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Outside Magazine December 2003

Review Special: The Holiday Gift Guide
You Know You Want It
Toys

By Tim Neville, Christopher Solomon, Ben Hewitt, Mary Catherine O'Connor, Mark Anders, Jeff Purton & Pieter vanNoordennen


Intro | Dirt | Ice | Waves | Snow | Rock | Road | Toys

(Colin Faulkner)

[1] The HQ HYPNOTIC QUAD KITE ain't no beach toy: With a flick of the wrist—and a bit of practice—you'll be pulling inverted hovers and other advanced tricks in no time. ($110; 800-541-0314, www.intothewind.com) [2] When he isn't gunning for the Oval Office, General Wesley Clark pitches electric mountain bikes—as chairman of WAVECREST LABORATORIES. Back in 2000, the company developed the TIDALFORCE M-750—a folding, electric all-terrain bike—for the military. Now the would-be prez is bringing it to homeland singletrack at a Pentagon closeout price. ($2,249; 888-880-1988, www.tidalforce.com)


Intro | Dirt | Ice | Waves | Snow | Rock | Road | Toys


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