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A great way to celebrate the 4th
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 I've made...
A short hike
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
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 little more...
Logos coming!
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 steel Jones...
Research and Development
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 a 12 hour round trip...
ABOUT US
For years I made my own equipment for ultralight backpacking, trail running, and rock climbing, so when I took up bikepacking, I naturally began making equipment for that as well. This quickly grew into a successful custom bikepacking side business, making frame bags and other equipment. With a growing family and a full time engineering job, I’ve cut back to only my favorite products.




