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Pack Your Laptop Like Trail Gear and Leave the ...
I used to show up at trailhead parking lots with a laptop bag on one shoulder and a bike duffel on the other. The ride felt over before it began. T...
Pack Your Laptop Like Trail Gear and Leave the ...
I used to show up at trailhead parking lots with a laptop bag on one shoulder and a bike duffel on the other. The ride felt over before it began. T...
Read moreSkip the Helmet Speakers: Open-Ear Audio Belong...
I tried helmet speakers for a season. I spent more time dealing with sticky pads and tangled wires than actually riding. Then I swapped to open-ear...
Skip the Helmet Speakers: Open-Ear Audio Belong...
I tried helmet speakers for a season. I spent more time dealing with sticky pads and tangled wires than actually riding. Then I swapped to open-ear...
Read moreStop Storing Your Bike Like a Lawnmower
I've lived in small Utah apartments with a mountain bike, a snowboard, and a hiking pack all competing for the same corner. The bike always became ...
Stop Storing Your Bike Like a Lawnmower
I've lived in small Utah apartments with a mountain bike, a snowboard, and a hiking pack all competing for the same corner. The bike always became ...
Read morePanniers vs. Backpacks for Commuting: Load Plac...
Most commuters choose a pannier or backpack by opening the bag and checking if the laptop fits. That starts at the wrong end. Where you carry the w...
Panniers vs. Backpacks for Commuting: Load Plac...
Most commuters choose a pannier or backpack by opening the bag and checking if the laptop fits. That starts at the wrong end. Where you carry the w...
Read moreThe Best Outdoor Headphones Are the Ones You Fo...
I used to judge outdoor headphones by how much of the world they blocked out. Then a rider came up behind me on a dusty switchback above Salt Lake ...
The Best Outdoor Headphones Are the Ones You Fo...
I used to judge outdoor headphones by how much of the world they blocked out. Then a rider came up behind me on a dusty switchback above Salt Lake ...
Read morePutting a Heart Rate Monitor in Your Headphones...
My first heart rate monitor was a chest strap in high school cross country. It chafed and slid around, but it taught me a hard lesson: a sensor onl...
Putting a Heart Rate Monitor in Your Headphones...
My first heart rate monitor was a chest strap in high school cross country. It chafed and slid around, but it taught me a hard lesson: a sensor onl...
Read moreThe Phone Stays in the Truck: Why I Run Trail A...
Last fall I changed how I listen on the trail. I paired my open-ear headphones to my smartwatch, left the phone in the truck, and rode three hours ...
The Phone Stays in the Truck: Why I Run Trail A...
Last fall I changed how I listen on the trail. I paired my open-ear headphones to my smartwatch, left the phone in the truck, and rode three hours ...
Read moreThe Grocery Run Is a Mountain Bike Skills Sessi...
Before suspension forks and named trail networks, bikes hauled groceries. Loaded racks, market crates, paper packages strapped to handlebars. That ...
The Grocery Run Is a Mountain Bike Skills Sessi...
Before suspension forks and named trail networks, bikes hauled groceries. Loaded racks, market crates, paper packages strapped to handlebars. That ...
Read moreBuilt-In Bike Bag Locks Solve the Wrong Problem
I have never met a rider whose biggest loss was a washcloth. The bike is the prize. A built-in lock on a cycling bag looks smart in product photos ...
Built-In Bike Bag Locks Solve the Wrong Problem
I have never met a rider whose biggest loss was a washcloth. The bike is the prize. A built-in lock on a cycling bag looks smart in product photos ...
Read moreFor All-Weather Rides, Pack a Duffel and Let It...
Most riders pack for the ride, not for the weather. That is the mistake. When the sky opens up twenty minutes from the trailhead, a small waterproo...
For All-Weather Rides, Pack a Duffel and Let It...
Most riders pack for the ride, not for the weather. That is the mistake. When the sky opens up twenty minutes from the trailhead, a small waterproo...
Read moreThe Ski Boot Bag That Solved My Laptop-on-the-T...
I took a conference call from the cab of my truck last Tuesday with my helmet still buckled. Laptop wobbling on the steering wheel, dust on the top...
The Ski Boot Bag That Solved My Laptop-on-the-T...
I took a conference call from the cab of my truck last Tuesday with my helmet still buckled. Laptop wobbling on the steering wheel, dust on the top...
Read moreWhy I Run With My Ears Wide Open
The first time I truly appreciated my sense of hearing on a trail, I wasn’t running. I was picking my way down a rocky section of the Wasatch Crest...
Why I Run With My Ears Wide Open
The first time I truly appreciated my sense of hearing on a trail, I wasn’t running. I was picking my way down a rocky section of the Wasatch Crest...
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