Gear Reviews
Local Shop Ski Gear Picks
Season pass? Check. New GORE-TEX jacket? Check. Winter tires for the Subie? Check. This year’s hottest ski gear? If you’re not feeling too confident about ...
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DIY Bike Gear
When you have a hankering to make your own bike gear. Hank Greer shares how he did it, in this Everyday Cyclist column (Sept. 2016). ...
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Summertime Backcountry Gear: Avex Freeflow Auto-Sealing Water Bottle
Carry 34 ounces of water that will never spill or leak with this auto-sealing water bottle. Perfect for riding in your vehicle’s cup holder for ...
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Summertime Backcountry Gear: Thule Versant 70L Men’s Backpacking Pack
Known more for its bike and roof racks and strollers and bike trailers, Thule’s Versant backpack is a high-quality, thoughtfully designed gear hauler for multi-day ...
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Summertime Backcountry Gear: Big Agnes Fly Creek UL1 Single-Person Tent
It was difficult to retire my old single-person tent that had performed flawlessly on countless trips from the B.C. backcountry to Mexico surf breaks, but ...
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Summertime Backcountry Gear: EnerPlex Kickr IV Portable Solar Charger & Jumpr Slate 5K Power Bank
On two different mountain bike trips to Bend, Oregon, in recent years, our lost-out-in-the-woods camp vibe was disrupted by a dead car battery thanks to ...
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Summertime Backcountry Gear: Montbell Superior Down Jacket
Tucked into a corner of every alpine-seeking backpacker or climber’s rucksack should be a well-made, ultra-light and highly compressible down puffy like this one. Made ...
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Summertime Gear: Strider 12 Sport Balance Bike
What is a balance bike? I had never given this question a moment of thought until a few months after I came home from a ...
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Summertime Gear: Hydrapak Stash 1-Liter Collapsible Water Bottle
Traditional 1-liter water bottles have been a backcountry staple for decades, but the Hydrapak upgrade is a welcome improvement. Durable, flexible and leak proof, the ...
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