After spending too much time checking out all the sweet fixed gear conversions going on, I had to dive in to see what all the fun was about.  Went all the way down to Denver, where I found a sweet 80’s Nishiki road bike, still in prime condition, to start it all off.  With the help of a local powder coating place, and ordering parts off ebay and from Kokopelli Bike shop in Cortez, CO, the conversion happened. Read the rest of this entry »

After flying by this mountain too many times to remember, and hearing the captain pointing it out every single time, it was time for a change.  This weekend a few of us headed up to Mount Rainier to get a little re-fresher on mountaineering skills, and what a weekend for it.  One of the hottest of the summer, hitting above 90 degrees o the glacier, which according to the guides, is pretty much unheard of.  Of course all the 3L outerwear I was Read the rest of this entry »

A little while back, we were working with one of the leaders in the paintball industries on expanding their offerings from just bags and packs, to apparel, accessories, pads, and diving deeper into bag design.  This was a quick video shot to go over some of the advances we were able to bring to the table, when asked to make a superior elbow and knee pad for the paintball player. Read the rest of this entry »

While recently on a development trip through Asia, took the opportunity to try and get some good shots other then product and samples.  The first one here wa taken as the factory day ended in Bangladesh, and 20,000 people were about to venture the mile walk to the main road to get a bus.  While everyone was focused ahead, the one women looking at me was in focus.

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Check out our good friend, aspiring pro rider Seth Hill’s performance from last week’s US OPEN of snowboarding.  US OPEN Big air -> broken eye socket, broken nose.  Keep those thumbs up killer.

We took some time out of driving through tech packs to visit our friends at Bemis in Shirley, MA. Bemis is one of the industry leaders of seam tape and laminates in general. What projects we were diving into can’t be revealed, but you can check out some of the pictures of some of their old, and shiny new toys. As we drove through the New England countryside, Read the rest of this entry »

Danny Kass and crew announcing the Readers Poll awards at the Hard Rock Casino after a long day at the show. Marie France walked away with just about every award there was for the ladies, Read the rest of this entry »

I took this time during our long Vegas week to go check out my first UFC fight. The crowds were packed and the energy was huge. Read the rest of this entry »