All Product articles – Page 21
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News briefsFolding kayak start-up wins Globetrotter as distribution partner
With its kayak VIK 3.8, made of one piece and completely foldable, the German start-up CLR Outdoor GmbH has now secured Globetrotter as its exclusive distribution partner for the 2022 season. Sales start is June 1. As part of its InnoLab start-up support program, Globetrotter had already assisted CLR Outdoor ...
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News briefsWrangler expands into fishing styles
Jeanswear brand Wrangler, part of Kontoor Brands, has announced the expansion of its All-Terrain Gear by Wrangler line of outdoor and athleisure apparel to include high-performance fishing styles. The new dual-gender ATG Wrangler Angler Collection, designed to meet the needs of anglers, incorporates key features like increased ventilation, stretch and ...
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News briefsChaco collaborates with U.K. Outsiders Store
Chaco Footwear, a division of Wolverine World Wide, celebrates its first international collaboration with U.K. retailer Outsiders Store. The collection combines the classic design of a British 4×4 vehicle with Chaco’s Z/1 sandal. According to the brand, the new collection features the durability and functionality of all Chaco sandals. The ...
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News briefsNew “Eurobike Innovators’ Prize” seeks the most innovative projects
As part of the location premiere of the show at Messe Frankfurt from July 13-17, 2022, Eurobike will be presenting a new award recognizing the most innovative products, services and ideas from the cycling and future mobility industry. Companies can submit their projects until June 6. The Eurobike Innovators’ Prize ...
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ArticleThe trends of the next ISPO Awards round: sustainability and low weight
Thanks to a new concept, the ISPO Awards presented the second of four annual sets of winners earlier this week. The jury selected 23 sports products from a wide range of categories in this round, most of which demonstrated convincing new solutions regarding sustainability or low weight. Many of these ...
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News briefsGrundéns introduces waders with Gore-Tex, wading boots with Vibram
Grundéns, a Swedish fishing apparel and footwear manufacturer, has announced an innovative wading collection to the market. The collection will be available in spring 2023 at Grundéns retail partners and on grundens.com. The waders feature Gore-Tex materials and an advanced support system and offer anglers freedom of movement in and ...
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News briefsScott Sports builds travel division
Scott Sports is expanding its product portfolio and building its own outdoor travel division. At scott.com/travel, offers can already be found, which Scott divides into the areas of “Trail” (MTB), “Explore” (Bike/Surf) and “Performance” (Roadbike). The Swiss company is currently searching for a product manager for the new business area. ...
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News briefsSchöffel marks all products with the new Echo label, indicating sustainable aspects
German brand Schöffel has introduced a new signet called “Echo’” to mark its products with sustainable aspects. The new sustainability label is an acronym for the words “environment,” “community,” “humanity,” and “opportunity” and will be added to every qualifying product as a hangtag and in communication. For ...
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News briefsVaude and partner Interseroh nominated for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022
At the time that Vaude’s new line of ReCycle bike bags made from 100 percent recycled materials (for the main material) is going to market, the German company – together with its partners for the project, Interseroh and the Czech manufacturing company Fitcraft – is nominated for the Plastics Recycling ...
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News briefsPyua integrates circular Sympatex laminate into collection
The Banff laminate by Sympatex, which premiered as a 2-layer product at the Performance Days in 2020, is an integral part of Pyua’s new Spring 2023 collection. Pyua uses a mono-material polyester 3-layer laminate made with a face fabric consisting of 60 percent post-industry and 40 percent post-consumer waste, a ...
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News briefsNew sustainable bike brand Norman introduces Australian-made MTB apparel and sportswear
The Australian clothing brand Norman has launched its first line of mountain biking apparel, all made in Australia and with a choice of materials focusing on sustainability, including a poly/nylon blend made from recycled ocean plastic from Repreve. Norman ships its apparel for men and women worldwide from its webshop. ...
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ArticleThule Group with new product categories, updates financial targets
At its capital markets day, the Swedish Thule Group has presented plans to enter the two new product categories in 2023: car seats – to be launched in Europe first, expanding worldwide in a second step – and dog transport products, starting with a dog cage. The company was also ...
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News briefsVanpowers to launch world’s first e-bike with an assembled frame
Vanpowers has announced the launch of the world’s first electric bicycle with an assembled frame on the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo on May 24. The new e-bike has been named the City Vanture. According to the brand, many one-piece frames are heated at high temperatures after welding, and repeated shape correction ...
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News briefsRab launches new bike wear collection for summer 2023
Source: Rab Cinder For summer 2023, British outdoor brand Rab (owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd.) plans its entry into the off-road bike market. At the brand’s sales meeting, the Rab sales force was introduced to the new “Cinder” off-road bike collection, consisting of 31 styles for ...
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ArticleStudy: Germans want to continue to invest in outdoor equipment
Three-quarters of Germans want to buy outdoor equipment in the next 12 months. Albeit, the products that are of interest change slightly.
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News briefsHeiQ launches peppermint-based odor control textile treatment with Alchemie Technology
The new HeiQ Life treatment that HeiQ has developed with its partner Alchemie Technology is an odor control finish based on peppermint oil as an active ingredient, inhibiting bacteria from growth on the textile surface. Utilizing Alchemie’s digital finishing technology, the process is 84 percent less energy-consuming and takes 92 ...
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News briefsZara launches outdoor collection for women
Zara, the main retail brand of Spanish fashion group Inditex, has introduced a new collection for women, designed especially for outdoor activities like climbing and cycling. The collection, which comprises 25 pieces of apparel and footwear, has been introduced globally in many markets, including Spain, the U.K., the U.S., France ...
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News briefsQ36.5 introduces bike shirts with graphene yarn
Claiming to be the first bike brand to use a yarn that integrates graphene in the fabric (rather than using the material as a treatment), Italian brand Q36.5 introduces a new fully zipped bike tricot available for men and women that uses a technology patented by the brand. The “Clima” ...
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MiiR releases product collaboration with Chris Burkard
U.S. camping equipment supplier MiiR (Russian for “peace”) has started a new special edition, incorporating images by outdoor photographer Chris Burkard on a camp cup, tumbler and bottle. The print shows a stream of glacial sediment running through a frozen landscape in the Icelandic highland, an aerial photo taken by ...
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Nexus Outdoors launches new fishing apparel line
Michigan-based Nexus Outdoors, the owner of the ScentLok and Blocker Outdoors brands, has expanded into the fishing category with a new apparel line called Whitewater. The new brand is designed to allow anglers to focus on fighting fish, not the weather conditions, thanks to specific materials, technologies, and tailoring, Nexus ...
