Ordinary Outside

Amazing and inspiring videos seem to dominate the conversation on episode 15 of Gear Fix. Tim and Mike discuss the Red Bull Super Natural snowboard contest and just like Travis Rice changed snowboarding, he's also changed snowboard contests. Get yourself inspired with an amazing video from Josh Dueck as he becomes the first person to land a sit ski backflip. The Duo wraps the show up by discussing Flyin' Ryan Hawks' 13 core principles. Take a listen and learn how you can become a better person. http://www.geargenius.com/

Lots of stuff happening in the action sports world. Tim and Mike catch up on the Winter X Games and discuss all the amazing-ness that happened over the X Games weekend. Big news from Sram this week with the release of the Red gruppo and Mike explains the idea of rear derailleurs with clutches. The Duo discusses bike computers versus bike smart phone apps and Mike explains why his pick of the week is an animal.

Mike and Tim have recently returned from the Outdoor Retailer Show and have all kinds of fun new products and technologies to talk about. They start the show off with a little outdoor industry news and then jump right into the fun stuff from OR. Topics discussed: the passing of ski legend Sarah Burke, Montana Snowbowl is still not cool, K2 announces a clothing line, Cricket trailers, Petzl Nao headlamp, Dakine Altitude packs, Dakine clothing, Burton's family tree of snowboards, Columbia has more tech than you can shake a cold hand at, and other little gems here and there. Enjoy!

Winter has finally arrived and the Gear Fix Duo are pretty stoked. This week's episode features an Outdoor Retailer preview with new ABS compatible ski and snowboard backpacks from Dakine and the ultimate gear trailer from Road Warrior, the Atlas 8. Mike and Tim discuss the 9 year old ski phenom Kelly Sildaru and how stoked her parents must be. This leads to the duo discussing the joys of passing the love for the outdoors onto the next generation along with some plans they have for family outdoor fun this summer. Episode 12 wraps up with Tim and Mike sharing their common dream of a boundary waters canoe trip.

The Gear Fix Duo is joined by special guest Wayne Wheeler. With Wayne in the studio we discover that Tim was a bike snob as a child. The trio discusses the bad news coming out of the freestyle community of skiing and the bad press a certain Montana ski resort is currently receiving. Mike shares a movie about living in vans, trucks, and trailers and how it could potential change your life. The group finishes things off by listing their top 3 favorite ski/snowboard resorts.

With Mike B. back in town the Gear Fix duo start things off right where they left off... talking about beards. Special guest Nadia Kimmel of Desert Mountain Medicine joins the pair to disucss backcountry safety and some tips on how to be prepared before you head out into the wilderness. http://www.geargenius.com/

With Mike B. out of town, Tim is joined by Jim Grewe to host this week's episode. The long time friends discuss new skis from Line, troubles at Snowbasin, skinning vs sledding, the Madden Julian Oscillation, Seven Summiter Jordan Romero and a couple of New Year's resolutions.

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In Episode 8 of Gear Fix Tim and Mike take on the skiing vs snowboarding debate as they discuss Torstein Horgmo and Jossi Wells game of 'In Your Face'. K2 announces that they will be releasing their own ski boot for the 2013/14 ski season. The Duo then discusses their dream jobs in the outdoor industry and they share their picks of the week.

Recorded in the Tuesday Sound Studio

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In episode 7 the Gear Fix crew becomes offical. Recorded in the Tuesday Sound Stuido Tim and Mike are joined by Rob LaPier from KGB Productions to talk about their new ski movie 'Wyoming Triumph'. Join in the conversation as Tim and Mike get all the info on what goes into making a ski movie like Wyoming Triumph and how they came up with the idea to make a Wyoming only ski movie. Special thanks to Rob for taking the time to be on the show.

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A high pressure is in place but Tim and Mike battle on. In episode 6 they take things back to the begining, discuss Cruisers, new Avalanche safety gear and their picks of the week.

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