K2 Climbing Skins?
K2 is rumored to be coming out with climbing skins specific to their skis this year with a new tip attachment system. It looks like it might end up pretty cool. We'll let you know more as we hear more.
Gone but not forgotten
As many of us may remember, Shane McConkey passed away this past winter. McConkey was a legend and a pioneer in our sport. He was constantly pushing the limits and taking it way beyond what was ever believed possible.
Several years ago, McConkey designed a ski that fit his skiing style. The Pontoon was big and fast, perfect for Shane's style of skiing. For the 09/10 winter, K2 is releasing a new topsheet for the Pontoon inspired by Shane's life. Only about 500 pairs are being built so if you can, get a pair early and go big often.
From: The Goat
K2 Sunscreen
I'm admittedly not a sunscreen wearer. I probably should as one of my jobs puts me in direct sunlight all day. I've tried to combat the sun as best I can without sunscreen by wearing SPF rated clothing and always wearing hats. Even my helmet has a bill to keep the sun off my face.
Rafting and sunscreen just don't play nice together. The constant in and out of the water combined with sweat and grit causes sunscreen to wear off rather fast. This past Saturday was "Short shorts Saturday" (pictures are soon to follow). Needless to say, there was some bright white skin showing and sunscreen was going to be a must. I figured what better time to try out the new K2 sunscreen than now.
K2 offers two versions, one with SPF 30 and one with 50. They hooked us up with some of the 50 so that's what we went with. I applied the sunscreen about 30 minutes before getting on the water and made sure it went all the way up above the daisy dukes I was so fashionably sporting. Now it was time for the water.
I've never had sunscreen work quite like this before. One application in the morning and one more at lunch and I was ready to rock. I spent all day out in the sun with my beatiful white thighs out for the world to see and today, not a spot of sunburn. This stuff is the BEST. I've never had sunscreen work like this before. Here's some places to check it out:
Since I know you were wondering...they even have in the gallon size, just in case you were hoping to swim in it.
The New Chaco Poop Bag!
Companies everywhere lately are trying to jump on the Eco friendly band wagon. Just the other day we received an email from an "Eco friendly" leather handbag manufacturer. Pretty impressive, I'd like to see how they do it.
Companies seem to have realized that if they stand on top of a mountain and tell the world just how Eco-friendly they are, it might be good for business. The companies we should really be looking at though are the ones that haven't said a word about it at all.
The most exciting new Eco-friendly product lately isn't really a product at all. To the general consumer, Chaco appears to be a company that makes sandals and shoes that come in recycled cardboard boxes. Pretty cool. What the general consumer doesn't get to see though is the packaging from their flip flop appropriately named the Flip. Wrapped around any outdoor industry flip flop is a plastic bag. Teva uses a bag made out of a biodegradable material but they filled their bag with holes...weight savings maybe? The bag is virtually useless after shipping. Chaco, on the other hand, has a sturdy, biodegradable bag devoid of any holes.
Having spent countless hours bending over picking up my dogs' daily deposits, it quickly occurred to me that this bag is the perfect size for doing the deed. It's durable so my hands don't end up gross, it's big enough to manage everything, and it's biodegradable. What more could you want from a poop bag? Every outdoor retailer that carries the Chaco Flip will have these bags. Swing by and ask them to save the bags for your pooch. They should be more than happy to oblige. Pretty awesome Chaco. Mother Earth called, she has a high five waiting with your name all over it.
3 Feet to Pass
In response to the deaths of 3 local cyclists in car versus bicycle collisions, members of the Boise, cycling community got together to prepare this Public Service Annoucement. The technical support was donated by CableOne. Olympic gold Medalist and World Champion Kristin Armstrong offered her services as well.
Pink is the new Noir
As if to give Shimano's Yumeya the giant finger, Sram has recently released color options for their top end Noir mountain bike line. Color options include: Redwin Red, Tango Orange, Cash Green, Pinkslip Pink, and Nugget Gold. The best part of the story...colored parts actually cost the same as the Standard version, unlike Shimano's Yumeya that raises the price even more. Everyone that held on to their bikes with fully anodized parts is now celebrating as their bikes return to vogue.
Madsen Bikes
I love bikes that are built to replace the car. All bikes can take the place of a car, but to truly replace one...not many are quite so capable. Every now and again you need to take something heavy, or bulky and you're simply out of luck with a standard bike. Enter MADSEN Cargo Bikes.  One of the bikes has a bucket on the back. It's like a Hummer limo with a hottub only Earth friendly. Beautiful designs, simple colors, and darn reasonable prices. Check them out.