Pick up a May copy of Wired Magazine for Trail Tech: 6 Ways to Stay Wired in the Wilderness by Billy Brown. For more on the CamelBak All Clear you can check out the All Clear page on CamelBak.com.
Nikwax Tent & Gear Solarproof
Do you use your outdoor gear in the outdoors? I know I do. I am always very aware of how waterproof my gear is, because when it isn’t I get wet. I also know what I need to do when my gear needs a clean or re-waterproofing, if you need a refresher check out this. Now something I don’t often consider is the beating my gear takes from the sun. A lightweight nylon tent can loose half its strength in just two weeks of exposure to Northern summer sun. If your gear has gotten abused from the sun check this out.
Yakima and GearJunkie Present: Off The Map
Yakima has teamed up with GearJunkie to bring you the Off The Map video series. To learn more about the five-part series check this out. Follow the GearJunkie team from California’s infamous Lost Coast Trail to the sea caves on Lake Superior. Here is the first video as they the crew hikes along The Lost Coast.
Whispbar
Have you heard about Whispbar? They are pretty tough to hear, they are the quietest rooftop bars on the market. Here is a short video talking about both the elegance and simplicity of Whispbar and how easy it mounts to your car with the Smartfoot fitting kit.
PRW’s GoPro Video of the Day
The uses, applications and mounting options for a GoPro camera are limited only by your imagination. Check out this edit done by us here at PRW. It highlights some of the many different sports and activities you can film on a GoPro Hero camera. This video shows a few ways we spent our winter: from a quick boating trip to the San Juan Island’s, to skiing and snowboarding at Stevens Pass, to mountain and road biking on some of our great local biking paths.
Enjoy.
Introducing the Sea Otter GoPro Employee Bike Team!
GoPro, the Official Wearable Camera of the Sea Otter Classic, isn’t just sponsoring the pros this year. GoPro is also sending seven GoPro employees to compete at Sea Otter 2012. Get to know our pedal-pushing dream team.
AnneMarie Hennes – Post Production Coordinator for the GoPro Media Group
Event: Woman’s Dual Slalom Pro
Mount of choice: For racing I use a helmet mount because it’s the easiest. For general riding I rock almost every mount we make.
What I did before GoPro: I was a rockstar, went to grad school, worked in a bike shop, and rode my bike a lot!
Past Sea Otter experience: I love the Dual Slalom, it’s one of my favorite races of the year.
Athlete I am looking forward to watching at Sea Otter: Kathy Pruitt. Downhill Champion/CX Champion/ Rollerskating Champion and hopefully now a Sea Otter XC champion.
Benjamin Froke – IT Specialist
Event: The Gran Fondo , a 100 mile Carmel Valley loop race.
Mount of choice: Chest Mount – works great for all styles of biking and skiing.
What I did before GoPro: Post production engineer in Los Angeles and Professional Ski Instructor at Deer Valley in Park City, UT.
Past Sea Otter experience: I rode the 50 mile Gran Fondo last year. This year I’m stepping it up and tackling the 100 mile loop. Looking forward to 6000ft of vertical as we climb the curvy roads of upper Carmel Valley and the infamous “Los Laureles Grade”.
Words to live by: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving” – Albert Einstein.
Christina Anderson – Creative Director
Event: Woman’s XC Expert
Mount of choice: Chesty so you can get a handlebar view and knees in the shot.
Pick up line: I like your hot pink spandex.
Crazy memory: Scorpion crash off a plank in Red Mountain, Canada
Words to live by: The journey is the reward.
Kris “Jaymo” Jamieson – Mountain Sport and Culture Marketing
Event: Men’s Pro Downhill
Pick up line: Hey baby does this camera make me look fat?
First bike memory: Riding a 1975 yellow Huffy with a black banana seat.
What I did before GoPro: Action Sports Industry Content Developer.
Athlete I am looking forward to watching at Sea Otter: Brian Lopes.
Kathy Priutt – Events Coordinator
Event: Women’s Pro XC Single Speed
Dream ride: Credit Line in Squamish, BC, Canada. Just need to watch out for the local kitties (mountain lions).
First bike memory: 4 years old on my little pee wee 50 at Hollister Hill park, totally shredding the kids area all fenced in.
What I did before GoPro: Raced my bike on the World Cup circuit
Past Sea Otter experience: Every year since 1998, except last year.
Salar Salehi – Media Team
Event: Men’s Cross Country and Mens Downhill
Mount of choice: Chesty, comfortable to wear, out of the way and great angle to shoot when riding.
Dream ride: Me riding around European Alps for months, that simple
Competition day song: “In a State” by Unkle
Athlete I am looking forward to watching at Sea Otter: Can’t wait to see all the pro guys on the track, go Cedric Gracia!
Words to live by: Live to ride, forced to work.
Dean Dealy – Sports Marketing Events Coordinator, aka the dude with the hook-ups!
Event: Men’s Cyclocross
Mount of choice: Handlebar seat post mount because it has the most versatility to mounting options.
Pick up line: Something from a Laffy Taffy wrapper.
Competition day song: Eye of the Tiger!
What’s rad about GoPro: My job and all the amazing trips I get to take and events I get to attend. I am honestly living a dream.
Past Sea Otter experience: My first time I made it on the podium. The second time, I crashed and burned and spent a week in the hospital with a fractured back.
Velo Magazine: OGIO Endurance 9.0
Velo Magazine focuses primarily on cycling and triathlons as well as race reports, training tips, new products and tips for competitive cycling. Velo Magazine recently released their “2012 Ultimate Ride Guide” in which they include reviews of killer new products for both on the bike and off. They talked about five essential pieces of gear for travel, one of the five was the Endurance 9.0 from OGIO. Check out how much the loved the 9.0 bag below, click the image to view it full-size. For more from Velo Magazine check them out here. You can also see a video about the Endurance 9.0 here and check out OGIO here.
SUP Hydration
As we enjoy a gorgeous day in Seattle, we can be hopeful that Spring may finally be here or at least not too far off. If sunshine has you reaching for your stand up paddleboard and about to hit the lake don’t forget to stay hydrated. Check out the paddle specific packs from CamelBak.
The Molokai is designed for a couple hours on the water with a 70oz Antidote resevoir. It’s stuffed full of features like a paddle holster, safety whistle and its all built out of salt water friendly materials.
Molokai
- 70oz/2L Antidote reservoir with Quick Link
- Paddle holster
- Safety whistle
- Salt water friendly materials
- Stretch overflow materials
- Can be worn in conjunction with Lumbar PFD
- Open mesh air channel back panel
- Custom fit tension adjust harness with cargo pockets
Check out more about it here.
OGIO Flex Form F5
The OGIO Flexform technology enables the bag to stand upright and open for easy access to all your gear; while the frame still flexes to conform when needed. A revolutionary flexible spine gives the bag its unique shape while keeping it extremely lightweight and durable. Check out the OGIO F5 Flex Form bag.
Nikwax TX.Direct
Check out this video from Luis Brown son of the founder of Nikwax. He talks about the importance of aftercare treatment for your technical garments like Nikwax’s TX.Direct.
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