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The Long-Haul Rider: America's Touring Motorcycle Tradition
Long-distance riding built American motorcycle culture. A look at the touring tradition, the gear it produced, and why it still shapes what riders buy.
Deerskin and the American Riding Tradition
Deerskin built the American glove trade and nearly vanished with the whitetail. The documented history behind the leather, from brain tanning to Gloversville.
The Touchscreen Glove and How American Riders Adapted
The phone changed American riding gloves more than any material did. Here is how the touchscreen thumb arrived and why it had to be built into the leather.
Labor Day and the Last Long Ride of Summer
Labor Day weekend is the last long ride of the American riding summer. How the holiday became the season's informal close, and what to pack for the run.
The Fleece-Lined Glove in American Riding
Why thicker leather never made a warmer glove, and how the fleece-lined deerskin glove became the American rider's answer to cold fall mornings.
Fall Riding in American Motorcycle Culture
Cool air, empty roads, and leather that finally makes sense. Legendary USA on the American fall riding tradition and the gear the season built.
The Keystone Thumb: A Piece of American Glovemaking History
The keystone thumb is one of the oldest patterns in American glovemaking, and it exists for a reason riders still feel on the grips.
Outseam Construction: The American Glovemaking Heritage Behind the Stitch
Outseam construction put the stitching outside the glove so nothing presses into a rider's palm. The American glovemaking story Legendary USA still sews.