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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
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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
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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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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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

By Cool Material
Accessories
These Wallets Are Made From a Single Piece of Leather

Combining rugged durability with a minimal aesthetic, this bifold wallet brings together two separate worlds. Handmade from a single piece of leather, each wallet will age beautifully over time as you use and carry it making every one unique to its owner.

By Mike Newman
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Food
Whiskey Stones Black

If you’re looking for a sleek-looking version of some whiskey stones to swirl around in your glass, this is the set you need. The soapstone cubes are completely safe and won’t impart any odd tastes to your drink. What they will impart, however, is a little bit of style while…

By Sarah
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New Fix It Sticks Let You Take Your Shop Tools With You Everywhere

We've encountered so many situations where we've needed our tools that we've considered just making our tool belt part of our daily wardrobe. A far better solution is either of the new Fix It Sticks products currently on Kickstarter. Building off the success of the original are a new Replaceable Edition…

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
Tender Co. Brass S-Bend Key Hook

We could go on and on about the benefits of simplicity when it comes to design. We could even take a trip back and talk about the painstaking process of lost wax casting. But we're not going to do either one of those things because this brass s-bend keyhook from…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Word. x Hellbrand Leatherworks Notebook Covers

We're guessing you don't just toss those pocket notebooks in the trash after you've used them. If you're like us, you archive them with the idea of looking back and reminiscing a little bit. To protect your collection of Word. Notebooks, or other pocket notebooks, carry them around in one…

By Mike Newman
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