News — Gear

After bike helmets, locks, repair kits and proper attire, storage is a major issue for cyclists. Whether you bike for pleasure on a Sunday afternoon, like to get your workout on two wheels or rely on a bike as your major source of transportation, one thing most bikers have in common is the need to store their stuff. Biking has picked up in popularity once again over the past decade, first with more cities and towns making roads bike-friendly and more recently with the pandemic. Biking offers an eco-friendlier and cost-effective mode of transportation compared to cars and with the...

There’s plenty of gear to buy when you are getting prepared for a survival situation. While it is bad to rely too much on gear and equipment, it is just as bad to depend on skill and improvisation alone. Having the right tools for the job is going to make any task easier, and this is certainly true for all the many survival tasks you’ll have to take care of in a post-disaster scenario. There is just one problem: the mountain of gear that most of us need to acquire in order to consider ourselves even “reasonably” prepared can cost...

Spring is swingin’ and summer is coming in hot. If you haven’t already ditched your wool pants, chances are you’re sweating, shopping for spring clothes or both. Men’s chinos are everywhere right now and are exactly what you need to crank your work wardrobe into high gear.  The best men’s chinos, like your stay-at-home sweats, are built for both speed and comfort, especially when the weather heats up. They’re a great change from the typical suit pant or the trouser you’ve been wearing since October and offer something more appropriate for the warm-weather seasons. Even during the work-from-home grind, wearing...

Sure, the zippered pouch is essential for wrangling all your grooming supplies for business trips, long weekends, and family vacations. But it’s also a necessary component of a good gym bag: You don’t want your deodorant or toothbrush mingling with those sweaty clothes, now do you? A good dopp kit is built to handle years of use, spacious but not so much to overwhelm your carryon or duffle, and capable of organizing all of your soaps, sprays, toothbrushes, razors, and whatever else you need to keep yourself looking fresh. Good thing, then, that there’s a wide variety of bags, from...

Sure, the zippered pouch is essential for wrangling all your grooming supplies for business trips, long weekends, and family vacations. But it’s also a necessary component of a good gym bag: You don’t want your deodorant or toothbrush mingling with those sweaty clothes, now do you? A good dopp kit is built to handle years of use, spacious but not so much to overwhelm your carryon or duffle, and capable of organizing all of your soaps, sprays, toothbrushes, razors, and whatever else you need to keep yourself looking fresh. Good thing, then, that there’s a wide variety of bags, from...