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 […]
I like to fish, I like to ski, Costa’s Freedom Reeftons fit perfectly. This is a horrible rhyme about one of the best pairs of sunglasses. With big wide frames that hug my head perfectly and lenses as blue as the water they’re made for, these fishing glasses also perform surprising well in the snowy […]
Tents are often the most expensive part of gearing up for a camping trip, and often the most frustrating. No tent, no matter what the marketing says, can actually keep you completely dry in any weather. But the MSR Mutha Hubba NX 3 does that better than most, with a full-coverage fly keeping rain out, […]
“I don’t know who this Carl Zeiss guy is, but he sure knows his sunglasses.” I was in the middle of a fire-road climb with a riding buddy of mine a few weeks back. He had just noticed the POC Define Sunglasses I was wearing, making a point of asking if they were my sister’s, […]
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 […]
The Casio Pro Trek PRW2500 is a world class smart watch that punches high above its $330.00 price tag on any and all adventures. This is a high-powered machine with more automatic adjustments and configurations than a Google self-driver. All wrapped into a waterproof, crash-proof package that hugs your wrist like a good friend. Casio […]
I was sent the Reyr First Cast Collapsible Fly Rod. To be fair, I was very skeptical at first as a collapsible fly rod would seem that there would be a lot of issues and lack of performance, but I was wrong. The Reyr First Cast 4wt Rod out of the box felt much sturdier […]
For many years, womens’ skis were simply a mens’ ski- with fewer layers of metal and a pretty top sheet. Companies didn’t put much effort into producing a ski that was actually better for a woman to ski. When Renoun Skis decided to add a women’s ski to its quiver, founder Cyrus Shenck recruited a […]
The Burton Family Tree Hometown Hero Splitboard fires on all sides while wrapping you up in all those good warm feelings when you need them. Just like a good family. Tree. I’ve ridden a few Burtons but the Family Tree Hometown Hero is the first split I’ve tried, and it delivers the all-around, dialed-right-out-of-the-box performance […]
DC Shoes must have read one of my reviews about how I destroy boots when they developed their Shuksan boot. No, probably not. But the DC Shuksan Boot is such a perfect freestyle resort boot while still holding onto support and responsiveness that I couldn’t imagine a better single boot for splitboarding and resort ripping, […]