Ruffwear Beacon v.3
I swear I reviewed the original Beacon ages ago, but I can’t find the review on my own web site to link to. Awesome! If I could find that review, you’d read that I loved the Beacon and used it all the...
View ArticleHelly Hanson Verglas Long Insulator
No! Not another down jacket review! Run!! Before you run shrieking from your computer I promise you that the Helly Hansen Verglas Long Insulator ($300) is not just another down parka. Yes, it’s warm....
View ArticlePearl Izumi Versa Softshell Hoodie
December is the time of year when you, the cyclist, needs a warm jacket that repels the weather that winter throws at you. Here’s The Pearl Izumi Versa Softshell Hoodie ($175) is wind and water...
View ArticleThe Gear Gals Guide to Christmas: The Road Cyclist’s Edition
Christmas is a big commercial racket run by a big Eastern syndicate. But when it comes to Christmas gift suggestions, at least we can look to the centuries-old approved adage of: To your enemy,...
View ArticleGORE H5 Windstopper Hybrid Pant
Summer seems such a long way off. The beginning of January in Minnesota brings some suck-ugly conditions. Snow, ice, sleet, rain, wind, temperatures that hover in the single digits. But thanks to...
View ArticleGORE X7 Partial Windstopper L/S Shirt
Another bleak Minneapolis Sunday. And by bleak I mean brown. We haven’t had snow for a long time. Just temperatures in the high twenties – low thirties. Although skiing and fatbiking are but a distant...
View ArticleKAVU Rope Bag
The KAVU Rope bag ($50) is by no means new to KAVU’s line. It’s been out for quite a few years. The biggest question I have (before I dive into the review) is why did I wait until now to get on board...
View ArticlePakem Cortina
The Pakem Cortina’s ($80) are the cold-weather flip flop—the end-of-the day podiatry receptacle to soothe swollen, tired and sore feet. Except that Pakems are snow boots, they’re insulated and they...
View ArticleLOWA Montreal GTX Mid
Why am I reviewing a pair of LOWA Montreal GTX mid ($240) cold-weather hiking boots in early Spring? Because in Minnesota it still looks like winter, it’s still cold like winter and, while most of the...
View ArticleA Conversation With XtraTuf
All of Alaska in the 1990s: XtraTuf Made in the USA boots are the best! They are made so well and last forever. We will never wear anything else. XtraTuf: We are SO glad you like us and are our most...
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