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"If I see an enduro skinsuit next year, I will dropkick my POC helmet with the rage of an ejected..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:02:06 -0600

“If I see an enduro skinsuit next year, I will dropkick my POC helmet with the rage of an ejected NCAA basketball coach.”

- Bobby Knight would be proud.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/06/mtb/the-dirt-dispatch-enduro-next-big-thing-or-flash-in-the-pan_291393

Oh, yup. It got better.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:33:08 -0600

Oh, yup. It got better.

If you haven’t been following @mikeolbinski over the last...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:30:21 -0600

If you haven’t been following @mikeolbinski over the last year or so while he films storms then you’ve been missing out.

A Story About My Favorite Jacket

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:32:28 -0600

I’ve had a life long passion for sliding on snow. I first went skiing when I was 2 years old and spent a fair amount of time bundled up in one-piece snow suits. Suits that would be the envy of anyone in ironic costume celebrating gaper day today. So it isn’t too surprising that I love spending time in the mountains on skis then either.

So when I applied for a job last fall as a product designer at a local apparel design consultancy I knew just what to write about, my favorite ski jacket. This jacket is the perfect backcountry ski jacket. It is light, breathable, has a well articulated hood, asymmetrical wrist cuffs, and huge pokers for my climbing skins. It’s also green, my favorite color.

My story to them was of backcountry skiing. About all the minute details that can contribute to such a wonderful day skiing with friends. And about this jacket.

The thing is, that this jacket wasn’t real. It didn’t exist. It was my dream jacket. I wanted to build it so I drew it up, down to the zipper pulls.

6 months later I’m helping a friend look for a down jacket and start perusing the ski jackets. It’s kind of hard to differentiate all of the options so I kinda just click back and forth scanning the product details.

Then I see it. It’s green. It has huge pockets. Asymm cuffs. A big hood. And it’s even made of the same fabric. It was my jacket. Elated I bought it. It showed up, I ripped it out of the packaging.

It was not my jacket.

It had one crucial flaw, something not mentioned in the product description, a microfleece liner. One that would make this jacket too hot to wear touring, where layers need to be stacked so they can be taken on and off during the day.

I was sad. I was also happy. My jacket isn’t real. The search and the adventure continue.

http://cargocollective.com/amichaelcody/My-Dream-Jacket

Hi sky.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:34:29 -0600

Hi sky.

Sad bike rack.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:59:38 -0600

Sad bike rack.

Say what you will about people with cars on blocks in their...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:24:15 -0600

Say what you will about people with cars on blocks in their yard, this P2P house has a hand made croquet playing robot thing in theirs.

It’s not a high speed adrenaline clip of riding bikes, but...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:30:20 -0600

It’s not a high speed adrenaline clip of riding bikes, but it has some cool footage and interesting camera angles.

You’re going to want to watch these highlights from...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:19:34 -0600

You’re going to want to watch these highlights from practice/qualifying. The big show tomorrow should be siiiick.

And now for something completely different. Sleeping on trains...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:30:19 -0600

And now for something completely different. Sleeping on trains in Japan.

Whole teaser is good, but 1:40 leading into the road gap is...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:01:25 -0600

Whole teaser is good, but 1:40 leading into the road gap is dirty (this is a good thing, btw). So big.

Doughnuts. (at Tee & Cakes)

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:46:47 -0600

Doughnuts. (at Tee & Cakes)

Yes please.

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:39:57 -0600

Yes please.

"A: “Frequently asked” actually means “frequently asked by thousands of users,” not “frequently asked..."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:30:25 -0600

“A: “Frequently asked” actually means “frequently asked by thousands of users,” not “frequently asked by one user.” Creators of these lists use highly scientific means to determine which questions are truly—and universally—frequently asked. If you can’t find your question, chances are that the problem isn’t the F.A.Q.s, it’s you.”

- http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/shouts/2013/06/faqs-about-faqs.html

Totally awesome nerdy aeroness about helmets. I can think of a...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:00:45 -0600

Totally awesome nerdy aeroness about helmets. I can think of a few other places that helmet could be useful too.

"Sure, you are deriving some mental and physical benefits, but evidence is mounting that to get the..."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:51:49 -0600

“Sure, you are deriving some mental and physical benefits, but evidence is mounting that to get the most out of nature, you really need to be present in it, not distracted by your own great story of self.”

- Great takeaway from this article on using nature as therapy. So, PLEASE, stop riding/hiking/walking on trails with your iPod.

http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/wellness/Take-Two-Hours-of-Pine-Forest-and-Call-Me-in-the-Morning.html

Redesign of the NSA-PRISM Slides

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:00:11 -0600

Dear NSA, let me take care of your slides. from Emiland

This is a pretty common slideshow that VitalMTB posts about DH...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:05:32 -0600

This is a pretty common slideshow that VitalMTB posts about DH bikes that g-out on a given section of a course. It’s just for a split second that they are in these positions. The CRAZY thing to look at besides 200mm travel forks compressed to the limit is the chains.

Some of those bikes even have clutch derailleurs on them already and the chain still moves that much. By the way, your XC bike does the same thing, just scale down rider speed and travel.

http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/G-Out-Project-Fort-William-Scotland-World-Cup,5794/G-OUT-PROJECT-FORT-WILLIAM-2014-GT-Fury,57063/sspomer,2

NACA Duct shadows this morning for #buslife. A good sign for a...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:09:32 -0600

NACA Duct shadows this morning for #buslife. A good sign for a day of high intake and speed. cc @collierbrands

It’s always a good day when you come home to mail like...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:10:32 -0600

It’s always a good day when you come home to mail like this. #ifyouneedmeillbereading