Sports

If you've packed your fat tires and find yourself in Iowa this weekend, why not head to the 2012 Midwest MTB Fest, put on by the Quad Cities Friends of Off Road Cycling? The weekend of June 22-24, 2012, in the beautiful woods of eastern Iowa, hundreds of knobbies will gather to ride bikes, talk bikes, play games on bikes, and drink beer while standing next to bikes. The festival home is Sc...

Whether your mode of self-propelled travel is biking, hiking, walking, or running—you've probably used a trail at some point. Less than a road but more than a footpath, a trail is both a means of getting somewhere as well as the purpose of travel itself. Creep through the woods, follow a river, cross a prairie, climb a mountain—that's what trails are good for. Luckily for the occupants of t...

There's riding your bike and there's cycling. If you do the former, please be sure to wear a helmet and be sure to obey the rules of the road. If you do the latter...well, we can suggest you check out some great gear from Hincapie. These folks know from cycling. The Hincapie family’s dedication to premium apparel reaches back to its roots in Colombia, South America. Ricardo Hincapie develo...

Okay, picture this: You're on the trail run of your dreams, making your best time ever, when it starts raining. Hard. And wouldn't you know it, your feet are soaked and blisters are but a few minutes behind—in the shoes you spent so much money on. Complete bummer! But what if you could find out more before you invested in the gear you count on? What if you could benefit from someone's rock-...

Bike Monkey has their paws in a lot of cyclery pies. You know, if one could (or would?) make a pie out of a bicycle. There's a magazine, a movie, races for charity, cute tshirts, and of course some awesome stickers (ahem). Oh, and that Levi Leipheimer guy? Yeah, they've got their furry mitts on him, too. We are a production company based in Santa Rosa, California that publishes a quarterly...

Watchoo lookin' at there, Fish? You looking for trouble? Turns out old Gilly McGoogleEye is the unofficial mascot of the Palometa Club, way down in Mexico. Um, have you seen their website? What a beautiful place! Sign us up! We'll even share a bunk with the fish! The Palometa Club is an exclusive fly fishing lodge on the northeastern edge of the famed permit and bonefish flats of Ascension...

Whether you're an old-school blocker or more of a jammer type, if you've always dreamed of serving up hell on wheels the Atlanta Rollergirls are your kinda club. In November 2004 the national resurgence of Roller Derby inspired Atlanta Rollergirl’s league founder, Angela Ward, a.k.a. Tanya Hyde, to put a call out to strong, athletic women to join her in bringing Roller Derby to Atlanta. As...

Oh, the Linsanity! The NBA has a new hero and his name is Jeremy Lin—and this season he's been setting the souls of New York Knickerbocker fans on fire. Outstanding performance aside, it's his journey to stardom that's so very Linconceiveable. No college scouts took any Linterest in the point guard from Palo Alto. So...He went to Harvard. And graduated. With a degree in economics. Which ...

Got a bad case of iceface? Can't stand the pain of  chinchap? Old Man Winter is not to be trifled with, child. Luckily, there's Steez Gear to cover your...self. Check them out and you'll be "steezin, not freezin" in no time! Steez Gear is the newest and sickest in the Snowboarding apparel world. We produce handmade and hand-dyed wool products from 100% Merino wool. FACT, Merino wool means ...