Gear West Blog
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Staying Frosty: Beating the Mid-Summer (Snow) Drought
If you're reading this, you're probably one of us, a Nordic dork through and through. You live for fresh corduroy, and that feeling of flying through the winter woods. But... -
Racing in the heat: A tribute to Ironman 70.3 Rockford, Illinois
Gear West Founder, Jan, offers up some advice for racing in the heat.
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Super Shoes for the Rest of Us: Finding Your Propulsive Match
If you’ve followed elite marathoning over the past few years, you’ve probably heard whispers (or shouts) about super shoes—those bouncy, propulsive, high-tech marvels seemingly powered by rocket fuel and carbon... -
Gear West Insole Challenge
Nordic Skiing with Custom Insoles Or, how to improve comfort and balance and extend glide on your skis. If you’ve ever hit the ski trails and felt a little wobbly,... -
Making the Silent Sports Transition
Reflections on a strange winter and transitioning into Spring and Summer training and adventures. -
An Indoor Winter with Alayna Sonnesyn
I just wrapped up a 5.5 week travel stint that brought me all around Europe, home to Minneapolis, and finally back to Vermont just in time for fall to arrive.... -
The History of the Gear West Pig Out Sale
Thirty years ago, Gear West Ski & Bike opened their door into a tiny, rented 500 sq foot building behind Domino’s Pizza in Long Lake. We (Brian Knutson and me, Jan Guenther) invested $11,000 to stock basic bike repair items. A sprinkling of Bridgestone bikes and a few Fischer skis rounded out the offerings. I remember our first sale, a pair of padded bike gloves and a shift cable. The building had a connecting door to Dominos and all order mistakes were ours to eat.
