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Summer Buyer’s Guide 2016

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We reviewed 369 products for our Summer Buyer's Guide. Only these 14 earned the coveted Gear of the Year award.

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Performance can look good

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Personal care essentials for before and after your workout.

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Step one: toss those saggy sweats.

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Let the music play, wherever your workout takes you.

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Get wet. Go long. Have fun.

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The best water toys, no matter where you like to paddle

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Choice tools for the discerning angler

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The best kit for road and mountain

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You can do better than jeans and a T-shirt

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Protect your piggies in the wet

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Go hard, recover in style.

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(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…

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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.

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The right stuff for road and trail

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The biggest beneficiaries of the great evolution in bike tech? Lower-cost rides.

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We tested 25 women’s bikes in the Arizona desert. These were our four favorites.

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Trustworthy kicks for when the going gets rough.

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Style meets comfort in these versatile kicks

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The new generation of performance rides are faster, more comfortable, and more capable than ever.

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See better, look sharper

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A cadre of upstart brands is shaking up cycling clothing. Thank God.

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Anything can happen on the open road. Be ready.

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From road to trail and back again.

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Kit up for your next weekend—or yearlong—getaway

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Roll it on or pack it in

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The new design paradigm: fat and fatter

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Smarter boards plus lower prices equals happy paddlers

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New tools for superior fitness and 
healthier living

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Who says compound bows and bikes don't mix? (But seriously, this is fun.)

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Loyal wrist warriors for whatever you get up to

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Pick the right rig, zip up, then get out

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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…

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Everything an adventure companion needs for out-of-town journeys

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The dedicated shooter’s everyday kit

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Everything you need for quick jaunts or all-day trips.

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From bare-bones featherweights to long-haul beasts, there’s a bag out there for you.

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Kitchen tools for base-camp chefs

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Light is right

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Brighten up your night

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A cadre of talented new hikers are ready for the trail and beyond.

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Your sleeping bag is arguably your most important piece of backcountry gear.

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For diehard gear geeks, there’s no more exciting category right now than jackets.

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Spending the night outside just got brighter, cleaner, and easier.

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A great trip starts with the right roof overhead

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