Have you ever ridden a bike without a pedal? It’s not fun. It’s especially not fun on a 63-pound bike without any electric assistance. I had to angle my foot on the pedal’s crank arm, and when it inevitably slipped off mid-rotation, my leg swung wildly and kicked off the ground, as if I was […]
There’s a big, beautiful world out there: Don’t let the only wild naturescape you see be the wallpaper on your phone’s lock screen. Hiking is one of the easiest and most accessible outdoor sports. You don’t need a spendy mountain bike or a big bundle of climbing gear to lace up your shoes and walk […]
If you own an Android phone, chances are you’ve enviously longed for an equivalent to the Apple Watch. A smartwatch with a robust app store, granular fitness and health-tracking features, and a snappy and intuitive interface—apparently, it’s too much to ask! Don’t worry, all hope is not lost. It may have taken a little more […]
The Flair is the least portable of the devices reviewed here. It does pack down to a roughly laptop-size case that’s about 2 inches thick, but it’s heavy. It looks great on a kitchen counter between trips, though. What you lose in portability is more than made up for in the quality of the espresso. […]
The concurrent crises of the coronavirus pandemic and climate change have prompted many of us to rethink how we live our daily lives. For millions of Americans, that included hopping on an ebike, whether we rented one from a bike-share or bought our own. For years, electric bicycles were bulky, inconvenient, expensive machines whose usefulness […]
Why would anyone buy an electric kick scooter that costs $2,700? It’s the question I asked myself after a representative from MiniMotors USA suggested I try the company’s new Dualtron Victor. It’s also a question a colleague, who has been riding a sub-$500 e-scooter, asked me. After several weeks of riding it … well, I […]
The sun is a death laser and it’s trying to destroy your skin. This is a condition of living on planet Earth, and most of us don’t do enough to protect ourselves. Yes, you should wear sunscreen every day, even if it’s overcast. And yes, you should seek shade whenever you can. But cowering under […]
Sunglasses are a must for any time of year. They protect your eyes from UV light and reduce the chance of conditions like cataracts and macular degeneration. They also reduce eyestrain when it’s bright outside and eliminate disorienting glare while driving. (Glare is a problem while driving in the snow too!) Plus, they help to […]
As the runner’s rule of thumb goes, you should always dress like it’s 20 degrees warmer than it is. That’s why you see racers in singlets and shorts when it’s 45 degrees out: Once your furnace gets going, winter turns to spring and spring turns to summer. But what do you do when it’s already […]
I’ve been testing a lot of electric kick scooters this year, and Yadea’s KS5 Pro is one of the first to offer a nice compromise between virtues. It’s not incredibly powerful and extremely heavy like the 64-pound Apollo Ghost, but it’s also not so lightweight that it violently shakes over the smallest pothole like the […]