The Industry Outsider Archives: Reviews and Guides Since 2007

  • Framed Wolftrax Fatbike

    It‘s been a few weeks and a couple of hundred miles since I purchased my Wolftrax fatbike by Framed. Now that I have had…

  • Smoove Lube Enters U.S. Market

    “One Application” Lube Proven at Cape Epic, Ready for Global Domination (Monterey, CA) April 14, 2016 – – Smoove™, the number one bike lube…

  • Hydro Flask Receives Two Red Dot Design Awards

      Bend, OR (April 14, 2016) -Hydro Flask, the award-winning leader in high-performance, insulated stainless steel flasks now in the Housewares segment of Helen…

  • OMATA: World’s First Analog GPS Speedometer

    We are more than a little excited to share OMATA with our readers. Modern road cycling has seen some big advances in the tech…

  • Vargo Titanium Converter Stove

    Pair the Converter Stove from Vargo with their Hexagon Wood Stove, and you’ve got an ultralight cooking solution. On its own, the Hexagon Wood…

  • Lock It Up With The Brooklyn Chain A.P.

    ABUS sent over the details of their newest tough bike lock,  The Brooklyn Chain A.P. It may have been made in Germany, but the design…

  • Native Eyewear Crestone Sunglasses

    Native Eyewear recently provided us with their Crestone sunglasses for review, and we ended up suitably impressed with them. While fashion does play a huge role…

  • Sven Can See – For Clear Lenses

    If there was a contest for unusual products names, Sven Can See might just win. Or at least place. If there was a contest…

  • Brooklyn Bicycle Co.’s Latest Model

    Recreational Bike Brand Brooklyn Bicycle Co. Introduces Stylish New Model Introduction of Fulton Marks Industry‘s First Quintuple Top-Tube Bike   April 1, 2016 -Brooklyn,…

  • Barebones Pathfinder Cooler

    Introducing my new go-to portable cooler, the Barebones Pathfinder Cooler. I’ve had a lot of coolers over the years, but nothing this portable, easy…

  • Coast BX316 Knife Review

    The Coast BX316 has been with me for a few months now. Coast Portland offered to send me this knife for testing and review,…

  • RideOut Technologies Bicycle Desk

    For the dedicated cyclist stuck at a desk at least part of the day, RideOut Technologies introduces their Bicycle Desk. You can use this as a…

  • Affinity Cycles Anthem, Made In Brooklyn

    Made by New York’s Finest Builders with American Sourced Materials Brooklyn, NY -March 21st 2016 -Affinity Cycles, New York‘s premiere track specific bicycle company introduces…

  • Sierra Designs Zissou Plus 3 Season

    The Sierra Designs Zissou Plus is the company‘s latest offering in a mummy style sleeping bag. Sierra Designs has been hard at work producing…

  • Dakine Men‘s Ridge Short

    The Men‘s Ridge Short by Dakine is marketed as a loose fit cycling short, but I feel that these would be better marketed as…

  • Stanley Classic Vacuum Growler

    Did I want to review the 64oz Classic Vacuum Growler from Stanley? Of course! Way back in the day, my dad had a Stanley…

  • Benro Mach3 Aluminum Tripod

    I added the Benro Mach3 TMA37AL Aluminum Tripod to my photo kit when I realized that I needed a taller and sturdier tripod to…

  • SKS Fatboard Fender Set

    The plinking of gravel bouncing off of the SKS Fatboard fenders is music to my ears. Being designed especially with fat bikes in mind,…

  • With Baggallini, You Can Have It All

    Ladies, the Have It All by Baggallini, is everything you want in a tote, everything you dreamed you could want in a tote, and…

  • Lawson Blue Ridge Camping Hammock

    The Lawson Blue Ridge Camping Hammock is my first hammock that uses spreader bars. I‘ve slept in several gathered end hammocks but never a…