RYU Apparel Appoints COO

RYU Apparel Inc. hired Rob Blair as its new chief operating officer. Blair has worked with Red Bull, Duer, Lululemon, Gap Body, and Nike.

Backcountry Teams Up With Natural Selection Tour As Official Outerwear And Retail Partner

Backcountry has teamed up with the Natural Selection Tour (NST), the first winter sports tour to showcase the world’s top snowboard athletes competing on natural and naturally-enhanced terrain. The Natural Selection Tour is a three-stop snowboarding competition featuring the world’s top men’s and women’s snowboarders. The tour kicks off February 3-9, 2021 with the YETI […]

VSSL Elevates Outdoor Coffee Experience With VSSL JAVA

VSSL today launched VSSL JAVA, a portable hand coffee grinder. The JAVA’s high-end construction and components are designed to deliver exceptional coffee. “We’re thrilled to finally bring the JAVA to market and to offer excellent coffee anywhere you may roam,” said Todd Weimer, founder, VSSL. “After years of research, development, testing, and tweaking, we’ve finally […]

TransRockies Gravel Royale Names Easton Cycling As Title Partner Of Four-Day Royal Flush Event

TransRockies Race Series named Easton Cycling as title partner of the TransRockies Gravel Royale’s four-day event, the Easton Cycling 4-Day Royal Flush. TransRockies and Easton Cycling will work together to grow participation for this new gravel event, which will be held in British Columbia, August 23-26, 2021. “We’ve been impressed with Easton’s commitment to creating […]

Felt Bicycles Renews Partnership With Pro Triathlete Ashleigh Gentle For 2021

Felt Bicycles announced that pro triathlete Ashleigh Gentle has renewed her partnership with the Southern California-based brand for the 2021 season. The Australian cyclist first joined with Felt Bicycles in 2014. Since then, she has scored several victories and top finishes in the ITU World Triathlon Series and a record seven victories at the Noosa […]

The North Face Introduces VECTIV Trail-Focused Footwear System

Today, The North Face dropped its VECTIV trail-focused footwear system. After two years of R&D, more than 6,000 miles of athlete testing and on-trail success, TNF introduces soling architecture for running and hiking on demanding technical, mountainous terrain. According to studies conducted by third-party research for TNF, the Flight VECTIV reduces downhill tibial impact by […]

ALTA Racks Expands Its Line Of Hitch Racks

ALTA Racks, manufacturer of no-frame-contact vertical bike racks, has expanded its accessory line that attaches to its vertical racks for an adaptable and versatile system. The ALTA Hammock Stand offers a place to relax after a long ride or waiting for friends to arrive. The ALTA Table stows in an upright position when not in […]

Nike Loses Appeal In Fleet Feet Lawsuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit refused to undo a trademark ruling that forced Nike Inc. to halt an advertising campaign centered on the slogan “Sports Changes Everything.” The ruling stemmed from a 2019 lawsuit filed by Fleet Feet.

Huk To Sponsor MLF Big5

Major League Fishing (MLF) announced that Huk, the maker of fishing apparel, has signed on as the exclusive apparel sponsor of the MLF BIG5 for the 2021 season.