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Joey Schusler bikepacking filmmaker - The Trail to Kazbegi
August 4, 2016
Joey Schusler is an adventure athlete specializing in mountain biking & skiing. He couples his athletic skills with his creative drive as a photographer and filmmaker. Based in Boulder, Colorado. He says: The mountain bike is the perfect tool for adventure. Having been a competitive downhill racer for years, his attitudes changed and he looked for adventure elsewhere. The rider who recently made the viral “Trail to Kazbegi” mountain bike film about Georgia.
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Big Wave Surfing Mundaka, Spain Basque Country Surfing
July 31, 2016
Filmed from the harbour side. The town of Mundaka hosts one of the best surfing wave in the world when the conditions are right. The town is very lively with many bars serving beer and Pintxo. The Basque region is a stunning place to visit with the mountainous coast and many places to surf and bike. Nothing special about the video. I was experimenting with the timelapse feature of the phone.
Tags: Spain
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Vibram New Arctic Shoe Tread Technology Grips on Ice
July 28, 2016
Vibram are a company that are known for making high quality rubber soles for all kinds of shoes, but can be found on many kinds of hiking shoes. They also make the Vibram Fivefingers. Vibram have invented a new kind of shoe sole that grips perfectly on wet and dry ice. Vibram showcased their new sole technology at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. They built a large frozen block of ice and people could try out the ‘Arctic Grip’ shoes.
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Alternative Shaped Bicycle Handlebar Review
July 24, 2016
Most handlebars for mountain bikes are either flat: or what is known as a riser bar where the bar rises at an angle from the centre point: Backsweep is another attribute in handlebars which is the angle that the bars are bent backwards from the centre point. Most handlebars for road bikes are known as drop bars which are flat at the top then curve forwards and down then back.
Tags: TrekkingJ-barH-barRiserFlatHandlebarsBikepackingTouringbike-components
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Underwater Drone Kickstarter Campaign OpenROV
July 21, 2016
Lake Tahoe straddles the border between California and Nevada. Before a road was built in the 1930s a Steamship called ‘The Queen’ took people, cargo and mail across the lake. However, a road was built and demand plummeted. A local business tycoon came up with an idea to sink the ship in shallow waters and use it as a tourist attraction for glass bottomed boats. However, the depth was misjudged and the boat now sits at a depth of 150 m to this day.