GEAR:30 Podcast

This is where we geek out hard & go deep into the details about the most important outdoor gear.

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Can engineering actually help us discover real-world characteristics about products that will be meaningful to end users? Or, when we incorporate quantitative data, do we mostly run the risk of having that data leading people astray? We discuss with Thomas Laakso, the vice president of product and operations at DPS Skis, and Dr. Sean Humbert of Blister Labs.
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Few things in the world of ski gear are as complex, important, or misunderstood as bootfitting. So in this 1st episode of our new GEAR:30 podcast series on bootfitting, we dive into the basics with Sam Tischendorf, Masterfit University instructor, former clinical podiatrist, and lead bootfitter.
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An Update on Blister Labs’ Mountain Bike Wheel Testing
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You do your research when it comes to your ski & bike & trail gear. But what about your eyewear? On our GEAR:30 podcast, Julbo CEO, Dave Crothers, makes the case that there’s a whole lot more to lens technology that everyone ought to be considering, and that lenses are not all pretty much the same. You’re definitely going to want to hear him out.
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On Blister's GEAR:30 podcast, Our resident ski reviewer, bike tester, boot fitter, and sustainable farmer, Kara Williard, is in the hot seat to cover everything from ski and bike gear preferences to scorpion-eating chickens; her stint as a Tall-Tee-clad park rat; whether goalie gloves smell worse than sweaty ski boots; and much more.
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Domestic production of apparel has all but disappeared from the US, but Kitsbow is leading the charge to bring it back and hopes to be a blueprint for how other brands can do the same. And on this week’s episode of Bikes & Big Ideas, their CEO, David Billstrom, has a lot to say about how it’s been good for their brand, their customers, their community, and the planet.
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Drew Kelly on Blister's GEAR:30 podcast
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On GEAR:30, Greg Vanderbeek talks about starting a custom motorcycle business; the mountain bike projects we’re working on at Blister Labs; and more.
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On Blister's GEAR:30 podcast, Luke and Jonathan discuss Jonathan’s travels across France & Italy; his visits to the Lange factory and ATK bindings factory; provide updates on our Mtn Bike Buyer’s Guide and Winter Buyer’s Guide; and more.
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Few people spend as many days as we do testing skis on snow. But Rossignol’s AJ Kruajytch definitely does. So on Blister's GEAR:30 podcast, Jonathan Ellsworth spent a day at Les Deux Alpes going through AJ’s testing process, then talking with him and Jake Stevens about the similarities and differences in our approaches.
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On Blister's GEAR:30 podcast, Jonathan Ellsworth talks with Rossignol's David Bouvier about Rossignol's recyclable "Essential" ski.
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In part two of our GEAR:30 podcast conversation with ATK CEO, Davide Indulti, we discuss ATK’s current binding lineup; the design differences between their four collections: Race, Speed Touring, Touring, & Free Touring; how Davide thinks ATK bindings stack up against the competition; some new products that are in the works; and more.
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ATK Bindings has been taking the tech-binding world by storm. So on GEAR:30, we talk with ATK CEO (and son of the founder of ATK), Davide Indulti, about the surprising origins of this family-owned business; where they saw the biggest opportunities to improve tech bindings; and more.
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On GEAR:30, Sean Humbert joins us to give an update on Blister Labs, and they also discuss the movie Real Genius; flies; ski testing and dynamic modeling; math and slarving; and more.
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On this week’s GEAR:30 podcast, Kristin Sinnott, Dylan Wood, Kara Williard, Drew Kelly, and Luke Koppa cover everything from the setups Drew used while touring for several weeks in Alaska this spring, to a whole bunch of skis, boots, and bindings from Faction, Blizzard, K2, Nordica, Salomon, and more. We also touch on some new Strafe outerwear, get an update from Kara on some heated socks, and discuss some unique gear and tricks that Kristin’s been using to ski with her son.
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On GEAR:30, we talk with Spark R&D founder, Will Ritter, about the current happenings at Spark; compare the splitboarding and backcountry skiing communities and gear trends; go over design highlights from their current lineup; and more. (And Spark R&D is hiring, so go work for them, then come on GEAR:30 and tell us about.)
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On GEAR:30, we talk with DPS’s VP of product and operations about the recent history of DPS; discuss some of the specific skis in their lineup; hear a defense of carbon fiber; define a new rule for product design; clarify DPS Phantom; & more.
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