Beautiful custom built bikes. I saw a few of Jeff’s finished products today at a bike swap/show and spoke with him for just a minute.

He makes all of his bike frames from USA produced 4130 steel. They are fitted to you, and totally custom. Check out his Gallery to see some of his finished bikes.

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Fe Cycles

I bought some hiking socks from wigwam after doing some reading about the benefits of hiking with a sock designed for hiking.

What a difference it has made. I’ve been on a couple long hikes while wearing the “Cool-Lite Hiker Pro” and they keep my feet dry and blister free. The socks seem to be lightly padded and very well made.

Check out the Wigwam Amazon Store for more Wigwam products that are Made in the USA.

As always, Shop local.

I recently began geocaching. It’s a lot of fun, keeps me out of the house, and I’ve been places I’d never have seen without it.

To do geocaching, you just need a GPS device and a coordinate. The GPS device I started with was my cell phone but I wanted something durable that I didn’t need to worry about dropping. My phone wouldn’t survive a drop from 4 feet, The Apisphere Geomate.jr sure will.

Over 250,000 caches, 2 aaa batteries last 12-hours. The accuracy is as good (if not better than), my phone. The build quality of the Geomate Jr is impressive. Simple, shock resistant, and very smooth. Best of all, Made in the USA.

Happy Geocaching.

Made in California.

After doing a little more research (outside of my closet) on American Apparel, I was shocked to find out…. They make everything in the USA. Not just T-shirts.

The only thing I own from American apparel is some t-shirts.  I’ve had them for years and show very little wear.

They have a very thorough Recycling regime also.

An excellent article by Kevin Meyer on American Apparel’s Production facility.  Also you may click here to view American Apparel on Amazon.

∞American Apparel

I have been doing the fitness thing steadily for the past 4 months, One of my favorite cardio exercises is the Rowing machine.  Though I have not used the WaterRower, I love the idea of rowing in actual water. How great is that?  

Comes in Three Flavors:

• WaterRower Natural Rowing Machine in Ash Wood with S4 Monitor
• WaterRower Oxbridge Rowing Machine in Cherry with S4 Monitor
• WaterRower Classic Rowing Machine in Black Walnut with S4 Monitor

∞WaterRower

I just ran across the PowerBlock. They look solid, a quick pin switch and you have a new weight Dumbbell.

If anything, these are SmartBells. PowerBlocks seem to be built well, The Pins eliminate any possible hardware failure, and the space saving is amazing (it would take a 20 foot wall to hold the same number of dumbbells).

They have a few flavors:

• PowerBlock Personal Adjustable 5 to 45-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
• PowerBlock Personal Trainer Adjustable 2.5 to 50-Pounds per Dumbbell Set

∞PowerBlock

Needed Some Workout shoes a while back.  Some of the New Balance are made in the USA.

You have to try these on to understand how comfortable they are.

Here is a List of New Balance Made in the USA.

Mens:

• Men’s MR1223 Running Shoe
• Men’s M498 Running Shoe
• Men’s M587 Running Shoe
• Men’s MW811 Walking Shoe
• Men’s MW811WT
• Men’s MW844 Walking Shoe
• Men’s MR858 Running Shoe
• Men’s MR858
• Men’s MR882 Running Shoe
• Men’s M992
• Men’s M992 Running Shoe
• Men’s MR993 Running Shoe
• Men’s MT811 Running Shoe

Womens:

• Women’s W992 Running Shoe
• Women’s WR882 Running Shoe
• Women’s WW811 Lace-up Walking Shoe
• Women’s W587 Running Shoe
• Women’s W498
• Women’s WR1123 Running Shoe

∞New Balance USA store