Eurobike Gets Fat
From Bicycle Retailer: Fatties make their way to Germany
“I nearly didn’t bring this back,” said Ian Ganderton, as he dismounted Salsa’s new carbon fat bike, the Beargrease.
Ganderton, a distributor for QBP’s brands in Dubai, said he brought fat bikes in about a year ago and can’t keep enough of them in stock. “The [Surly] Moonlander has been a huge hit. Interest in [fat bikes] is just phenomenal. This past winter, they were big for us.”
Bats Evolve
From Sport Techie: ProXR Ergonomic Bat: The Next Generation of Baseball Bats
The baseball bat has been more or less the same since Louisville Slugger crafted its first one in 1884. Sure, the bat has evolved through different sizes and colors, but it hasn’t endured a revolutionary change in quite some time. Grady Phelan, inventor of ProXR ergonomic bat technology, is trying to change that.
Ethiopian Made
From Gear Junkie: Backpacks, Footwear are NOT ‘Made in China’ (made in Ethiopia instead)
“Made in China.” That’s common on outdoors gear. But what about “Made in Ethiopia”?
A new company, Oliberté, is a Canadian brand but its factory is in Ethiopia. Opened last year, the factory employs 51 workers and manufactures a line of shoes, backpacks, handbags and wallets.