How much should you spend on a mountain bike helmet? $100, $200 or even $300? No one wants to put a price on their head. But price still plays a role for most of us when shopping for a bike helmet. So, what’s the difference between a $100 mountain bike helmet and a $250 one? Aside from obvious design features… Read More
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How to Choose Ski Goggles – The Best Goggles For Backcountry Skiing
How Do You Choose The Best Ski Goggles? What makes one ski goggle better than another? It’s a combination of factors, including lens shape, optical quality, venting, tint and, of course, fit. How do you decide which goggles are best for you? Without getting too bogged down in the tech, we recommend narrowing down goggles by fit (small/medium/large), lens shape… Read More
Choosing a Bike Helmet – Smith Trace Review
What Makes A Great Bike Helmet? A bike helmet review is a funny thing cause we can’t actually evaluate its impact protection. It’s more about comfort and looking at what types of safety tech and features it offers. The bottom line is that a great bike helmet should be the kind of thing you don’t really notice until you need… Read More
Lightweight Backcountry Ski Helmet – Smith Vantage
A Lightweight Ski Helmet for the Backcountry While helmets are the norm for resort skiing, their use in the backcountry is still mixed. There’s no doubt that a ski helmet has the potential to save your life, and the excuse that a helmet is too heavy for backcountry skiing is no longer a valid argument against wearing one. Today’s ski… Read More