Troy Lee Designs grew from its founder's lifelong passion for racing and art, which began with sketching and painting designs as a boy. His work has been worn by athletes from F1, IndyCar and NASCAR to motocross, and the Corona, California brand now makes helmets, gear and protection for moto and mountain biking.
Same category, HQ in USA
10100% is a motocross-rooted brand whose logo appeared on factory racing gear in the early 1980s. It makes moto and MTB goggles such as the ARMEGA, ARmatic and ACCURI 2 lines, plus gloves, sport and lifestyle sunglasses and snow goggles, for riders in motocross, downhill, BMX, cycling, running and other sports.
Specialist sports equipment
DADakine was founded in Hawaii in 1979 by surfer Rob Kaplan and is now based in Hood River, Oregon. It makes backpacks, travel bags, accessories, outerwear and clothing for surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, mountain biking, skiing, windsurfing and kiteboarding. The brand started with surf leashes and went on to design early windsurfing harnesses and foot straps.
Bags, accessories and apparel for surf, snow and bike
SPSpecialized designs bicycles and cycling equipment, including frames, components, helmets, shoes and clothing for riders. The company's own history dates its founding to 1974 and describes a rider-led approach to developing products across road and off-road disciplines. Its present catalogue spans bicycles and accessories rather than only racing bikes; statements about innovation and performance on its site are brand claims, not independent comparative tests.
Specialist sports equipment
TRTrek Bicycle makes bicycles and cycling equipment. Its company history dates its start to 1976, when two founders set out to make quality bicycles and bring cycling to a wider audience. Trek frames its present mission around riding, community and the environment, which is the company's own account of its values rather than a verified environmental outcome for every product. Its global range spans different uses, so specification, fit and support should be checked for the particular bicycle.
Specialist sports equipment
AQAquasphere is an Italian swim eyewear brand whose engineers P. Ferraro and G. Beltrani patented the first curved lens with no visibility distortion, the Seal swim mask, after working in the scuba diving industry. It designs and makes swim goggles and masks through its in-house R&D department and manufacturing facilities in Italy, combining performance, reliability and comfort. Aqua Sphere's official website is published by Aqualung Corporate, identifying its corporate operator as part of Aqualung rather than a separate standalone site.
Specialist sports equipment
ARArmada is a ski brand founded in 2002 and based in Park City, Utah. It makes skis, snowboards and apparel.
Skis, snowboards and apparel
BLBlueseventy makes open-water swimming and triathlon wetsuits, swimskins, competition swimwear and goggles, and is named for the 70 percent of the earth covered by water. It began in 1993 as Direct Innovations, which made one of the first triathlon wetsuits, became the official wetsuit of the Ironman triathlon as Ironman Wetsuits, then renamed itself Blueseventy. Its pointzero3 swimskin was worn by Ironman world champion Normann Stadler.
Specialist sports equipment
BUBurton Snowboards was founded in 1977 by Jake Burton Carpenter out of his Vermont barn and helped grow snowboarding from a backyard hobby into a world-class sport by creating new products, supporting a team of top snowboarders and pushing resorts to allow snowboarding. It designs and makes snowboards, boots, bindings, outerwear and other gear for snowboarding and the outdoors, and describes itself as a sustainability leader in winter sports.
Snowboards, boots and apparel
