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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
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Fix It Sticks

If your commute involves hopping on a bike and dodging cabbies, you know you'll need a few accessories for your ride. Perhaps none is more important than some sort of multitool or bike tool set (helmet would be a good bet too). Our new favorite solution to our bike fixing needs are…

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
Noah Lambert Uni-Fold Wallet

What we love about the Uni-Fold Wallet from Noah Lambert is that it gets all the details right. Simply made from a single piece of leather with just two seams, it is a great example of boiling something down to the basics, but getting those basics right. It's made of…

By Mike Newman
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KeyFlip

With the jangling of keys on your enormous keychain, you'd probably make the world's worst ninja. Chances are your coworkers can hear you approaching the building after you get out of your car. Besides the noise, the modern keychain is bulky, cumbersome, and in serious need of improvement. The KeyFlip…

By Mike Newman
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Accessories
Eastpak x Wood Wood Oakey Backpack

You remember Eastpak, right? JanSport's archnemesis in the elementary school bag game. Well, they've teamed up with Wood Wood to craft a backpack that is far more awesome than anything you used to drop a few Trapper Keepers in. The Oakey bag is a single strap backpack/messenger bag that is…

By Mike Newman
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RollPro III GoPro Organizer

GoPro has all but revolutionized the world of action video. You can find thousands of videos on your favorite video site of choice of people riding skateboards, skydiving, climbing, driving, the list goes on--all recorded with a GoPro camcorder. If you're one of the people responsible for some of those…

By Cooper Fleishman
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