In the summer of 2021 Danny MacAskill asked his 3.5 million social media fans to #WheelieWithDanny. Riders and fans applied from around the world to feature alongside Danny in his latest project. The culmination of the project is this video from adidas Five Ten & Cut Media. Check out Danny MacAskill and a host of friends as he pushes the boundaries of the humble wheelie and learns a thing or two from friends old and new. Watch Now – ‘Do A Wheelie’ Danny MacAskill | adidas Five Ten In addition to the new film, adidas Five Ten Teamed up with Danny MacAskill to provide a tutorial on how to r ..read more

MG Mountain Gazette Subscription Relaunched by, former POWDER Managing Editor, Mike Rogge in 2020. Mountain Gazzette is a favorite of ours here at Gear Institute. The large format (11×17) beauitfully printed magazine is filled with long-form stories, poetry, essays and stunning photography. Get a subscription for the mountain lovers in your life — and maybe pick up one for yourself while you’re at it. $60 Buy Now Five Ten Trailcross GTX The new Five Ten Trailcross GTX is the first ever flat pedal shoe that features GORE-TEX durably waterproof, breathable technology for the mountai ..read more

Buzz E-Bikes Charter F Folding:  Lack of local mobility represents one of the big drawbacks of van camping or roof-top tenting. When your vehicle becomes your camp, it’s tough to hit a local trailhead or make a supply run since it means packing up and driving your camp away for that excursion. But the newest electric-assist bike from Buzz E-Bikes offers a great option for local travel away from camp. The Charter F Folding bike weighs just 35 pounds and compacts to roughly the size of carry-on luggage for easy transport even in vehicles already packed with camping gear. When ready to use ..read more

There’s a saying that goes something like, “There is no such thing as bad weather, just weak ______”. (Insert runners, cyclists, etc.) Well, living at 8,400’ in the mountains of Colorado, I can attest that there is such a thing as bad weather when we get 60mph winds, snow storms that dump feet of snow, and temps rarely above freezing for a third of the year. So, when I had the chance to test out Fox Racing’s Defend winter line of riding apparel I jumped at it because I know that with the right equipment there aren’t many days you can’t get out and ride. Caption: Photo Credit: Aaron Bible @de ..read more

Today, Specialized Bicycle Components announces the S-Works Ares Road Cycling shoe release, claiming the sleek, dual-BOA dial shoe as the “most efficient and powerful performance shoe ever made.” The Big S touts a “1% faster” tagline based on science. 1% may make a difference to the elite of the elite, but how does that translate to mere mortals? Although a test sample has yet to arrive, a dive into the specs and studies behind the S-Works Ares may reveal helpful tidbits. The First Specialized Shoe to Use the BOA Li2 Dial Platform The Ares is the first Specialized shoe to adopt the BOA Li2 D ..read more

The ENVE brand is synonymous with the highest quality bicycle carbon wheelsets and cockpit components, but they are also known for atmospheric pricing. Today, the Utah brand announced the release of their ENVE Alloy Mountain Stem, bringing the ENVE experience within reach of more riders with an MSRP of $125. Production of high-end carbon componentry demands equally high-quality molds, and ENVE has a history of doing both in house. The expertise required to produce the machined aluminum or steel molds used to manufacture carbon wheels was first leveraged to make the ENVE rim and disc brake co ..read more

In our modern quarantine world, holiday buying – largely online – is occurring earlier than ever before. With that in mind, we offer this Holiday Gift Guide for Early Buyers. The gear listed below is available now and will surely be appreciated by anyone on your gift list. Pentax VM 6×21 WP Kit Bird watchers and wilderness lovers will appreciate the new Pentax VM 6×21 WP kit from Ricoh. This new super-compact monocular is a great pocket tool for bird watchers, but the add-ons triple its performance. The Smart Phone mount lets you turn it into a telephoto lens for your phone camera. The unive ..read more

Everyone likes to get a bonus helping of the good stuff, and with the 2021 SB115, Yeti indulges cross-country riders that want a little more plushness, a little more pop in the terrain park, a little more tiger in the tank. This new model isn’t aiming to be an enduro rig or even a trail bike built for big hits. Instead, it’s a short-travel 29er with what the Cajuns call lagniappe—an extra serving of something you’re really gonna like. The new SB115 is a variation on Yeti’s successful mainstay, the SB100. That 29er paired a 120-mm fork, 100mm of rear suspension and a slackened cross-country ge ..read more

Getting outside this fall and winter are big priorities for many of us since we’ve been cooped up in many parts of the country and world. If you’re looking for some deals to upgrade your gear or you’re branching out into a new activity — check out some of these Labor Day sales to get a little more for your money. Backcountry Backcountry.com is running several offers during their Labor Day event. Here are their major offerings: Labor Day Sale: Save up to 50% off Patagonia, The North Face, Arc’teryx, & More at Backcountry Take an Extra 20% Off Winter Gear & Apparel at Backcountry.com F ..read more

Get your gear drool bucket ready. Giro has dropped a one-piece, seamless mountain biking shoe that looks like the future and rides like it, too. The Giro Sector with BOA closures. Photo: Courtesy Giro. The Sector is built with a cool BOA closure system and a supple, breathable upper made out of Giro’s “Synchwire” material. See all those little triangles in the fabric? That’s actually an internal layer of strong, structural reinforcements that make the fabric resistant to stretching along its length, but still allows the fabric to be pliable and wrap your foot closely and comfortably. There’s ..read more