So since its the off-season and its snowing here in Wyoming, so I can’t ride my mountain bike anymore, I almost put it away for the winter. But, then I saw this video… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qve-THEDTs0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1]
Posts from ‘October, 2008’
Monday Morning PR Quarterback
Busy times at Backbone. Last Thursday saw Greg and Lindsay attend the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Nate was in Cali on biz and the rest of Backbone hosted the second annual Kickball World Championships in Boulder. At Kickball casual, fun times with over 50 in attendance saw Skiing Mag trounce the Team Freelance/Freeload [...]
Sprig's Office Greenover
check out this video from Sprig.com on easy ways to green-over your home office including one of the new colored bottles from Klean Kanteen. CLICK HERE TO WATCH Sprig.com’s mission is to motivate, inspire and inform 95% of the consumer population toward becoming 5% more green, as we believe this approach will have a great [...]
Gear Junkie Giveaway
Our favorite gear tester extraordinaire, Mr. Stephen Regenold, aka The Gear Junkie, has a a pretty damn sweet contest running on his site right now. Simply submit your name and you’re entered to win one of five all- expenses paid REI group adventure trips for you and a friend, plus a sh**pile of free gear. [...]
Free airfare? Jon Dorn will help you out if…
In his Editor’s Note in the November issue of Backpacker, Dorn puts out a challenge: the first 10 Backpacker readers who sign up for Summit for Someone and raise $5000 gets their airfare paid by him and you’ll get featured in the mag. Heck, I’m signing up for the Alaska trip! But seriously, Summit for [...]
Why Design Matters
Autodesk is a 2D and 3D software used for design, engineering, manufacturing, architecture, and entertainment. BD designer Paul Terry, whose previous work experience ranges from Porsche to Birdhouse skateboards, recently attended a display of various Autodesk creations in San Francisco. Included in the display, which runs through October at One Embarcadero Plaza , is the [...]
Dav in Drag
Just when you thought you have seen Chris Davenport at his best, he comes dressed to impress for the sixth annual NEPSA Video Awards in Aspen, Thursday night. To see more of Davenport, make sure you check out Saturday night’s Matchstick Productions, Claim, here in Aspen where one hopes to see Chris in his normal [...]
Riding the Backyard Bike Park
Our post from a few days ago chronicles the efforts of one, Michael Massie in his attempts to create an awe-inspiring bike park in his back yard. Wonder what its like? The SPIRAL [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK_AuWvNvY0&hl=en&fs=1] THE TEETER TOTTER [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5MW7kTprlY&hl=en&fs=1]
Outside Honors BD With Consecutive "Gear of the Year" Honors
Outside Magazine honored Black Diamond Equipment with a 2009 winter “Gear of the Year” award. This marks the second straight year that Outside has presented a GOY to Black Diamond. Taking top honors, the Bandit AvaLung is a lightweight, minimalist avy-tools pack for out-of-gate resort skiing/riding and feature’s Black Diamond’ own proprietary AvaLung technology. Also [...]
Interns Needed at Backpacker
From the Backpacker Magazine intern job description: “Must be willing to wear a bear suit and get pelted with rocks and sticks by editor Shannon Davis, on camera.” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dfd18Zfv2U]
