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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.

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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.

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FPS Gaming Vest

Life would rock if it was more like a video game—you wouldn't have to worry about getting frag'd because you could just respawn in your living room. But what about making videos games feel more like real life? The FPS Gaming Vest creates the most immersive gameplay experience you'll ever…

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Oakley Icon Backpack 3.0

The latest upgrade is available for download, er purchase, at Oakley. It's hard to find a decent bag that carries your tech that looks cool, but the Oakley Icon Backpack 3.0 fits the bill. With plenty of padding your laptop has a safe home, and can easily be removed by…

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Fuel Canister Tiki Torch

Forget those flimsy wooden sticks, light up your backyard with something tough. And we mean really tough; these canisters survived the Vietnam War and have been repurposed as the coolest Backyard Tiki Torches ever. Complete with dents and other scars of war, each Fuel Canister Tiki Torch tells its own…

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Golden Skull Bottle Opener

Rather than knowing what a lush you really are, people will just think that you've got rockin' taste in key chains. Actually your friends will think the fact that this skull key chain doubles as a bottle opener is even more bad-ass. The Golden Skull Bottle Opener accents your personal…

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Shadow Caddy

Unlike your current caddy, this one will always follow you at the same pace (and never flip you off behind your back). Named for the fact that it follows you effortlessly (rather than some kind of sinister purpose) the Shadow Caddy ditches the remote and uses completely hands free technology.…

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