The Roundhouse Snowboard by The Arbor Collective is one of the increasing number of snowboards (and skis) that use a bamboo core for strength and flexibility. The bamboo is layered with both triax & biax fibreglass, eldorado wood and ply to create an all-terrain snowboard suitable for people with a larger boot-size.
The Arbor Collective started out in 1995 with a focus on using more traditional materials in snowboard design – like various woods and bamboo, otherwise known as nature’s composites.
Ben Branch has had his work featured on CNN, Popular Mechanics, the official Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, and many more.
Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with millions of readers around the world and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
The Lum-Tec M82 is limited to 100 units worldwide, each is carefully assembled in Ohio with a Swiss-made automatic mechanical movement, and each is water resistant down to 200 meters or over 650 feet. Lum-Tec is a family-run, American-based company run by Chris Wiegand. Unlike many watch brands Chris lists his own email address…
The Davida Koura is a full face motorcycle helmet designed by engineers with experience developing helmets for both MotoGP and Formula 1. Although the shell design of the Koura is retro, the the engineering that went into it is entirely modern. The Koura has been safety certified by the ECE R22-05 (EU), DOT FMVS 281…
The Merlin Edale jacket is a new design from the British manufacturer that was developed using an outer shell of Cotec, a new fabric developed by the famous Scottish mill Halley Stevensons. Cotec is a technologically advanced rethink of traditional waxed cotton, incorporating state-of-the-art fibres to offer better breathability, easier maintenance, and much improved abrasion…
The Zagato Raptor Concept was developed in 1996 for Lamborghini as a possible direction for the replacement for the Diablo. The Raptor took its V12 and much of its running gear from the Diablo but it has a bespoke space frame chassis and a carbon fibre body designed in-house at Zagato under the direction of…
The Rossling Hydromatic C.01 is an ISO 6425 / DIN 8306-specification dive watch made in Germany that’s powered by the reliable ETA 2824-2 / Sellita SW200-1 Swiss-made automatic movement – and it’s available now for $399 USD. The eventual retail price on the watch will be $599 USD, however Rossling is following the tried and…
The Dainese Smart Jacket was designed to bring MotoGP-grade airbag protection to street riders, it can be worn over or under any jacket, hoodie, or outfit to provide a significant added level of impact protection. There can be little doubt that personal airbags are the future of motorcycle safety gear, particularly when combined with a…
