Gear Predictions, 2024

Gear Predictions, 2024

Author: BLISTER January 5, 2024 Duration: 46:03

Today, we’re following up last week’s episode, where we looked back at 2023’s “Gear Of The Year,” and we’re now looking forward to 2024. Jonathan Ellsworth, Kara Williard, Justin Bobb, and Luke Koppa attempt to predict what’s “in” and what’s “out,” what trends will be revived, what categories will see the most change, and spin off into several other tangents.

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Ep. 278: Gear of the Year, 2023

TOPICS & TIMES:

2023 Gear Trends (2:26)

What’s “In” for 2024? (8:05)

What’s “Out” for 2024? (15:27)

What Trends are Coming Back? (25:55)

Categories to See the Most Change? (31:11)

Crashes & Close Calls (38:24)

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