Our good friend and manager of our Italian Distribution network, Alessio Gualtiari was one of several selected artists to partake in the 686 Reclaim Project. The jackets they made are entirely composed of recycled materials. To be quite honest, these jackets look plenty awesome no matter where they got that fabric from. Big props to 686 for putting ingenuity to the test.
When the image of skiing comes to mind, what do you see? Some picture the classic European images of sunglass wearing, lyrca clad skiers going down groomed runs in St. Anton. Others picture the last time they went to their local resort, equipped with friends and a flask of Jack Daniels. Others may picture Lindsay Vonn, in her world cup downhill tuck position (or not:
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To most, the image of skiing usually has to do with large mountains, lots of snow, hot cocoa, and cold weather. Perhaps even pretzel man Tom Wallisch.
What you are about to see is the OTHER side of skiing- in the depths of the city, utilizing obstacles that we ordinarily walk by without taking notice. Skiers like Allen Lam, based out of freezing Minnesota, seize the opportunity to be had in each millimeter of snow to perform stunts similar to skateboarders… in ice cold conditions where no skateboard wheel could roll. Think you could handle this style of riding? Have a look:
The 1000 Bikes Foundation is a not-for-profit organization which is dedicated to putting a bike in the hands of 1000 foster youth and their families in communities across the United States. 1000Bikes.org is a Cycling Advocacy Group with the intent of seeing more people on bike in a fun and SAFE manor!
Boombotix is proud to help the foundation with reaching some of their upcoming funding milestones. As a big advocate of the bicycle community, we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to support a cause that brings the joy and function of biking to those in less fortunate circumstances.
Every time you enter the discount code 1000bikes at checkout, your order will include a free set of limited edition 1000 Bikes speaker grills. Additionally, every unit you purchase with the code will send $10 towards the 1000 Bikes foundation.
Mounting Boombotix speakers to a bike has been a dream for us since we started our company. It takes about nine months to give birth to a child. After nine months of design/manufacturing, our engineers have given birth to a welcome addition to the Boombot family. During the birth of the Bike Handlebar Mount Kit, we suffered a number of complications. After a serious C-section, the operation was completed and the end result is a purpose built piece of hardware that is going to amplify your bike riding experience.
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We’re sorry we cant bring you snow, but we also figure that you should have your jibs on lock seeing as thats about al you can do at the moment.
