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Grisly Bike Geek Solar
Check out this article about solar electric jobs in NorNev with some insights from The Grisly Bike Geek. If you’re looking for solar work in reno or Northern Nevada either residential, commercial or full on off the grid solar, check out Aspen Electric. Sun struck – Green – Green Guide – April... »
Chris King & Coffee
Chris King has decided to put their expertise toward another of my favorite things: Coffee. These espresso tampers are built like a headset, but with a stainless steel base. Too bad they’re not going to be available for this season, but should be in the spring, according to Bike Radar. »
Tamrac – Downhill Commercial
Web commercial for Tamrac where an avid mountain biker loses control of his photo backpack and races down the hill to catch it, only to have it “catch” him. Directed by: Derek Nickell Cinematographer: Ignatius Fischer Edited by: Derek Nickell tamrac.com diskrete.com Shot using Canon T2i and 7D, Panasonic HVX200 and two GoPro HD’s.... »
ContourGPS helmetcam
This would be handy for determining where @LowCO2 is when he crashes into huge rocks. Contour announces 1080p ContourGPS helmetcam, lets friends locate your extreme exploits video — Engadget. -M »
Have you heard of Team Bacon Strip?
“I remember seeing them @ the cool 24 hour race and they were very loud and drinking chamois squeazings @ 4:30 in the morning.” Looks like some fuckface named “Bustigator” put this together. Pretty much sums it all up. -M »
Bing + Sentury Snowboards
Who knew that partnering with the newses web search tool could boost sales for local snowboard manufacturer Sentury Snowboards: “A partnership with Microsoft potentially could give a big boost in sales to a small Reno-based snowboard maker. Sentury Snowboards contracted with Microsoft to manufacture a line of snowboards branded with Microsoft’s Bing search engine... »
Pro Elite Pack from Clik Elite
For my day job I get to go out on the mountain and shoot or direct ski videos for clients. Last year we were using a camcorder bag that hung over the shoulder and held a bunch of stuff and protected the camera really well, but it was a bitch to ski with. So... »
The Art of The Bacon Strip
It may shock you to know that many of us Bacon Strippers, and our loyal devoted readers, are amateur, and even professional artists! And it’s not all PreRaphaelite nudes of languid women eating bacon… I’d like to introduce Brian Raszka, local artist, commercial illustrator, web designer and cyclist. He’s a mountain biker, roadie, tourer... »
pack whore
And who in the bike/ski/mountain/travel blogging field isn’t?! I’ve been (i won’t say struggling) getting by with less than optimal pack setups for adventuring and photography/video. I love being able to get photos and video on rides/hikes/ski days, but it isn’t always easy to find a place in a gear pack for a camera,... »