There’s a thick crust of frost on your windshield in the mornings, now. The sun is setting early and you’ve stopped leaving the house without a puffy. Most people are hanging up their bikes and geeking out on ski gear…
It’s about damn time. Back when it was just the mountain bikers who’d seen the light of through-axle hubs, we had to deal with those finicky converter things (you know the ones) to use a rooftop bike rack. Now that…
Via the Diamondback Blog It’s the summertime and everywhere you look, people are riding their mountain bikes on the road, posting stories about their recent trail adventures on Facebook and Instagramming National Geographic-worthy pictures of their steads. Looking to join…
Via the Diamondback Blog Check out the Mission 27.5 STORY BY DIAMONDACK PRO RIDER, ERIC PORTER One of the coolest parts about being a pro mountain biker is getting to help develop and ride bikes that aren’t out yet. Recently I…
Club Ride Spring Apparel Club Ride’s fashion-conscious designs combined with functional features and technical material make their apparel something you’ll reach for again and again for adventures on the trail or around town (especially if you work in the outdoor…
Image: Cimber Aicacia Young wearing Be-Up When we first caught wind of Be Up we were intrigued by their designs. They are stylish and fun, with pretty color combinations and fit. When we got our hands on the product we were also…
We are picky about socks here at OPL, so we were curious to test out Teko, the new guys on our site. When we first started researching them, we liked what we saw right away: they are made in the…
There is an old proverb about sunglasses karma: the more money one spends on sunglasses, the more quickly they meet their demise. So, we love to find good quality polarized sunnies for under $100, since they can be taken out…
In Boulder, Colorado, the fashion capital of the US (just kidding – we were once rated worst dressed), it’s perfectly acceptable to wear skin-tight bike shorts everywhere. In coffee shops, lunch joints, and breweries, bike clothes are ubiquitous. Although it’s…
Image: Lauren rocking the Deer Abby Jersey and the Horizon Short Club Ride of Sun Valley, Idaho, believes that no one should suffer the shame of sporting Lycra at happy hour. Instead, they provide us with a line of functional riding…