A great way to celebrate the 4th

by | Jul 6, 2011 | Uncategorized

Make something in the U.S.A. The day off on Monday was leveraged to good purpose by sewing all day long. I was able to plow through 2 multi-featured packs, one for a Surly Troll, the other for an Air Nine Carbon. The grey Troll pack is the second panel loader...

A short hike

by | Jun 26, 2011 | Uncategorized

Well, I had to get out again, and do some product testing. So I spun up Wager Gulch to the Colorado Trail, Then ripped some great dirt road and singletrack on the ridge going south on the CT, which of course ended all to soon and became an uphill slog over snowslopes,...

Getting Soft

by | Jun 19, 2011 | Uncategorized

I’ve been accused of getting soft in my old age, so figured I may as well take advantage of it and get a suspension fork. The only other suspension fork I’ve owned was a 1″ threaded Rock Shox Indy….. Hopefully this Manitou Tower Pro should be a...

Logos coming!

by | Jun 17, 2011 | Uncategorized

By popular demand, I’m finally getting logos from my aunt. They’re embroidered onto black VX21 in Avon, NY. The design comes straight from a picture I took in 2006 while guiding a hike up a trail-less gulch in the San Juans. The logo prototype went to a...

Research and Development

by | Jun 12, 2011 | Uncategorized

Its about time for an update…….. there’s been lots of new stuff in the last year, I’ve been doing some custom work, went back to school for mechanical engineering, and much more. Lots of bikepacking gear pictures! This week I finally got out on...