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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.

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Be the Guy Who Always Has a Pen
By Beau Hayhoe
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Gear
SPC/LST Review: Purpose-Built Gear That Lasts a Lifetime

It's pronounced "specialist."

By Travis Haley
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Gear
The Most Important Shoes You’ll Never PR In

Performance shoes get the glory. These do the repair work.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Gear
The Winter Olympics, But Make It Wearable

Nike’s cold-weather era is peaking, don’t miss out.

By Cool Material
Fashion
On Cloudmonster Training Shoe

Look, I love a chunky shoe. When it comes to a sole, the bigger the better for me. And adding On’s performance technology only heightens my enthusiasm for the new Cloudmonster running and training shoe. What we’re seeing in the shoe world is a lessening of rigid aesthetics for a…

By Brett Braley
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Gear
Kettler Frame HOI Bike

Design firm Forpeople’s collaboration with Kettler has done to home exercise equipment what Smeg did to kitchen appliances. By redefining the aesthetics of commonplace products, both brands were able to add a little bit of warmth and kitsch to their designs. A compact stationary bike with soft curves and homey…

By Brett Braley
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Gear
Back the Mogabi Travel Guitar on Kickstarter

Mogabi did a hell of a lot more with their travel guitar than just making a more portable electric instrument. They basically made a portable recording studio and stuck it inside a foldable guitar. To use it, take it out of the case, unfold the audio box from the neck,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Gear
Lunar Dust from the Apollo 11 Mission Is Heading to Auction

If you're looking for an out-of-this-world addition to your home decor, head to Bonhams New York on April 13. For the first time ever, lunar samples collected by astronaut Neil Armstrong are heading to auction. The lunar dust is still in its original NASA case and this sample in particular…

By John A. Paradiso
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Accessories
Rimowa X Porsche Limited Edition Hand-Carry Pepita Case

Rimowa's elegant but rugged luggage, bags, and cases are made in Germany, so it only makes sense for them to partner with sports car maker Porsche, based in Stuttgart, Germany. This new collaboration has resulted in a single, iconic piece known as the Pepita. It's inspired by the original Porsche…

By Amos Kwon
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