Banked turns are more fun
The Zen Trail stood out in a quick web search as the best ride in the Green Valley area of St. George. Having ridden it, it’s easy to see why: the trail experience is loaded with everything one might hope for in a desert trail: rocks, views, challenging climbs and a few sustained descents. You […]
As we explore the sea of options available in the emerging gravel category of bikes and riding, we’ve been reaching out to various industry contacts to get their take on the relatively new offshoot of multi-surface road cycling. If you’ve retired from road riding because you hate riding in traffic, you’re not alone. A gravel […]
Guerrilla Gravity’s line of USA-made bikes are most intriguing. Recently they rebooted their line up, introducing a new modular frame platform based on a carbon front triangle that’s manufactured in Colorado. Unlike other brands that introduced new platforms recycling their front triangle mold, they’ve successfully pitched it as a desirable selling feature instead of a […]
Sometimes you just want to carry a few cold beers on a ride. The folks at STASHERS created their insulated bike bags to fill your brew toting needs. These triple insulated frame bags are designed to carry pint cans, tallboys, water bottles or wine bottle on your bike while you get rad on the trail. […]
The premise: exploring scenic paved and gravel roads surrounding Dufur, Oregon. Then add camping, music, and socializing. It doesn’t sound so bad really. Two days of riding, organized and put together by the folks at Cycle Oregon. Each day offers two routes: a shorter 30-something mile route or a route closer to 65 miles with […]
While getting prepped to ride the Captain Ahab Trail in Moab, Utah, we caught the sight of a custom painted Santa Cruz Nomad. Turns out it was the personal bike of Dustin Carlson, a custom bike painter based out of Price, Utah. And when you custom paint bikes, your personal ride not only can but […]
The Travato 59K is an RV from Winnebago that is based on the Ram ProMaster chassis. As you’d expect, it’s packed with features and all the comforts of a full-size RV, including a gas stove, refrigerator, microwave, tv and more. It runs a lithium energy system called Pure3. The 48V lithium energy storage provides […]
OneUp Components released an EDC tool system last year that allows the rider to store essential trailside tools using the space in the steerer of the bike. Residing where the star-fangled nut usually lives, in order to get the headset adjusted, they created a proprietary top cap that threads directly into the steerer. (they also […]
Do you want more advanced-level gravity trails in Portland? Over 10 years in the making — NOW is our chance to tell the Oregon Department of Forestry that we need more Advanced-level Gravity trails on the west side of Portland. The draft Annual Operations Plan (AOP) for the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Forest Grove […]
Bolle sunglasses are a bit less common on the trails locally, but worldwide, the brand is known for their high-performance eyewear with a focus on comfort. We were drawn to the Bolle B-Rock with its full rim design, which offers a wide range of eye protection and coverage, as was as the wide field of […]
A lot of us rely on our phones for navigation while traveling. However, finding a suitable mount has been a challenge for us. We’ve tried a number of products – suction cup mounted holders, clip-on mounts that go on the vents, and well – they’ve all ended up sucking. Ironically, when I discovered the WizGear […]
Leatt dispatched a set of their 2019 cool riding kit to try out last fall. Arriving in December, it’s often a crap shoot on whether I’ll actually use it, as our trails turn from muck to being covered in snow this time of year. Fortunately (or not) thanks to a changing climate we’ve had some […]
