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A quality pair of mountain bike shorts is the core of your riding kit. The best mountain bike shorts look good but fit comfortably, provide protection, breathe well, and allow unrestricted movement and easy pedaling. While spandex shorts were once dominant in mountain biking, baggy shorts are by far the most common because they provide a variety of benefits for most riders. These days, mountain bike shorts are designed to meet the demands of all types of riding and riders, from cross-country to downhill, and that includes more options than ever made specifically for women. Gone are the days when…

In the week prior to November 21, 2025, Leamington police, part of the Warwickshire police, confiscated a collection of 129 antique bladed weapons from a single household in Whitnash, England. The police posted a photograph of the antiques which were confiscated. It was a sort of trophy photograph. The price of an average house in Whitnash is reported to be £364,457 or $488,372. From  msn.com: A spokesman for Leamington Police said: “Now we can’t claim to have seized all the knives pictured through proactive patrols during this #OpSceptre week however after concerns were raised to us earlier this week we have seized…

Ford has finally admitted it’s tough to get lightning to strike twice. It has confirmed that its F-150 Lightning electric truck is officially dead. Instead of a direct replacement, it is working on something it hopes you’ll like a little more: an extended range EV, with a big battery and a gas engine, so you can go a little longer before needing a fill-up. F-150 Lightning Was More Bug Than Bolt When Ford first announced the Lightning, it was a revelation. An F-150 that could go up to 300 miles on a charge, made 563 horsepower and 775 pound-feet of…

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives – spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital…

Beginning in World War I, there was a serious debate over how to arm aircrews. Many pilots carried a sidearm before planes were even armed, and the apocryphal story concerning the beginning of aerial combat, is that the first “dogfight” was with pistols from passing pilots. This then quickly evolved into rifles, rifles with extended magazines, multiple pistols, and then finally (and thankfully) machineguns being usefully mounted on aircraft. As aerial warfare evolved, aircraft were armed with an array of machineguns, cannon, rockets, bombs, and eventually air-to-air missiles. However, all of these armaments generally did the pilot little good if…

For months, I’ve been hiking and running in the Sierra Mountains, traipsing sandstone cliffs in Utah, and recreating in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, barefoot. Or, at least, close to barefoot, while wearing the minimalist zero-drop Notace Yama T1 shoes. Barefoot running has reached a surprising level of popularity. People have latched onto the idea that zero-drop “barefoot shoes” can support the body’s natural mechanics by facilitating movement that reduces impact. That concept is what drove the Boulder, Colo.-based running brand Notace to launch its first shoe, the Yama T1. Notace’s founder, Cedric Scotto, leveraged his background in footwear manufacturing and…

Benelli USA has recently unveiled a new version of its legendary gas-operated M4 Tactical shotgun to the U.S. commercial market with the arrival of the Benelli M4 EXT.  The Benelli M4 EXT closely resembles the military issue Benelli M1014. M4 EXT shotguns offer a seven-round tubular magazine capacity, the signature five-position adjustable stock that incorporates a pistol grip and an oversize bolt release. In addition Benelli M4 EXT shotguns will be available in black, flat dark earth and Multicam Black. The Benelli M4 is a tactical semi-automatic shotgun chambered for 12-gauge shells. This defensive shotgun includes a threaded barrel that…

By Matthew McClellan Posted in #Gear There’s something invigorating about heading into the backwoods with only the essentials on your person. Walking through the forest provides a sense of peace and tranquility that urban areas fail to deliver. The environment, your equipment, and you are the only things that exist in those spaces, and entering them without proper planning can constitute dangerous behavior. Over the years, I’ve seen hikers head out with minimal supplies — such as a water bottle and a pocket knife — and come back with blisters and dehydration. I’ll admit, I used to…

New for December 2025, Terrain 365 releases the newest variant of their Invictus folder design featuring a unique, patented button lock integrated into the folder pivot. Other highlights include their technical, rustproof X edge-holding, Terravantium alloy blade, C3 dive-grade lume thumbstud cabochons, titanium handles scales with signature fullers, titanium hardware, a full titanium backspacer with jimping and a titanium, low ride pocket clip. A high-performance folder for wilderness and urban carry. Terrain 365 is Adventure Tools for All Terrains. The Invictus-BL is available with full titanium handles and features the unique, patented button lock. Creative Director and Co-Founder Patrick Ma…

The latest Backcountry Discovery Route (BDR) is live. The Lost Coast BDR-X is the 20-second published route. It is a 500-mile figure-eight loop through northern California’s Lost Coast, a mostly undeveloped stretch of rugged coastline. The route is designed for adventure and dual-sport motorcycle travel, but can also be done with a high-clearance 4×4. The route is designed to start and end in Fort Bragg. It’s a mix of pavement, gravel, dirt, rocks, and even sand. Yes, you can ride out on the beach at Usal Beach and Shelter Cove Beach on this route. The route also has lots of…