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May 19, 2025

The Best Road Bike Pedals of 2024

　　If you are a road cyclist, finding the right pair of road bike pedals can enhance your efficiency and comfort on the bike. This seemingly simple component is a critical workhorse on your bike as it is subject to many thousands of revolutions and all the pedaling forces applied from your legs. 　　Along with your road bike shoes, your road...

May 19, 2025

2nd-Gen Rivian Launch: ‘More Power, Performance, and Range’ (Same Look)

　　Today, Rivian unveiled the second generation of its flagship R1T and R1S battery electric vehicles. The American automaker said it made hundreds of hardware improvements and changed more than half of gen-ones hardware components to build gen-two. 　　The updates to Rivians iconic truck and SUV platform are primarily functional — including a decreased carbon footprint over the vehicles expected lifetime, greater...

May 19, 2025

Our Favorite New Off-Road Gear from Overland Expo West 2024

　　Outside has been covering Overland Expo West for the past nine years. We’ve watched as the show went from a small gathering of hardcore overland veterans to a place where thousands of people, including many who are new to this type of travel (loosely defined as backpacking out of an off-road vehicle), come to check out the latest rigs and...

May 19, 2025

YETI Flask, Shot Glasses Are a Toast to the Brand’s Core

　　When YETI reached out a week ago to pitch its newest product, I took a moment to consider that it didnt already exist. YETI didnt already have a flask? Really? 　　Well, now it does, and its everything that makes YETI an icon. 　　Heavy-duty? Yep. Functional? Absolutely. And yes, its a little more expensive than similar-quality products. But as its not...

May 19, 2025

What Do Dads Want for Father’s Day? We Asked Our Gearheads with Kids.

　　Dads are notoriously hard to buy gifts for. They’re usually not great about communicating what they want, and anything they want they just buy for themselves when the urge strikes. To help those scratching their heads about what to get dad for Father’s Day, we badgered the dads on the Outside staff to tell us what’s on their wish list,...

May 19, 2025

Why You (Yes, You) Were Born to Run

　　The theory that human endurance evolved out of our need to outrun our prey has intrigued runners for four decades. After all, the idea of “persistence hunting” presents a much more romantic explanation for our otherwise pathological obsession with slogging through the Trial of Miles. According to the original endurance hunting theory laid out in a 1984 paper by David...

May 19, 2025

How the Perils of ‘Alone: Frozen’ Prepared Woniya Thibeault for Motherhood

　　Woniya Thibeault, the first female winner of the History Channel’s reality competition show Alone, always wanted to be a mother. But after she turned 46, having already experienced a miscarriage in her late thirties, she accepted the possibility that she may never have children. In June of last year, Thibeault spoke about this difficult realization during a storytelling event hosted by storytelling...

May 19, 2025

Microplastics are Everywhere—Even in Your Testicles

　　A recent study about microplastics may make you squirm in your seat. Scientists tested 70 testicles (23 from humans and 47 from dogs) and found the tiny bits of plastic in every single sample. The study, published on May 15, 2024 in Toxicological Sciences, raises concerns about the potential impact of microplastics on the human reproductive system and suggests that the presence...

May 19, 2025

Our Favorite Small-Wave, Alternative, and High-Performance Surfboards

　　If a surfboard is a paintbrush and a wave is a canvas, then surfers today have thousands of different tools to make art. Are you a traditionalist, like the Old Masters? Take out a classic longboard. Are you more keen on surrealist style, channeling your inner Salvador Dali? Go for an asymmetrical shape. What about contemporary, akin to Yayoi Kusama?...

May 19, 2025

Wicked Edge Generation 4 Pro Sharpener Review: Stupid Sharp, Simple, and Steeply Priced

　　A universal oddity of any hobby: justifying the gear prices to those on the outside. Mountain bikers get to explain why their dream downhill bike costs more than a motorcycle. Ultralighters get to explain to casual hikers why a pack that taps out at 15 pounds costs several hundred dollars. For knife aficionados, there’s justifying a sharpener that starts at...

