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Sweat Is the New Trail Grit: A Rider's Maintena...
I used to treat sport headphones like a water bottle. Wipe them on a shirt, toss them in the pack, charge them whenever I remembered. Then a humid ...
Sweat Is the New Trail Grit: A Rider's Maintena...
I used to treat sport headphones like a water bottle. Wipe them on a shirt, toss them in the pack, charge them whenever I remembered. Then a humid ...
Read moreA Second Job for Your Headphones: Pairing Fitne...
Headphones used to do one thing and do it well. They played whatever you loaded onto them. Then fitness apps learned to talk, and now the speaker i...
A Second Job for Your Headphones: Pairing Fitne...
Headphones used to do one thing and do it well. They played whatever you loaded onto them. Then fitness apps learned to talk, and now the speaker i...
Read moreYour Bike Bag Doesn't Need a Laptop Pocket
I've pedaled to the trailhead with a laptop in my bike duffel more times than I can count. The computer rides in a neoprene sleeve. Knee pads and a...
Your Bike Bag Doesn't Need a Laptop Pocket
I've pedaled to the trailhead with a laptop in my bike duffel more times than I can count. The computer rides in a neoprene sleeve. Knee pads and a...
Read moreOpen Ears, Two Sports: What Running and Cycling...
I rang my bell twice before a blind switchback on a canyon descent last fall. The runner ahead still jumped when I passed. She had one earbud seale...
Open Ears, Two Sports: What Running and Cycling...
I rang my bell twice before a blind switchback on a canyon descent last fall. The runner ahead still jumped when I passed. She had one earbud seale...
Read morePack the Helmet First: A Better Way to Carry Yo...
Last fall I watched a riding buddy unzip his duffel and pull out a helmet with a crack running through the shell. He tried to laugh it off. We didn...
Pack the Helmet First: A Better Way to Carry Yo...
Last fall I watched a riding buddy unzip his duffel and pull out a helmet with a crack running through the shell. He tried to laugh it off. We didn...
Read moreYour Worst Trail Day Decides Waterproof vs Wate...
Rain came in sideways on a ridge hike last July. My pack was soaked, gloves were dripping, and the earbuds kept playing through it all. That moment...
Your Worst Trail Day Decides Waterproof vs Wate...
Rain came in sideways on a ridge hike last July. My pack was soaked, gloves were dripping, and the earbuds kept playing through it all. That moment...
Read moreWhy a Bike Duffel That Breathes Beats One That ...
Last October I learned something about bike duffels the hard way. I packed a fully waterproof bag for a shuttle day, threw it in the truck bed, and...
Why a Bike Duffel That Breathes Beats One That ...
Last October I learned something about bike duffels the hard way. I packed a fully waterproof bag for a shuttle day, threw it in the truck bed, and...
Read moreYour Local Loop Needs Less Bag Than You Think
Every bike bag size guide starts with the wrong question. They ask which bag fits your bike. Your bike doesn't go in the bag. Your bike rides on a ...
Your Local Loop Needs Less Bag Than You Think
Every bike bag size guide starts with the wrong question. They ask which bag fits your bike. Your bike doesn't go in the bag. Your bike rides on a ...
Read moreRead the Rip: What a Torn Bike Bag Teaches You ...
The side panel on my Wildhorn bike duffel tore open on a washboard road, right where the bag rubbed against the tailgate. I looked at the hole and ...
Read the Rip: What a Torn Bike Bag Teaches You ...
The side panel on my Wildhorn bike duffel tore open on a washboard road, right where the bag rubbed against the tailgate. I looked at the hole and ...
Read moreTrail Running Audio Got Small and Quiet. Open-E...
For years, I thought the best trail running headphones were the ones that blocked out everything. I had it backwards. Sealed earbuds make you fast ...
Trail Running Audio Got Small and Quiet. Open-E...
For years, I thought the best trail running headphones were the ones that blocked out everything. I had it backwards. Sealed earbuds make you fast ...
Read moreHeight, Hips, and Handling: Why Pack Position B...
I learned how to pack a bike while strapped into a snowboard. Ten pounds of water, layers, and a shovel rode above my hips in the Cottonwood Canyon...
Height, Hips, and Handling: Why Pack Position B...
I learned how to pack a bike while strapped into a snowboard. Ten pounds of water, layers, and a shovel rode above my hips in the Cottonwood Canyon...
Read moreThe Laptop Bike Bag Was Never Supposed to Exist
Bike bags hauled cargo long before laptops existed. That matters more than you'd think. Courier bags from way back needed one big compartment, a fl...
The Laptop Bike Bag Was Never Supposed to Exist
Bike bags hauled cargo long before laptops existed. That matters more than you'd think. Courier bags from way back needed one big compartment, a fl...
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