Café Mountain and Padmore & Barnes are back. The duo that continues to redefine the English diaspora. Before their partnership, the words ‘Hairy Hiker’ simply conjured up the…
Cycling is about the search. Searching for the finest, chalkiest gravel you can find. Trying to locate the ultimate downhill section with the smoothest tarmac. Or just obsessively…
Prior to the widespread use of the internet – and long before fashion collaborations became commonplace – automobile manufacturers regularly partnered with clothing labels for limited-edition cars. It…
With the World Cup on the agenda, the growing prevalence of football shirts on our streets shows no sign of calming down. It’s weird for someone of my…
Without texture, things become soulless. It’s why film photos feel more alive than digital ones, why ridged crisps beat smooth ones, and why an old Barbour jacket is…
This is getting a bit concerning. We’re now one week into June and have had significantly more rain than sunshine – we should be applying SPF, but instead…
Arc’teryx is all about reaching new heights. Their outerwear is designed to take you to the highest points on the globe. They sponsor some of the toughest athletes…
Footballers have a profoundly interesting relationship with nature. They spend most of their lives on a field. But given how meticulously maintained the grass is – and the…
Cowboys are something that have always ridden adjacent to Proper. We love Westerns, and have seen the Dollars Trilogy more times than we can count (although they do…
Hiking is an interesting word. For some, it means battling blizzards to stand above the rest of the world. For others, it means multi-day, long-distance slogs from one…
Giant’s Causeway is one of the craziest geological formations on planet Earth. Originally formed by ancient volcanic activity, molten lava cooled and cracked to create what have gone…
For years, we maintained that the two finest things to come out of West London were Heathrow Airport and Fuller’s Brewery. Then, in 2008, The Garbstore opened its…
Typically, a film earns comfort movie status only after several viewings. But there’s a prestigious subset of films that feel familiar from the very first watch, and Stand…
In a strangely serendipitous turn of events yesterday, I was switched on to an Australian outdoor brand a few short hours after having watched a film set in…
Once upon a time, men waged war over land, money and religion – but now they wage war over whether cycling or running is the superior hobby. Instagram…
Time to fly. That’s the phrase I kept seeing and hearing everywhere at the HOKA Hackney Half Marathon. It was written on posters, shouted down my ear canal…
Back in the day, riding a bike was a far riskier activity than it is now. Potholes were everywhere, cycle lanes didn’t exist, and half the drivers on…
We’ve noticed shifting perceptions around luggage recently. Traditionally, you’d associate hauling your belongings with last-minute packing, broken zips, and generally high cortisol levels. Most people (including us) packed…
Once that big glowing orb rolls back into the sky and grey finally shifts to blue, beer gardens transform from vacant patches of sparse grass and cigarette butts…
Graphic tees are a bit of a sensitive subject for us. From around 2014 to 2019, everyone and their dog was wearing one. Small graphic on the chest.…
It’s the end of the month, and you’re skint, exhausted and hungry. You open the fridge to find a half-empty pack of mushrooms, a couple of limp leaves…