with its Centennial…
The Moots Baxter 29″ is the latest addition to Moots’ adventure/cross bike line. Designed from the ground up, the Baxter is a multitalented handbuilt titanium machine well suited for either drop or straight bars and is compatible with a rigid or 100mm suspension fork.
Full Speed Ahead (FSA) has been working on a full component group for years, and it’s finally unveiled, even though it won’t be available for customers until Spring 2017. The new group is the electronic and “hybrid wireless” K-Force WE component group. The first iteration, no surprise, is road-oriented, with double chainrings, caliper rim brakes and…
Big Orange as we like to call it at the office, the Eagle Creek Cargo Hauler is large, durable, lightweight, and get’s the job done. Traveling? You can haul anything from climbing gear to weeks worth of clothes in this 90 liter bag, we’ll go as far as saying “you could haul the kitchen sink”. I…