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I can't do the desert heat. I've tried. I've made a good effort. It occurred to me recently that one of the best long-haul trips I've done in years was in torrential rain for three days with temps in the 50s. I must be mental.

Not the bears I've sprayed, which have been many as a guide in AK. And statistics and research have much to say about the success of spray over guns as it relates to human injury and death. This is an old debate, but the general consensus by the experts is: Spray is always the better first line...

The other key element to this is relative to fit. Not all boots fit all feet, so recommendations have to be taken with a lot of latitude. There is also a tremendous variance in boot quality which always correlates with price, and subsequently how frequently you'll go through this buying process...

Excellent point and another viable option to increase safety with or without a weapon in the mix.

Hahaha...hard to argue that one. For the record, I agree with everything you have expressed in this important exchange. I do believe this is a poignant topic for all travelers. That exact scenario you bring up with regard to the El Camino del Diablo is one that causes me some personal...

There are almost too many good recommendations to be made to have them be productive. Your first step is to decide what type of boots you're after. That will be determined by the terrain you will be hiking, the weight you will be carrying, and there's ample room to also take into consideration...

I don't really think that's true. If you look at most bikes on shop floors today, then look back at the bikes from years past, you have to reach back a solid 7-10 years before you begin to see bikes with what I would say are "old" but not outright obsolete designs. There are certain sectors of...

There's no way around not addressing the suspension settings anymore. Someone, either the shop or the consumer, has to set it up. Which is really not any different than the same procedure used to air up the tires. Inflate the shock and fork to the suggested PSI and go ride. Adjust to taste as...

Heh, like I said, something about this warranty claim smelled of foul fish. I am "Quito" on mtbr. The bellow is the latest post from the OP with the warranty grievance: "Ok, not sure with the current track of conversation if this will resolve much, but i had a long phone conversion today with...

I managed a bike shop not all that long ago. A dude came in for a warranty, we made the call, everything was put in motion to remedy the situation within minutes. But, the dude ran to mtbr as fast as he could and ow wowie, the firestorm he started. I think it's just in some people's nature to...

Here are some other shots taken this weekend at our local mtb race where my friend and Salsa sponsored rider Kaitlyn not only beat the entire field of women in the 50 mile event, she did it on a singlespeed. This was shot from a balcony with the 50-140 WR 2.8 lens. Tack sharp. Easy to shoot and...

Not saying he doesn't have a legit complaint, but it seems like a wee bit of drama has been infused into the discussion for good measure. I've seen that over the course of 30 years in the bike industry. It's understandable. When your new bike breaks, it's really disheartening. For some, the...

Warranty issues happen. I've seen my share in 30 years of riding. That thread seems like a typical mtbr rant, though. I have a hard time giving it much credibility. Salsa will warranty the problem, of that I'm sure. Of the few warranty issues I've seen first hand with Salsa, all of them were...

Fortel, just make sure the fatbike you get includes a Bluto. For me, a rigid fatbike is about as bumpy as it gets unless you ride with extremely low psi, which most don't in dry (non-snowy) conditions.

This is all much ado about nothing, and I suspect it's little more than bike journalists reaching for editorial fodder. I do it too. The reality is, every time a gear is added to a drivetrain, a new hub or BB width introduced, people cry and moan that they're being victimized by the big bad...

That's not true at all. I was recently lambasted by one of my friends who is an advocate of carrying when ever allowed. He went so far as to say I'm foolish, reckless, and destined to be the target of some violent exchange ending in my demise. He said, "If you don't protect yourself, you'll...

I understand what you're suggesting, Beemerpilot. Another example might be the horrible murder of the Japanese woman at the waterfalls at Havasupai in the Grand Canyon in 2006. Putting that in perspective, that one murder stands in contrast to more than 233 million visitations to the Grand...

As you may or may not have seen, I recently compiled a review of the Outback. Not to miss the opportunity to fully evaluate this car, my wife and I put over 1,000 miles on it in a week, including a couple hundred miles of dirt and trail that put it at its limits...

The real talking point here, as it has been for decades, is the dollar value relative to the point of diminishing returns. This is most easily digested with road bikes. Road bikes are all about performance - speed. Within that, speed is the product of watts (power) vs drag. Drag is applied to a...

I understand exactly what you mean. Everyone prepares for all types of threats in different ways. I recently saw a guy at a stoplight here in Prescott on a Harley with a gigantic hand canon on his hip. No helmet. Maybe he had the gun because he liked the weight of it and didn't have it for...