May 19, 2025

‘Opt Outside’ Hits Summer: REI Unveils Massive Day of Free Workshops and Adventures

　　It has been almost 10 years since the REI Co-op first announced that it would close all of its stores on Thanksgiving and Black Friday for its Opt Outside campaign. The brand said it wanted to encourage customers and employees to spend more time in nature doing what they love. 　　In the years since, millions of people have participated, many...

May 19, 2025

Climbers Weigh In on Nims Purja Following Sexual Abuse Allegations

　　Leading figures in the worlds of international mountaineering and Nepali politics are weighing in on celebrity climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja in the wake of bombshell allegations of sexual assault and harassment. 　　On May 31, the New York Times published the accounts of two women who allege that Purja, 40, sexually harassed and assaulted them on separate occasions. In one account, Finnish...

May 19, 2025

I Abandoned My Favorite Headphones for These Hi-Fi Workout Buds: Jabra Elite 8 Active Review

　　While some folks are content listening to whatever the gym is playing during their workouts, I just cant do it — unless somebody is playing Wu-Tang. Ive got to be able to change it up to suit the moment — heavy lifting calls for heavy metal. On cardio days, I like to match the BPM of the music to my...

May 19, 2025

Get One While You Can: Mystery Ranch x SITKA Studio Ryder Bow Case

　　Few things go together quite so well as Mystery Ranch and SITKA. It only makes sense that the two Bozeman brands would team up, yet again, for the release of a much-needed upgrade to soft bow cases. 　　Ive had a few soft bow cases, and Ive never been impressed with any of them. Theyre oversized, offer odd, inconvenient storage, and...

May 19, 2025

Investigation: Spring Energy Products Contain Less Than Half of Claimed Calories

　　The original version of this story was published on iRunFar. 　　Spring Energy’sAwesome Sauce gel was a product that seemed too good to be true. 　　A staple in many ultrarunners’ nutrition plans, it promised to deliver high carbohydrates and calories in a small package of easy-to-digest applesauce-like gel. The 180-calorie gel offered nearly double that of its competition, with 45 g...

May 19, 2025

Texas State of Mind: Cycling in the Texas Hill Country

　　Known for its local wineries, creative culinary scene, quaint towns, and scenic landscapes, the Texas Hill Country makes for a delightful treat-yourself-style getaway. Plus, the rolling terrain lends itself to exploring by bike. Whether you’re into light cycling before a day of vineyard tours and delicious eats or prefer to bikepack from one boutique hotel to the next, the Texas...

May 19, 2025

Fired Up for Father’s Day? Solo Stove Has the Perfect Gift Bundles

　　Solo Stove fire pits are known for their nearly smokeless burn, alleviating the age-old issue of smoke blowing in your eyes. 　　Coming in several sizes with a stainless steel build that can withstand fires and weather, the brand has become a staple of backyard get-togethers and lively camp spots. Riding its success, Solo Stove recently expanded its offerings by creating...

May 19, 2025

Talk to This Headlamp, and It Listens: Coast RL35R Review

　　Its pitch black in a canvas wall tent at night, and I softly speak two words, Coast on. Almost instantly, a beam of light shoots from my headlamp, illuminating the inside of the tent. Then, a snicker from the neighboring cot. 　　Coast off! Coast disco! The laughter crescendos, and of course, the light turns off. Fortunately, there is no disco...

May 19, 2025

Finally, Women Mountain Bikers to Compete at Red Bull Rampage

　　Red Bull Rampage has come a long way since 2001, when a ragtag group of freeriders first gathered in the Utah desert to show off their best stunts. 　　But when this world-class mountain biking event returns to Virgin, Utah, in October, it will feature something new in its 23-year history: women riders. Red Bull announced the change with a brief,...

May 19, 2025

‘Still Tied Together’: World Cup Skier, Girlfriend Die in 2,000-Foot Fall From Italian Mountain

　　A young Italian couple died together after taking a massive fall from an Italian mountain. 　　Professional skier Jean Daniel Pession, 28, and his girlfriend, Elisa Arlian, 27, have died in a tragic mountain accident, the Italian Winter Sports Federation reported Saturday. 　　The two ski instructors were hiking up Mount Zerbion, an 8,921-foot mountain in Aosta Valley, Italy, when they suddenly plummeted more than 2,000 feet,...