Back on Track with YakTrax
We got like 6″ – 8″ of snow where I live in the Northeast and it’s been hanging around. The first few days I did some snowshoeing, but over the next few days the snow melted [...]
RipSurferX – total body surf-style trainer
As if pudgy, middle-aged moms crowding the lineup at your local surf spot wasn’t enough, look for them to appear at your gym for a Surfset Fitness class. Billed as the “only total body [...]
Ski/board like a cyborg with Recon Instruments
A few years ago Zeal Optics came out with the Transcend HUD (heads up display) goggle that used GPS to track speed (maximum, average, and current), lat/long, temperature, total vertical distance [...]
The future ain’t what it used to be
That’s a quote from the late, great comedian George Carlin – but these new glasses from Google might change your mind. I wouldn’t recommend them and the distraction they introduce [...]
Surf Snowboard: one board does it all!
Every Third Thursday-by-Signal Snowboards-Fish out of Water-Surf Snowboard Signal Snowboards does a feature called Every Third Thursday (ETT) where they experiment with board designs and materials to [...]
G-Form: Impact protection for body, gadgets
Protect your body from falls without looking like the Michelin Man There are a lot of options for protecting your body from the impact of a hard or awkward fall, but not many options to do it with a [...]
Alaia surfboards from Gray Suit Productions
A few years back, Bitness ran a series of articles on the process of shaping an Alaia – a wooden, pre-20th century Hawaiian surfboard. I was pretty proud of my accomplishment – thought I [...]
Kronicle: backcountry snowboarding magazine
I was stoked to learn there would be a magazine dedicated to backcountry snowboarding. To find out I was IN the Winter 2012 premiere issue made it all the more sweeter! Kronicle is published by [...]
New Stokelab: Issue N°5
When you or one of your friends drops in a halfpipe, wave, downhill single-track or chute you pull for them to make something special happen. It’s called spreading the stoke and for a little [...]
What the hell is happening here?
As of November 2011, Bitness has been bringing you their fresh take on fitness gadgets and gear for the past 5 years. We’ve tested products for runners, swimmers, snowboarders, cyclists and [...]
Wavecave – I’m Pitching a Tent
For those that can afford it, the ideal surf vacation is a boat trip or a surf resort. For those tighter on cash or up for a purer experience, camping on the beach is where it’s at. Bring [...]
Billabong Big Wave Floatation Wetsuit
Billabong has introduced a new wetsuit that incorporates a self-inflating bladder from a CO2 cartridge. The Billabong V1 wetsuit allows the surfer to pull a cord on the front of their wetsuit, [...]
GoPro 3D Hero System now available
GoPro just announced the release of the 3D Hero System, which allows you to combine two 1080p HD HERO cameras into a single housing to record 3D video and photos while simultaneously recording in 2D. [...]
Apple Nano & TikTok + LunaTik – coolest watch ever?
For a geek like me, running gadgets are hard to resist. GPS watches, heart rate monitors, running belts, iPhone in armband, earbuds… I own them all and not surprisingly, I’ve run with [...]
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