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Gravel Riding's Best Bike Bag Is a 70-Liter Duf...
Most gravel riders carry too much on the bike. That habit came from unsupported bikepacking culture, where a missed water source meant a long walk....
Gravel Riding's Best Bike Bag Is a 70-Liter Duf...
Most gravel riders carry too much on the bike. That habit came from unsupported bikepacking culture, where a missed water source meant a long walk....
Read morePack Your Laptop Like a Spare Tube: A Trail Rid...
I have bounced laptops down rocky descents in a hydration pack and watched them boot up fine at the trailhead. I have also watched a screen spiderw...
Pack Your Laptop Like a Spare Tube: A Trail Rid...
I have bounced laptops down rocky descents in a hydration pack and watched them boot up fine at the trailhead. I have also watched a screen spiderw...
Read moreAwareness Is a Technique: What Mountain Biking ...
A faster rider called "on your left" and I never heard him. I was dropping down a dusty switchback with foam-tipped earbuds jammed in, music cranke...
Awareness Is a Technique: What Mountain Biking ...
A faster rider called "on your left" and I never heard him. I was dropping down a dusty switchback with foam-tipped earbuds jammed in, music cranke...
Read moreYour Bike Duffel Is Packed for the Garage, Not ...
Last fall I stood in a gravel lot at the base of a trail, one glove still on my handlebar, the other hand buried in my duffel. I needed a pump. It ...
Your Bike Duffel Is Packed for the Garage, Not ...
Last fall I stood in a gravel lot at the base of a trail, one glove still on my handlebar, the other hand buried in my duffel. I needed a pump. It ...
Read moreThe Frame Bag Came From Singletrack. The Saddle...
Last fall I mapped an overnight route in the Wasatch that starts with eleven smooth gravel miles and ends in a rock garden that has rattled more th...
The Frame Bag Came From Singletrack. The Saddle...
Last fall I mapped an overnight route in the Wasatch that starts with eleven smooth gravel miles and ends in a rock garden that has rattled more th...
Read moreWhy Over-Ear Headphones Fail the High-Intensity...
Every gym has a version of the same scene. Someone on the treadmill or in a HIIT class wears over-ear headphones, and halfway through the workout t...
Why Over-Ear Headphones Fail the High-Intensity...
Every gym has a version of the same scene. Someone on the treadmill or in a HIIT class wears over-ear headphones, and halfway through the workout t...
Read moreWhat the Skintrack Taught Me About Wired and Wi...
I figured out the real difference between wired and wireless sport headphones at 6 a.m. on a skintrack, frozen cord curving out of my jacket like a...
What the Skintrack Taught Me About Wired and Wi...
I figured out the real difference between wired and wireless sport headphones at 6 a.m. on a skintrack, frozen cord curving out of my jacket like a...
Read moreYour Headphones' IPX Rating Was Written for a F...
Last October I crossed a creek on a singletrack trail near Draper, Utah. My Wildhorn Crank Sport headphones kept playing through the splash. My fri...
Your Headphones' IPX Rating Was Written for a F...
Last October I crossed a creek on a singletrack trail near Draper, Utah. My Wildhorn Crank Sport headphones kept playing through the splash. My fri...
Read moreIP Ratings Were Written for Switchgear, Not Cre...
Last July I crossed a creek on the Wasatch Crest with a podcast still playing. Water sprayed my pack, soaked my shoes, and never actually covered t...
IP Ratings Were Written for Switchgear, Not Cre...
Last July I crossed a creek on the Wasatch Crest with a podcast still playing. Water sprayed my pack, soaked my shoes, and never actually covered t...
Read moreOpen Ears Beat Volume Limiters for Kids Who Ride
Last fall at a trailhead, I watched a dad hand his kid a pair of earbuds, then spend the next twenty minutes shouting the kid's name before every b...
Open Ears Beat Volume Limiters for Kids Who Ride
Last fall at a trailhead, I watched a dad hand his kid a pair of earbuds, then spend the next twenty minutes shouting the kid's name before every b...
Read moreEars Open at Full Throttle: What Motocross Taug...
Most weekends find me on a mountain bike trail, a ski lift, or a snowboard line. Motocross was never my home turf. But every time I stand near a tr...
Ears Open at Full Throttle: What Motocross Taug...
Most weekends find me on a mountain bike trail, a ski lift, or a snowboard line. Motocross was never my home turf. But every time I stand near a tr...
Read moreOpen Ears, Full Stroke: Rowing Needs a Headphon...
Rowing runs on rhythm. Catch, drive, finish, recover. Every stroke asks your body to match the boat, the water, and the people around you. On a mou...
Open Ears, Full Stroke: Rowing Needs a Headphon...
Rowing runs on rhythm. Catch, drive, finish, recover. Every stroke asks your body to match the boat, the water, and the people around you. On a mou...
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