Shinola is a company that represents all that we love about small-scale American manufacturing – they specialise is making precision American watches but they also make leather goods, bicycles and a small collection of other products.
This is the Shinola Backpack, it’s made by hand from American-made natural canvas, premium leather produced by Horween of Chicago, it has solid brass zippers and cushioned canvas backstraps with adjustable roll buckle hardware. The Backpack is available in either navy blue or egg-shell and each one ships direct from the factory.
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The Flint and Tinder Sherpa-Lined Waxed Ridge Parka was developed to be your primary winter coat. It has a main chassis of high quality British Millerain waxed canvas, the gold standard for waxed canvas, which…
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….
This is the Tamiya Toyota Land Cruiser 40 rock crawler, it’s a 1:10th scale remotely controlled vehicle based on Tamiya’s highly-regarded rock crawler chassis/platform featuring a ladder frame with aluminum side channels and resin crossmembers,…
The Navaja by Castillo Knives was designed to be carried and used every day, it follows in the long and proud history of Spanish blade making that dates all the way back before 500 BC….
The Shoei Glamster helmet is a new offering from the highly-regarded Japanese helmet manufacturer aimed squarely at the vintage, classic, and retro motorcycle world. In the past few years we’ve gone from having almost no…
The Biltwell Borrego Gloves are the first from the American company that meet the strict European CE 89/686 safety standards for motorcycle use. Each pair of Borregos has a 100% cowhide leather chassis for excellent…
