If you don’t live in a cave you probably noticed a trend in MTB protective gear, specifically knee protection, and that’s the introduction of soft pads. It’s nothing new, but a lot of brands are adopting this low profile approach to knee guards and other protective gear. I could be wrong but 661 Kyle Strait Pads set off this trend and most pad manufacturers adopted this style and made their own improvements or tweaks. I’ve spent some saddle time with the Fox Pro Launch Pads and here’s what I thought. Read Full Post

“Freeride is excited to be embarking on a project that takes freeriding back to its roots. This is where it all started, we are going full circle to what made the sport where it is today. Freeriding these days is too dirt jump focused, it is great to be doing something based around adventure and what the athletes want to be doing. It also puts the adventure and challenge back in filmmaking for us and feels good to be creating something like this.”
Derek Westerlund – Executive Producer

I miss riding… still healing

Eureka is known for making outdoor gear at reasonable prices for the casual outdoor enthusiast. We’ve tested a few of their tents before and we decided to give their sleeping bag a run through the gauntlet. We used the bag on a few different trips. The first trip was couch surfing at friends homes and sleeping on floors. The other trips were backpacking and car camping trips and here’s what we thought: Read Full Post

Amazing looking, the teaser is a work of art. Damn I love bikes! For more info