A round of the pro-freestyle kayaking event is being held this afternoon and the preliminaries of the womens bouldering competition ended this morning.But this years festive mood has been tempered by the death of Drew Hunter, 29. Yesterday, the kayaker was paddling a Class IV section of East Vail Creek when he swam from his kayak after replica Concord watch being pushed into a sticky hydraulic. He was reportedly unconscious when his friends tried to rescue him with a throw bag. Authorities recovered Hunters body this morning and a memorial service will be held in his honor at Vail. For more information, check out the Vail Daily.Kyle Dickman
Saris’ new T-Bones rack offers a convenient two-in-one storage system for cyclists. As a hitch rack, the T-Bones, which comes in two- or three-bike versions, locks into both 1 14- and 2-inch hitches and has an integrated, keyed cable lock for securing bikes. replica Corum watch Once home, the rack slides out of the hitch and into a robust indoor pedestal for in-home bike-storage. The empty rack weighs just 10 lbs (two-bike version), and the whole process from car to home takes about a minute—depending on how far away you’ve parked, naturally.
The support arms, which swing easily out of the way, secure the bikes via big rubberized straps that wrap around the top tube. Additional straps hold the down tubes to keep the bikes from swaying while in hitch mode. A large release lever makes for disengaging from either the hitch or the indoor pedestal, and the rack comes with a replica Piaget watches backpack-style carrying case for further portability. The design does require removing the rack when in hitch mode to open most hatchbacks. But, as I said, the straightforward removal takes only a couple of seconds.
