A look back at the best our gear reviewers wrote over the course of 2015 — from a collage of patinated classics, to a trio of backcountry favorites, to headphones that span a generation.
365 days is a lot of time to seek out stories on adventure, gear, and everything in between. Here’s a look back at the best our gear reviewers wrote over the course of 2015 — from a collage of patinaed classics to a trio of backcountry favorites to headphones that span a generation.
Sentence(s) of the Year
Cursed Traveler
“But it didn’t take long for the Viking’s curse to strike again. At baggage check, the lady at the counter slipped my bag on the conveyor belt sans tag, and it slid behind the wall unmarked. She turned to me and delivered the prognosis: ‘It’s gone.’ It was.”
By Henry Phillips, Matthew Ankeny and Chris Wright: The backcountry is calling. If you must go (and you happen to be headed to western Wyoming in the summer), be sure to bring this gear.
By Chris Wright: “Riding a good steel bike, I tell you, is the closest thing to flying without leaving the planet. Go out there and ride that thing, and see what I mean.” So ended my call with bike builder Bradley Woehl, and so began my interest in steel-frame bikes. Because who doesn’t want to fly?
By Matthew Ankeny: The internet claims it can make a shirt better than your tailor. We tried three online custom shirts to see if the claim and the fit rang true.
By Jack Seemer: Some nights after dinner, my dad would take me to his office, sit me on the floor, and put a record on. Finally, he’d place a pair of Sony MDR-V6 headphones on my head.
