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On The Road With Tycho from Mission Workshop on Vimeo.

“At first glance, the life of a touring musician can seem wildly glamorous: Late nights, different cities, fans that adore you…But look a little deeper and you’ll see that the reality of life on the road is very much to the contrary. Though there are good times to be had, the majority of a touring musician’s life is spent in transition. Transition from city to city, venue to venue, and hotel to hotel.

These are pretty great!

Go to Lone Wolf Cycling and check out their new Dawn Patrol kit.

There are only 8 of these bastards. I hope you dig! Cheers

Seriously though… bikes are fun! Fairdale knows how to capitalize on just how much fun they can be.  Words can’t describe how much I love this. Great job Fairdale bros!!

CHRISCROSS from chris akrigg on Vimeo.

This dude!! WOW

SO. GNAR!

(Yes this may be a bit outside of our vibe. Yes this is totally oozing #RIDExCREATE)

The sun is setting later in the day and I had a bit of free time yesterday (becoming increasingly less during the week) and decided to hit up Wheeler Wildlife Refuge. This loop is about 12 miles that transitions from tree covered, farmland, and river front dirt/gravel road. 

The wide STUNNING landscape above pops into view as you come out of a turn from a tree covered section and it’s absolutely breath taking. The green is REALLY green. It reminded me of OZ (there in lies the title). I sharpened and saturated this image only one click in VSCOcam… other than that it’s the true color of the landscape. I highly encourage you to get out and experience the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge for yourself. If you raced in FOLLYCROSS then you already know how rad this place is.

**Editors Note: During FOLLYCROSS the road had been freshly grated meaning it had large ass rocks for gravel. This has been worn down to a fast hard packed road that’s much more enjoyable.

Photo by Janne Amunét

Photo by Janne Amunét

Wow… I’m not sure how Janne Amunét and I got internet introduced but I’ve loved everything he’s had his hand in. Just look at these two photos from his hashtag project #ESCAPENORTH featuring Mission Workshop goods being put to the test.

“The Arkiv bags and MW apparel got put through a test as they battled snowfall, water, arctic temperatures and sunny moments. Didn’t even faze us. Truly amazing.” – Janne

Go to I Never Stopped Looking to find out all the VERY rad stuff Janne dominates. OH… and if you ever need gear to defeat Norway’s NUTS winter chill… Mission Workshop has you covered. Cheers!

RIDE x CREATE

All The Best. from Civilware Service Co. on Vimeo.

I love rad Made In USA goods! Civilware is one of those companies creating U.S. made products for your purchasing pleasure. With founder and pro skater Geoff Rowley pushing the “All The Best” vibe you know you’re getting quality goodness.

“We are an online destination for exclusive products from the finest producers in the biz. Our philosophy is simple: When you ask for a person’s attention – their time, their money – you need to return that gesture with an unparalleled level of commitment.” – CIVILWARE

Go check out CIVILWARE and their Striker Utility Knife. At $125 for a handmade in USA cutter… it’s a no brainer purchase!

RIDE x CREATE

I don’t always have a bunch of time to dominate miles these days, so when I only have an hour or so I’ll go hit up slow painful (for me) climbing. A route I’ve been riding pretty frequent is only 12 miles with about 1,400 feet of climbing (depending on how may laps you do). Fun, short, and a bit painful. Good for us limited time folk.