tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1866151 2010-03-15T07:00:00-07:00 Profiling emerging companies and technologies in the outdoor sports industry. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f7533eb970c0120a937696a970b 2010-03-15T07:00:00-07:00 2010-03-14T20:20:04-07:00 Amy Jurries Colorado company Ski Logik manufactures high performance and strikingly beautiful snow skis. Every ski the company produces is a work of art, meaning no two skis are exactly alike. Each wood veneer ski top is hand designed by one of... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d1-mPD-EZ1Y7Ho8kcnH-uA2mV7k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d1-mPD-EZ1Y7Ho8kcnH-uA2mV7k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d1-mPD-EZ1Y7Ho8kcnH-uA2mV7k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d1-mPD-EZ1Y7Ho8kcnH-uA2mV7k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGearcaster/~4/dWyLkXoRGRU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thegearcaster.com/the_gearcaster/2010/03/ski-logik-snow-skis-with-artistic-wood-veneer-ski-top.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f7533eb970c0120a93386a3970b 2010-03-14T07:00:00-07:00 2010-03-13T21:04:01-08:00 Amy Jurries Last month, I wrote about New Zealand company D-fa and their great dog gear. Over the past few weeks, my dog Lola has been testing out the D-FD dog life jacket and the Sub-Woofer fleece lined dog coat that Angela... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OKlqACcl3pqT0S58CD8ma-ekonc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OKlqACcl3pqT0S58CD8ma-ekonc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OKlqACcl3pqT0S58CD8ma-ekonc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OKlqACcl3pqT0S58CD8ma-ekonc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGearcaster/~4/uEcwoGHuhfI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thegearcaster.com/the_gearcaster/2010/03/lola-reviews-dog-gear-from-dfa.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f7533eb970c01310f957b26970c 2010-03-13T07:00:00-08:00 2010-03-12T22:53:03-08:00 Amy Jurries I met Abbie Durkee, the founder of women's bike apparel company My Alibi, at an OIWC event last month. An inspirational woman, she started My Alibi three years ago with a passion to persuade more women out of their cars... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OYRcEPVlfglH4gcXEN93e5QgWbw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OYRcEPVlfglH4gcXEN93e5QgWbw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OYRcEPVlfglH4gcXEN93e5QgWbw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OYRcEPVlfglH4gcXEN93e5QgWbw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGearcaster/~4/0AHfeKxsw_U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thegearcaster.com/the_gearcaster/2010/03/my-alibi-bike-bloomers-review.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f7533eb970c0120a92a5515970b 2010-03-12T07:00:00-08:00 2010-03-11T21:47:13-08:00 Amy Jurries Danish mountain bike frame manufacturer Pronghorn Racing turned away from conventional mountain bike design and built the bike suspension into the top tube. Based on F1 race suspension design, the mountain bike handles like a hardtail when pedaling uphill but... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SB0XJReOuKK6AFq3-SjX5mowCpk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SB0XJReOuKK6AFq3-SjX5mowCpk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SB0XJReOuKK6AFq3-SjX5mowCpk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SB0XJReOuKK6AFq3-SjX5mowCpk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGearcaster/~4/jTUQzI6l-8s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thegearcaster.com/the_gearcaster/2010/03/pronghorn-racing-top-tube-bike-suspension.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156f7533eb970c01310f8a8188970c 2010-03-11T07:00:00-08:00 2010-03-10T20:12:46-08:00 Amy Jurries Timex has released some great outdoor watches during the past year including their Expedition WS4 and the recent Expedition E-Altimeter. Last month, Timex announced their latest watch release, the updated Timex Ironman Global Trainer equipped with integrated GPS. Designed for... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RyMb2LC68bAc68IwPNciLfXIG5k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RyMb2LC68bAc68IwPNciLfXIG5k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RyMb2LC68bAc68IwPNciLfXIG5k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RyMb2LC68bAc68IwPNciLfXIG5k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheGearcaster/~4/Hee-1cGnDPU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thegearcaster.com/the_gearcaster/2010/03/timex-ironman-global-trainer-with-integrated-gps.html