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The biggest beneficiaries of the great evolution in bike tech? Lower-cost rides.
We tested 25 women’s bikes in the Arizona desert. These were our four favorites.
Follow these 10 tips from repair professionals and your shelter should last approximately forever
These mountain bikes add grip and confidence without the heft of a full fat bike, making them ideal for loose, sandy trails and super capable on bigger-hit riding. While the development is still in its infancy, with mountain-bike manufacturers debating rim widths and rubber dimensions, we believe it’s a significant advance for dirt steeds.
(The North Face) The North Face Runners Hat Trucker hats block sun and look rad. The North Face took it a step further, adding a mesh sweatband around the rim to keep sunscreen out of your eyes. Price $30 Buy Now (Nathan) Nathan ExoShot Bottle By…
The new generation of performance rides are faster, more comfortable, and more capable than ever.
Practice your airs, then go inside for hot cocoa
Do you need these items to make a road trip happen? Nah. But you'll be glad you brought them.
A cadre of upstart brands is shaking up cycling clothing. Thank God.
We went on a hunt for the best all-weather backpacks that will protect our gear and look sharp at the office.
A DIY boat made of paddleboards and hammocks
If our Santa Fe office was on fire, this is the gear we'd save
Smarter boards plus lower prices equals happy paddlers
Watch to find out why the 2016 Stumpjumper 6Fattie won Gear of the Year in the 2016 Summer Buyer's Guide.
One could argue that the iPhone 6s is the most versatile camera on the market right now. It takes stunningly crisp photos, shoots rich 4K video, instantly connects with Instagram—and, most important, because it’s your everyday communication hub, it’s the camera you’ll use all the time. But even if you…
Six options to keep you dancing at your campsite all summer
Everything an adventure companion needs for out-of-town journeys
From bare-bones featherweights to long-haul beasts, there’s a bag out there for you.
Snowboarding ditches the bindings to find its surfy roots on capable, powerful, beautiful boards
With rock rails, built-in LEDs, and 18-inch mud tires. Oh my.
More versatile than pants, and a whole lot better looking
A cadre of talented new hikers are ready for the trail and beyond.
Everything you need to start riding this summer
Long hauls to the mountains can get boring. More often than not, any beautiful landscape outside the car window is blocked by a huge serving of McDonald’s fries plastered on the side of a semi-truck. Now, a new project in Spain is transforming these eyesores into something people will actually want to look at. For the Truck Art Project, some of Spain’s best contemporary artists are partnering with commercial shipping company Palibex to convert 100 out-of-service trucks into moving canvases. The project launched with 10 trucks this February, with plans to introduce more this year.
Kitsbow blends style and function with their new King Ridge Windbreaker.
Third-party sellers are restitching old Petzl harnesses that are no longer safe to use. And Petzl is still seeking answers to a lot of questions.
If you’re going to buy a VW bus, it should be this one
Your sleeping bag is arguably your most important piece of backcountry gear.
Nine bright, floral-patterned reasons to buy cotton this season
For diehard gear geeks, there’s no more exciting category right now than jackets.
Told you you were in for some vehicular schadenfreude
For all-around trail riding, nothing beats the 2016 Gear of the Year winner
Spending the night outside just got brighter, cleaner, and easier.
We tested the 2016 Toyota Tacoma around Santa Fe, New Mexico, pushing its off-road capabilities to the limit.
A $70,000 4WD SUV convertible? Yeah, it's weird and yeah, it's niche. But if you like to go far, far into the backcountry in comfort and with the top down, this is your rig.
Turn your mountain bike into a long-distance machine with these well-designed haulers
Love it or hate it, people are whipping around dirt courses on bikes with motors. Last weekend, the Sea Otter Classic, an annual event in Monterey, California, that celebrates the arrival of bike season, held the first-ever large-scale eMTB race.
Chose from 22 bits, then wrench, screw, and cut away
The new POC Tectal helmet brings us backcountry search and rescue technology.
Our love affair with this iconic truck only got stronger after a week behind the wheel
This new wireless electronic component group represents a giant leap forward in shifting technology
A new tent promises to be one of the strongest on the mountain. At $975, it'd better be.
Rooftop tents weigh way too much, cost way too much, and are a pain to use. We just fixed all of that with our newfangled rooftop-tent-on-the-ground design.
Did El Niño deliver? Or was it just hype? Pro skier Chris Benchetler set out to answer that question for the West with his new GoPro-only video series
84 Lumber, the largest privately held supplier of building materials in the United States, is officially stepping into the tiny-house market
Monterey, California’s annual Sea Otter Classic kicks off bike season and offers the first glimpse of next season’s hottest gear
Up, up,and away. Really, really far away.
Elegant illumination from the well-respected British bike brand
Women learn from the pros at the VIDA Mountain Bike Series
The new Arc’teryx Voltair Avalanche Airbag will be a game changer for backcountry skiing and riding
Pro skier Chris Benchetler, a native of Mammoth Lakes, California, created a GoPro-only web series about this year's El Niño weather system.
Nobody likes a soggy phone. That's why our Gear Guy, Joe Jackson, risked total iPhone destruction in a quest to find the greatest waterproof case of all. Watch and see why the Lifeproof FRE came out on top. …
We dunked, abused, and submerged the LifeProof FRE case. Our iPhone stayed bone-dry the whole time.
Your new, most important grooming product