Andrew Skurka Takes 3rd at Run Rabbit Run 100 Mile Endurance Race
Elite backpacker and Sierra Designs’ brand ambassador, Andrew Skurka, took bronze at the 2015 Run Rabbit Run 100 Mile Endurance Race in Steamboat Springs, CO, which occurred in September. Skurka crossed 20,191 feet of vertical gain and loss, in 20 hours and 12 minutes. Though more widely recognized for his long-distance backpacking than ultra running, […]
Giving Back: Proof Eyewear Rolls Up Sleeves for El Salvador Projects
Proof Eyewear, the in-the-family wooden sunglasses company founded in 2010, teamed with 501(c)(3) HELP International to donate, time, money and manpower to underserved communities in Guatemala and El Salvador. By Jahla Seppanen A collaborative team of Proof and HELP volunteers formed The El Salvador project – the umbrella name for a slew of different initiatives […]
SportsOneSource Launches SSI Bike Data Platform
Last week at Interbike, after two years of data compilation and product development, The SportsOneSource Group announced the launch of a new data reporting platform focused on the cycling retail market. The new platform, SSI Bike Data, aggregates weekly point-of-sale data from thousands of retail locations, including IBDs, chain retailers and many of the largest […]
Pear Sports Unveils Long-Awaited 2.0 Individualized Fitness Tracker
The Pear 2.0 Fitness app, which Pear Sports kept under lock and key during its development and into mid-August 2015, uses real-time audio coaching that tracks movement detection, allowing users to chart and track fitness gains through VO2 max – the measure of maximum volume of oxygen an athlete can use. 2.0 is a revamping of the […]
Grand Trunk Introduces Kryptek Hammocks for Stealth Camping and Hunting
Grand Trunk, makers of “goods for the road less traveled,” entered into a licensing agreement with Kryptek, a supplier of high-performance, technical and tactical outdoor adventure products, whereby Grand Trunk will add three of Kryptek’s camouflage patterns to its best-selling line of hammocks – purposefully designed to provide stealth for the minimalist adventurer. The new […]
Fishpond Earns B Corporation Designation
Fishpond, a Denver, CO-based designer of fly fishing and outdoor adventure packs, vests, gear bags, luggage and accessories, recently earned certification as a B Corporation. This designation is a voluntary effort requiring businesses meet high standards for social and environmental transparency, accountability, and performance. All international certified B Corporations are legally required to consider the […]
UnReal’s Dirt Blizzard Bringing Mad Smiles
Teton Gravity Research and Anthill Films “re-imagined” the “ultimate skier’s dream—a powder day” — but seen through the dreams of extreme freestyle mountain bikers. Yes, dirt falls from the skies of Whistler like powder while ecstatic mountain athletes rise and dance their bikes down a surreal landscape. According to TGR the filming of the segment Dirt Blizzard — […]
Images from the Show Floor: Interbike 2015
Interbike wrapped one of its best shows to date last week. SGB was on the floor and deep in the action to get the latest product, innovation and industry news available anywhere. Check out our photo gallery from the show floor, stay tuned here, and surf over to our Facebook page for even more ongoing coverage. […]
I Am SGB…Ken Bathurst of Industrial Revolution
Ken Bathurst is the Sales Manager for the last four years at camping gear manufacturer Industrial Revolution, founded in Redmond, WA, in 1971. When the company moved to Tukwila, WA two years ago, it more than doubled Bathurt’s bike commute from 25 to 62 round trip miles. “It takes a bit longer, but allows me […]
Made In The USA: United By Blue
Manufacturing consumer outdoor products in the U.S. is how one company decided to do something tangible to help clean up the world’s oceans. By Scott Boulbol Many businesses and entrepreneurs are united by the almighty green. But Brian Linton, the 28-year-old founder and CEO of Philadelphia’s United By Blue (UBB), wanted to create a […]
Four New Leagues Added to NICA
The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA), a youth development organization governing middle and high school mountain biking in the U.S., announced new leagues will form in Arkansas, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. The expansion, announced at a press conference during the annual Interbike trade show in Las Vegas, NV, will grow the NICA network […]
RinseKit Brings Pressurized Water Into the Field
“RinseKit was created because it was something that I needed,” said Chris Crawford, inventor of the new, portable, pressurized washer that will debut to the outdoor industry in August. Crawford created RinseKit as a multi-use product for surfing, mountain biking, dirt biking, scuba diving, shore fishing, spearfishing, lobster diving, hunting and camping, as a way […]
Roll Call for the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
With titles and a spot in the record books on the line, athletes from over 55 nations travel to the Lee Valley White Water Centre to compete in the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, running September 15-21. After securing two Olympic spots earlier this summer at the 2015 Pan American Games, Team USA looks […]
Fruita Is a Cyclist’s Paradise
Fruita, CO, a little town situated in the “True West” of the great state, has made incredible strides to increase visits primarly from the outdoor cycling community, becoming second only to, and sometimes on par with, Moab, UT, as a mountain biking mecca. Founded in 1884 at the head of the Colorado National Monument, local shops […]
Watteam Unveils Do-It-Yourself PowerBeat
Watteam broke ground with the release of PowerBeat, the first add-on, professional grade power meter available at a more affordable price tag than current offerings. Cyclists who value do-it-yourself upgrades will swoon. The package runs $500 and includes both a right and left power meter. The small, non-intrusive PowerBeat gives riders normalized, average and maximum […]
