GoPro Mountain Games Joins the Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour

The GoPro Mountain Games is officially the latest stop on the Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour (FMB), which really substantiates the legitimacy of the Games. The Games are now getting bumped up to a world class event, and should really make Vail a hotspot in June. The games at Vail cover a huge plethora of athletic endeavors, including bike racing, climbing, rafting, kayaking, fishing, slackline, standup paddle, running, dogs and the ultimate mountain challenge.

The GoPro Mountain Games are the country’s largest celebration of outdoor sports and lifestyle. At the GoPro Mountain Games, amateur and professional athletes from nine sports and 25 disciplines converge on the rivers and trails of Vail, Colo., to compete for more than $100,000 in prize money during a weekend filled with free concerts, expos and parties. The GoPro Mountain Games are a project of the Vail Valley Foundation. For more information, visit www.gopromountaingames.com.

For the biking aficionados we have Freeride Dual, Slopestyle, X-Country Mountain Bike and Road Bike Time Trail.

Bike Schedule:
XC MTB - Sat June 8th
Slopestyle - Friday June 7th
Freeride Dual - Sat June 8th
Road Bike TT- Sunday June 9th

MTBR.com Sea Otter Coverage - Part 2

Go to MTBR.com => Brian's Sea Otter Walkabout


Go to MTBR.com => Answer Products ProTaper SL bars and seatpost, Gentleman’s bars


Go to MTBR.com => DT Swiss Spline 1 Wheels

MTBR.com Sea Otter Coverage - Yeti, Industry Nine, SRAM and RockShox

Go to MTBR.com => Yeti SB95C and ARC Carbon


Go to MTBR.com => Industry Nine – Torch Hubs, Ultralight, Enduro and Gravity Wheels

PROBAR Spring 2013 - Core protein bars, Bolt energy chews and Meal bars

Ever since I was diagnosed with Celiac disease a few years back, my picking for energy, protein and snack bars shrunk, as many of them contain wheat, or use barley malt as a sweetener. I am happy that PROBAR is pumping out some new Gluten Free products!

This spring PROBAR launched 12 new products, plus a new look & feel for their brand. They launched a new gluten-free protein bar called Core, which packs 20g of protein, and a chia and flax seed blends for hydration and uses 100% plant-based ingredients. They come in Peter Butter Chocolate, Mint Chocolate, Cookie Dough and Brownie Chip, which all sound very tasty (ok; I don't like Mint).

FITS Socks - First Look

FITS = True Americana

One of my PR contacts passed along some information on the FITS Sock Co., which turns out to be one of the oldest American sock manufacturers in the USA, founded in 1902 in Niota Tennessee, which lies smack dab between Chattanooga and Knoxville. FITS socks are 100% American Made, and feature a slew of interesting technologies and materials. The parent company Crescent Sock Co had been making socks for multiple companies for 100 years, and they finally decided it was high time to make their own high-quality product, and one of their main goals was to make the world's best "fitting" sock.