This year's versatile Killer Value can handle trails, travel, and town.

The Gear of the Year winner can take on any trail.

Thanks to fender mounts, our Gear-of-the-Year-winning road bike can, not only excel as a racer, thanks to a carbon fiber frame, it can double as a commuter. $2,630…

Our favorite women's road bike this year.

An Italian bike built for the serious club rider or century guy.

A sub-$3,000 racer perfect for criteriums.

Red co-founder Ted Schilowitz discusses the ways in which his camera is redefining the photo and film industries.

A killer deal at $225.

Our Gear of the Year winning storm shell will keep you dry.

Look your part on the slopes or in town with these stylish lids. From $35-70.

Advice on the best camera gear for your next surf safari.

Mechanic Frank Sotomayor shows you how to tighten bolts using a torque wrench. Frankie Flats Repair Service, Santa Fe, NM…

A revolutionary design–spiral, elastic baffles–not only allows you to twist and turn at night, but also holds the insulation against you for fewer cold spots. Our Gear of the Year winner. $379…

Our Gear of the Year winning bag offers comfort and warmth down to 15 degrees, and it weighs less than 2 pounds.

Michael Brown and his team at Serac Adventure Films pack up for Everest.

These two-in-one mitts have a highly durable buckskin exterior and a warm wool interior.

A very light, very stiff alpine touring boot.

Buyer’s Guide managing editor Alicia Carr picks some of her favorite new gear from the SIA snow show.

The Gear of the Year winning North Face Primero 60.

A review of the New Balance 768, a good shoe for neutral runners.

This “comfort-performance” road bike is designed to keep your spine happy, while keeping you moving fast. $3,000…

One of the best-handling mountain bikes we tested.

The fastest 29er we tested.

The highest scoring bike we tested this year.

An ultralight, 250 gram carbon fiber trekking pole, that made our jaws drop.

Joby's new malleable tripod. Built to hold your iPhone or other mobile device.

A waterproof, breathable shell with a comfy mesh lining.

This year's Gear of the Year winner, the Marmot DriClime Catalyst.

Relaxed fit, flannel-lined khakis that will keep you warm through winter.

Advice on the best sleeping gear for your next surf safari.

How to build an adventure rack that holds everything.

The lightest down bag on the market, this 15-degree, 850-fill sleeping bag won't weigh down your pack at just 1.4 pounds. $439…

Take your finest wine into the backcountry with this budget gift. $10…

Masked in a proprietary waterproofing nano-technology, the multi-sport V-Lite Thunder can handle any weather condition. $90…

A stiff, all-mountain board that's solid at high speeds..

Our Gear of the Year Winner crams a ton of features into a light backpack.

One of the fastest road shoes we tested this year.

Designed like a pro racer's bike but with a less-expensive weave of carbon fiber making it peloton- and wallet-friendly. $3,750…

Great handling and superb all-mountain comfort.

A great starter road racer with a full-carbon frame.

The Gear of the Year winner combines Italian design and racing DNA.

A basic wallet made out of recycled mountain-bike tires.

A knee-length parka that keeps you toasty, and stuffs down into a pocket the size of a PB and J.

The Mountain Hardwear Transition Jacket, this year's Killer Value.

Doug Schnitzspahn on the best storm shells from the Winter Buyer's Guide.

Guide David Hocher talks about what to look for in a mask.

An affordable zero-degree bag that our testers agreed was the warmest zero-degree bag yet. $219…

Buyer's Guide managing editor Alicia Carr hits up the Smith booth at SIA for a quick history lesson.

Buyer's Guide editor Sam Moulton presents the GOY award to Black Diamond for the Justice.

Freesoloist Alex Honnold joins Jimmy Chin’s Camp 4 Collective on a trip to unclimbed towers in Chad’s Ennedi desert. Read David Robert’s profile of Honnold here.

Outside reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Dry Case DC13.

Casual-but-sharp button-downs and lace-ups for the summer season, including the Keen P-Town casual men's shoes.

Casual-but-sharp button-downs and lace-ups for the summer season, including the Gravis Slymz Mid-Leather men's casual shoe.

Outside reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Nemo Cosmo Air camping pad.

What hiking boots would you recommend for a several-month hike over varied terrain from the Mojave Desert to the East Coast? The boots I have now make my feet hurt. And go numb.

Casual-but-sharp button-downs and lace-ups for the summer season, including the Vans Del Norte men's casual shoe.

Casual-but-sharp button-downs and lace-ups for the summer season, including the Patagonia Three Trees men's shirt.

Casual-but-sharp button-downs and lace-ups for the summer season, including the Eddie Bauer Legend Wash Poplin men's shirt.

Casual-but sharp button-downs and lace-ups for the summer season including the Quiksilver Marzone SS men's shirt.

Outside reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Watershed Waterproof Tote.

Casual-but-sharp button-downs and lace-ups for the summer season, including the Tretorn Rodlera Mid Mesh men's casual shoes.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including Look's 695 race bike.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including the Presso espresso maker.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including the Surly Pugsley mountain bike.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including Glide's Mali' skateboard.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including the Nemo Isopod 100 tent.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including WaveJet's Personal Water Propulsion Pod.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including Hoka One One's Mafate running shoe.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including Jawbone's Jambox boom box.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including DZR's Concubine shoe.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including Merrell's Wilderness Canyon hiking boot.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including Nalini's Cotone base layer.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including Arc'teryx's Veilance Partition Coat.

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Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including Lomography's Fisheye No. 2 Shiawase camera.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including Nike's + SportWatch GPS.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including Icebreaker's Realfleece Sierra Hood.

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including Patagonia's Ultralight down shirt.

By Stephen Regenold “If your toddler can walk, your toddler can ride.” That’s a tag line from Strider Sports International, a Rapid City, South Dakota, company, and maker of its namesake Strider “scoot bike” for small kids. The point with the product, which is a scooter…

Design and Technology Special: The world's most streamlined and innovative new gear, gadgets, tools and toys, including Timberland's Lite Trace Mid boot.