Interview: Christopher Stricklen
Our friend and local photographer Chris Stricklen is a fixture of the cycling scene in Marin. If you’ve ever been north of the bridge, chances are you’ve seen him cruising down the backroads of Tam...
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Our Commitment to Anti-Racism
Hey friends and followers, we spent some time defining our commitments as a company recently. We are at a critical crossroads in human rights and perhaps closer than we’ll ever be to making systemi...
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VIDEO: Inside Outer Shell with Path Less Pedaled
In this video, Russ from Path Less Pedaled interviews Kyle and Jim. Virtual shop tour included!
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The Good, the Great, and the (My) Bad: Adventures of a First Time Bikepacker
A couple weeks ago, we outfitted Chloe and Erik for the their first “official” bikepacking trip - a weekend of camping and riding north from San Francisco to Wildcat Campground, on the Coast Trail ...
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Spring Fling with Coe
Back in April, some friends and I spent three nights in Henry Coe State Park. Spring flowers were still abundant but many of them were drying out and the rolling green hills were changing to the ic...
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Shop Visit From Mission Bicycles
Shop visit! Our friends from Mission Bicycle came by to document some scenes from the shop and we showed them what its like to make a handlebar bag start to finish.We are making custom branded bags...
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VIDEO: Mini Saddlebag
New video starring our newest additions to Outer Shell: Jim Santos and the Mini Saddlebag
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Revelations Of A Rookie Bikepacker
Inception of the trip occurred, as many grand adventures do, over one too many bottles of wine in our friend Ben’s Vancouver, BC apartment. The idea was to explore a remote archipelago off of North...
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Oregon Timber Trail (OTT) Ride Report, Tips, and Gear
To preface, I was invited to ride the OTT by my friend Rie, who immigrated to the states recently and runs Simworks USA. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to do the tour, but thought it would be a goo...
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Pop-up Shop at Box Dog Bikes
🚨OUTER SHELL’S FIRST POP UP IS COMING TO @boxdogbikes 🚨😱 Come celebrate with us at the launch party! Friday Sept. 21st 6-9pm. There will be pizza, beer, and a whole ton of bags for sale in every co...
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All About the Feels on Vancouver Island - Benjamin Johnson
What happens when you take three inexperienced “bikepackers” and embark on a 5-day trip in the PNW wilderness? Imagine three dudes standing over a pile of Pro Bars, arguing over how many they can p...
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Pure Cycles Cargo E-Bike
Pure Cycles is launching the CAPACITA cargo e-bike and Outer Shell made some custom panniers for the back. They're also offering the 137 Basket Bag up front, which fits perfectly in their integrate...
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Off The Beaten Path: Colombia - Donalrey Nieva
Colombia had been on both of our minds for awhile, so this year, Karen and I finally decided to make it happen! Once tickets were booked, the planning started. As much as we love bikepacking, we d...
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Stagepoach 420 (San Diego to Anza Borrego)
This post got published on The Radavist!Day 1: Mid March 2018. Me, John Blackwell and Jason Silverek meetup in San Diego one morning to ride the Stagecoach 400 route, a 400 mile bikepacking race th...
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Marigold X-Pac DISCONTINUED (EDIT: More arriving Sept. 2018!)
Whatever we have left of Marigold X-Pac is mostly made into bags and on the website now. Still some scrap left for Zip Wallets and Zip Pouches, but thats it! When this fabric came in, it was the la...
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137 Basket Bag Review from Bikepacking.com
Professional world bike wanderer Cass Gilbert gives the 137 Basket Bag a good beating and tells us what he thinks. Check out the article here:http://www.bikepacking.com/gear/outer-shell-137-basket-...
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Foam Spacers V2
These high density foam spacers have been in the works for a while and now they're newly designed and die cut! They space out your bag, if needed, leaving your brakes, brakes levers, and cables uni...
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