Arc’teryx Beta vs Beta AR vs Beta SL

Even in mid-summer it gets cold and windy at the summit of Colorado's famed 14ers. Karen chose the Beta AR Jacket for her summit of Mount Columbia.Arc'teryx Beta:

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Thule Motion vs Vector | Comparing Thule’s top-end rooftop cargo boxes

The Vector is Thule's platinum offering within its line of rooftop cargo boxes, coming in at nearly twice the cost of the next-best Motion 3. Photo courtesy of

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YETI Roadie 15 vs 24: How to choose

The all-new Roadie 15 showing off the DoubleDuty™ carry strapThe taller and deeper Roadie 24 with the HeavyHauler™ handleYETI Roadies keep getting more portable!With the introduction of the

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YETI Roadie 15 review: YETI’s newest, smallest, cheapest hard cooler

The YETI Roadie 15 features a DoubleDuty shoulder strap that can be shortened to allow for single-hand cooler carrying.Just in time for Fourth of July festivities, YETI released

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Yeti Tundra 35 vs 45 Review: Is bigger always better?

The portability and performance of the YETI Tundra 35 are a perfect combo for a 2 day camping trip.Looking for a portable companion to fuel your adventures?The YETI

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Best gravel tires| going fast and going far

Racing the Panaracer GravelKing at the 2024 Steamboat Roubaix  As the gravel scene grows so do tire options. In this article I provide a guide to make the

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Garmin Edge 840 | Review & Testing

The Garmin Edge 840 fits nicely using the ENVE Road Stem mount.I’ve owned a number of cycling computers going back to an old Ciclosport and some early Garmin

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Poll results

StormHood or DropHood? StormHood6765 %DropHood3635 %Down Jackets: Do you prefer them hoodless or hooded? Hooded8770 %Hoodless3830 %Which one do you think looks better? Micro Puff5554 %Nano Puff4646 %Do

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Arc’teryx Parndorf Outlet: Through the roof discounts

I visited Arc’teryx Parndorf Outlet recently. Outrageous discounts. Lots of sizes too.  Some photos. 

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Down jackets: Hooded or hoodless? I surveyed 100+ visitors

I asked you "Down jackets with hoods or no hoods?". 71% voted for hoods. 29% didn't. Shucks. Down Jackets: Do you prefer them hoodless or hooded? Hooded7971 %Hoodless3329 %Kinda surprised

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