It’s Official: CXR Is Going to Kentucky!
CyclocrossRacing.com is sending a Rep/Racer to Masters Worlds this year to get and give the scoop on whats happening in Louisville. Our ambition is to continue assisting our athletes in achieving their goals, and this time the fortunate recipient is me! My name is Doug and I’m the guy behind the computer with the phone … Read more
Biker and Boarder Crash!
Pulling yourself off the asphalt after a crash, with your blood and adrenaline pumping, the brain sometimes doesn’t function as clear as you want it to. Is my bike wrecked? Is my kit torn? Am I injured? Questions that run through one’s mind, the least and last considered question being the one with the highest … Read more
Vis 360 – A Dome of Protection!
The Vis 360 is a helmet bike light for the commuter that is simple to clip on-and-off, and recharges easily with the convenient USB plug-in. This Light & Motion bike light protects the rider with amber side lights, a front spot light that casts a wide peripheral halo of light expanding the width of a … Read more
Nomad2Go, Dirty No Mo!
The Nomad2Go is a portable power cleaner capable of producing a 90 psi jet stream or soft misty spray and is great for cleaning off your dirty outdoor gear before the wife sees it in the car or in the house. This portable power washer is available as either an 18 volt rechargeable battery option … Read more
How much Hiking Does It Take For An “Avid Hiker” To Make?
I often hear people say in conversation, “Oh, I’m an avid hiker, I just love hiking”, only to discover in the course of the conversation that they have gone hiking twice this year and those hikes consisted of 2 mile nature walks. Now, I’ve got no beef with them going on small walks along flat … Read more
CyclocrossRacing.com enters StarCrossed!
Clear afternoon skies broke to grey clouds and consistent rain as the elite cylcocross racers warmed up on their Jonathon Page inspired Blue Norcross bikes and Rolf Prima wheels for the final elite event of StarCrossed in Redmond, Washington. CyclocrossRacing.com elite racers Craig Richey, Nathan Bannerman, Eric Emsky, and Michael Gallagher would fight the rain-soaked … Read more
Celebrity Gear Outfitting – Bob Dylan Edition
Sorry we’re a little later with this than we’d originally planned, but hey…better late than never, right? In case you missed our last edition (featuring Katy Perry), these installments take a celebrity and hypothesize what that person would buy if he or she were to walk into Mountains Plus looking for a tent, backpack, and … Read more
I was a CamelBak man! Now I’m a Hydraform Man!
I was born with a CamelBak nozzle in my mouth. Ok, I’m not that young, but I used a CamelBak on countless hikes, adventure races, and bike rides sucking on that nozzle like a little piglet would suckle on its mother’s you know what. CamelBak dominated the market. Frankly, it was the only reservoir on the … Read more
Ode to Blue Axino
I awoke that morning, a crisp clear Utah morning in the mountains. The sun was shining and my co-worker and I had just finished fueling up on bagels and coffee at the Wasatch Bagel Café. We headed to dealer camp, anxious to start the event, excited to discover the newness in biking. Checking in first … Read more
Celebrity Gear Outfitting – Katy Perry Edition
At Mountains Plus, we frequently discuss ideas for interesting blog topics. We also frequently watch Pop music videos (Lady Gaga, Backstreet Boys, Beyonce, etc.) at the office. This morning, we found ourselves doing both simultaneously (amidst Katy Perry’s “California Gurls“) and wondered, “If Katy Perry walked into Mountains Plus needing a tent, backpack and sleeping … Read more
Keep Your Peanut Butter Hands Off My 50″!
For all the DADs out there! You know it!
Tents Lost at Sea!
Outdoor retailers, in the midst of a perfect storm, find themselves scrambling to soften the angry cries coming from disappointed customers. Outdoor retailers are battling, fighting and outbidding one another, along with the high rolling box stores of Costco, Home Depot and Wal-Mart, for cargo shipping space. A battle between David and Goliath and it … Read more
Get Dirty with Robin Moore!
From the man who brought you the iconic road biking video “Performance” now brings you his newly released mountain bike version – GET DIRTY!
Pete O’Gear Hits the Skyline in the Olympics!
I started the 36-mile hike in the Olympic National Park with overcast skies above (a park that Congress designated 95% wilderness protected, hey, they do get it right occasionally). Crossing my fingers in hopes that the skies would hold, I started my adventure up the North Fork Quinault River with dry trails below my Inov8 … Read more
The “Evolution” of Backpacking
I remember when I first started backpacking as a kid in the early-to-mid 70’s (I know, I know… that dates me, and I really don’t like thinking about it!). My family had been backpacking for years, so as soon as I got old enough to carry a pack I got a hand-me-down Kelty external frame … Read more
