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The latest innovations, performance reviews, and buying guides for everything from athletic apparel and footwear to fitness trackers and sporting accessories.

It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
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It’s Time to Upgrade Your Gas Station Lighter
By Beau Hayhoe
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington
Gear
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington

A three-day ride along former railways takes you through the Cascades and all the way into Seattle.

By Brandon Withrow
12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game 12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game
Gear
12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game

From Tiger Woods’ surprisingly beatable low round to the golf course sitting 15,000+ feet above sea level.

By Cool Material
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Gear
The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

Good luck spotting Nike's best releases this week. They're all camo.

By Cool Material
Clothing
Make Your Workouts Better With the Right Gear, Whether You Prefer the Gym or Home Gym

Over the years, I’ve tried a lot of different workouts. There was my yoga phase (I would, embarrassingly, end some emails with “Namaste”) to my P90X days in college which lasted exactly two weeks before I sent the DVDs back to Netflix. While I haven’t always found the right exercise…

By Brett Braley
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Cameras
Leica’s M11 Monochrom is a Thing of Beauty

The M11 Monochrom is the fourth-generation in Leica's series of black-and-white only cameras, and boy, does it pack a punch. From a purely aesthetic perspective, it's a camera that's sleek and decidedly retro; but it's what's under the hood that counts here. The latest Leica B&W camera is equipped with…

By Brett Braley
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Gear
Days on Tracks Alpaca Camper 1

You'd never guess what Hookie Co. has been up to lately. It just started a new brand known as Days on Tracks, and it builds...pop-up campers. The DOT Alpaca is a single unit that incorporates the rooftop tent, rooftop loading area, and opening window hatches. The tent attaches to the…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
Want an Effortlessly Clean Home? Get a Roborock S8 Pro Ultra

We want a simple, elegant and high-tech solution capable of tackling carpet, hardwood or tile floors so we never have to worry about getting out a mop or broom again. That's where Roborock comes in with their S8, S8+ and S8 Pro Ultra robot vacuums and mops. This sleek and…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Food
Oyster Tempo Cooler

Coolers have come a long way, but they pretty much all require ice in order to function at their best, which edges in on their actual capacity. The Oyster Tempo changes all that, hence qualifying it as the world’s first high-performance cooler. The apex predator of thermal performance, the Oyster…

By Amos Kwon
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