It took an exhaustive search to find these pants. I think I tried every pair of motorcycle pants in the store, and most definitely in the women’s section. When I saw these tucked behind the oversized display of men’s jackets, I knew I’d found a winner. Yes, they are “men’s” pants, but they illustrate how [...]
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Last year ABS provided me with a few airbag packs, one for me to test and one for me to use to demonstrate the function of the packs to local shops and such. I was given a bunch of zip-ons (the ABS packs consist of a base unit that integrates with any of the zip-ons [...]
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It’s that time of year again – riding season! Of course, there’s always Muriel, who rides her Ural all year ’round even here in Alaska. For her, there is no such thing as “riding season.” Today as we shot the breeze in front of Alaska Leather, we were approached by a male customer who had [...]
Read More Firstgear, moto, motorcycle pantsI closed the sale on my Multistrada today. I rode it all last summer and really liked it; it’s a Ducati through and through. A superpowered dual sport with that real Ducati feel. Most days I cruised through roundabouts a few more times than necessary just to feel the way it felt. But it wasn’t [...]
Read More Ducati, motoFrom what I can tell, in order to run a successful magazine with an enormous readership, you simply make lists of stuff and rotate the lists, changing their contents slightly every few years. I used to eschew making lists for blog posts, but I obviously got over that, because you people really seem to love [...]
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I don’t usually (ever) give gear awards (though I might start, now that I know that companies pay to enter those contests – did you know that? Some of those “best gear” and “best places to work” and “best places to live” aren’t really contests as much as paid advertisements? I know this because one [...]
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FERA sent the Bliss Legging and the SOMA crew top over so we could check out their seamless base layer collection. The good news is that the leggings are super luxe. They fit great, are so comfortable and warm, and seem very high quality. I was surprised that they retail for only $40. The bad [...]
Read More base layers, FERAMy friend Heather is a commercial helicopter pilot, world traveler, sassmaster, and all around badass. If there’s a way to do something, Heather will know how. She’s the one you want with you if your three hour tour turns into Cast Away. If Heather needs to get a few flight hours in her helicopter, she [...]
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Why don’t I just get a pair of road cycling shoes? Seriously, what’s my deal? I don’t want to admit I ride a road bike? Well, I do, for fitness purposes, and this year I even have it inside on the (shudder) trainer because of a spate of poor conditions for my snow bike. Still, [...]
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