Noah Bodman reviews the Leatt 5.0 Clipless Shoe for Blister

Leatt 5.0 Clipless Shoes

Leatt’s 5.0 Clipless shoe offers downhill-worthy protection in a package that still pedals impressively well — and it’s competitively priced. That sounds great, but is there a catch?
Last Friday, we had a GEAR:30 conversation with McKenna Peterson to discuss her ski gear preferences. Today on the Blister Podcast, we dive into McKenna’s past and present to talk about her segment in the new MSP film; discuss some of the formative events of her life, and learn more about what makes this professional skier (and professional commercial fishing captain) tick.

McKenna Peterson on Ski Movies, Boats, & Hemingway’s Typewriter (Ep.185)

Last Friday, we had a GEAR:30 conversation with McKenna Peterson to discuss her ski gear preferences. Today, we dive into McKenna’s past and present to talk about her segment in the new MSP film; discuss some of the formative events of her life, and learn more about what makes this professional skier (and professional commercial fishing captain) tick.
David Golay reviews the 2022 Norco Range for Blister

Flash Review: 2022 Norco Range

The 2022 Norco Range gets a new high-pivot layout, and the results are eye-opening. Check out our Flash Review for our early impressions.

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This week on GEAR:30, we sat down with one of the stars of Matchstick Productions’ new film, The Stomping Grounds, to discuss her personal gear preferences; what ski equipment she’d most like to see get made; the topic of women-specific gear; the best ways to get more women involved in skiing; and more.

The Pro’s Gear: McKenna Peterson (Ep.166)

We sat down with one of the stars of Matchstick Productions’ new film, The Stomping Grounds, to discuss her personal gear preferences; what ski equipment she’d most like to see get made; the topic of women-specific gear; the best ways to get more women involved in skiing; and more.
On our Off The Couch podcast, we talk to Olivia Amber, who grew up in rural Wisconsin; headed off to Maine (where she became an all-American XC skier); found her way into the tech world of San Francisco; then started getting into ultra running. Now, Olivia is a Salomon athlete who is also juggling a career in tech. We talk about all of the above, plus coffee; sleeping / not sleeping; her current & future interests in running; and more.

Olivia Amber: from XC Skiing to the Tech World to Mountain Running (Ep.97)

Olivia Amber grew up in rural Wisconsin; headed off to Maine (where she became an all-American XC skier); found her way into the tech world of San Francisco; then started getting into ultra running. Now, Olivia is a Salomon athlete who is also juggling a career in tech. We talk about all of the above, plus coffee; sleeping / not sleeping; her current & future interests in running; and more.
Mountain bike tech is evolving rapidly, and patent applications are a great window into what’s coming down the pipeline, so we figured it’d be interesting to check in with someone who’s extremely clued into what’s going on in that space — Dan Bacon, of Wheelbased. We get into it about cockpit integration (and how I hate it); electronic brakes(?!?!); active suspension; auto makers joining the fray; and a whole bunch more.

Dan Bacon of Wheelbased on Integration, Active Suspension, & the Future of MTB Tech (Ep.85)

MTB patent applications are a great window into what’s coming down the pipeline, and Dan Bacon, (of Wheelbased.com) knows more about them than anyone. We get into it about cockpit integration (and how some of us hate it); electronic brakes(?!?!); active suspension; automakers joining the fray; and a whole bunch more.