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Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2013 Report

Couldn’t make it to the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2013? Not to worry because we have a special guest post from Andy Storms who attended the show… Continue reading →

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Best Active Backpack Finalists – Carry Awards

Third cab off the rank in the Carry Awards is Active Backpacks. Sports and activities, or just versatile carry that you can do lots with, these bags play outside on your bike, or while just kicking it in the park. Continue reading →

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Reader Q&A ~ World Travel Bag

We do some Q&A on a world travel bag for a reader The fantastic sunsets…the breathtaking surroundings…the parties ’til dawn…new people…new experiences…all of these open themselves to you when you do any kind of extended travel across multiple countries. And … Continue reading →

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Bad backs and backpacks :: Initial thoughts

Bad backs and backpacks. What’s a good pack that works well for your back but also looks good too? Some quick thoughts followâ€¦ Continue reading →

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Interview w/Chris Graham

We continue our series on carry designers living overseas. This time, it’s the talented Chris Graham working with Ospreyâ€¦ Continue reading →

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OR Show 2012 Pt II

Outdoor Retailer Show 2012 Pt II Following on the first part from Wednesday, we can now show you the rest of what John saw, found, drank at the Outdoor Retailer Show last week… Hyalite: LTW small pannier- the dawn of … Continue reading →

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Interbike 2011 Carrology Report

Interbike 2011 Carrology Report For those not aware of Interbike, it’s North America’s largest bicycle trade event and show. Offering 1000 suppliers, representatives from 4000 bicycle retail stores, and draws over 20000 annual attendees – pretty nuts huh. So we … Continue reading →

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Road Test | Osprey Momentum 26

Road Test | Osprey Momentum 26 In the past few years, my city has really stepped up the support and promotion they give to alternative forms of commuting. This all cumulates in May with the Commute to Work Challenge and … Continue reading →

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Road Test | Osprey Kode 22 | Part 1

Initial impressions on the Kode 22 by Osprey It’s hot. Hot enough to fry eggs on the road. The sand burns to walk across as a hot north wind fans a fun and peaky south east swell. But I’m not … Continue reading →

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Osprey 24/7 Pack Series

Osprey 24/7 Pack Series Undoubtedly riding off the success of their Flap series of casual daypacks (which we are in the process of road testing), Osprey is introducing the 24/7 Series for the FW 2010 season. The Colorado based manufacturer … Continue reading →

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Road Tested | Osprey Flap Jack | Part 1

Road Tested | Osprey Flap Jack | Part 1 We’re starting a new type of post, that we hope you like more than donuts. It’s imaginatively called ‘Road Tested’, where we’ll be putting various carry good through their paces. We’ll … Continue reading →