Mary Oliver once wrote “…If you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love you very much” and I think the same can be said about the gear one chooses to bring into the woods with them. Made in the same factories as most house-hold industry brands, ski touring with the Unisex […]
If you’re looking for a fun party trick to show friends on your next ride, the new Giro Helios Spherical Helmet might be a good place to start. What gives? Well the entire helmet actually. Giro Helios Spherical MIPS The ‘Spherical’ in this road and gravel helmet’s name refers to an emerging form of the MIPS […]
Whether you’re wearing one out of obligation or just good sense, a helmet is required equipment for most every cyclist every time they straddle a bike. This used to mean stuffing your head into a styrofoam cooler, with all the poor breathability and unflattering aesthetics that implies. Luckily helmet design has improved dramatically over the […]
This winter I have been testing the Sena Latitude S1 Bluetooth Intercom Helmet while backcountry skiing and snowmobiling in Wyoming. The S1 is the latest hi-tech winter sports helmet from Sena’s Latitude series. Obviously it has a built in Bluetooth headset, but first and foremost it is a ski/snowboard helmet so let’s look at its […]
The SHRED Slam Cap is comfortable, the colorways are acceptable, and the chin-strap is easy to engage or pop with a gloved hand. The straightforward, brimless design doesn’t incorporate bells, whistles or extraneous features, and the shell feels like it could take a real beating. The earflaps kept my ears warm, and the fit isn’t […]
Aero-friendly design. Robust ventilation. Handsome styling. Unlike a variety of helmets on the market, the POC Ventral Air Spin isn’t content with choosing two of the three. This road- and gravel-friendly brain bucket is aimed at the cake-and-eat-it-too crowd. POC Ventral Air Spin Fit POC created the Ventral Air to be a happy medium between […]
I love myself a good helmet but the K2 Route Helmet is anything but that. Being a snowboard mountaineer I was excited to try a helmet geared towards mountaineering but it let me down. I encourage you to continue to read this and hear out why you don’t want this helmet. It may give you […]
The Sweet Protection Switcher Helmet is the winner of Outside Magazine’s “Gear of the Year”, and I was stoked to try it for myself. The best companies are started out of necessity for proper gear by enthusiasts themselves. Travel back to Norway in 1988, from river kayaking to skateboarding, Sweet Protection has been creating superior […]
Trying out the Giro Emerge MIPS Helmet, I was a little skeptical – it looked bulbous but stripped down. Still, I’ve been wearing helmets religiously since that one time I accidentally went inverted in the Steamboat park in 2001 and landed on the helmet I’d just gotten as a Christmas present. And so I’ve gone […]
Helmets are absolutely a standard piece of equipment for skiers and riders; choosing the best protection for your head is worth some consideration. They all kind of look alike, right? Plastic shell, some foam liners, and pads to keep your ears warm. What’s to decide? Well, I recently had a chance to try out the […]