Dainese Hybrid Knee Guard
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Tested: Dainese Hybrid Knee Guards
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by Justin Schroth The name Dainese brings with it a reputation of creating well-designed and innovative protection for riders. Today we're taking a closer look at another recent addition to their revamped mountain bike line, the Hybrid Knee. Hoping to find that happy medium between downhill-ready armor and light-weight ‘sleeve’ style knee pads, the new pads claim to offer the protection of a hard shell with the comfort of a soft protector. Hybrid Knee Guard Highlights Rigid knee cap and shin
Dainese Hybrid Knee Guard
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Leatt 3DF Hybrid (2015-2018) Knee Pad
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Tested: Leatt 3DF Hybrid Knee Pad
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Review by Evan Turpen Leatt , a company driven by safety, was first known for their innovative neck braces for bicycle, motorcycle and powersports. Having gradually expanded their line to include numerous other forms of protection, they now offer body armor, gloves, knee pads, elbow pads and even hydration packs with integrated back protection. Given the opportunity to try out their new 3DF Hybrid knee pads, we put them to the test and report our findings below. 3DF Hybrid Knee Pad Highlights CE
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100% Aircraft Carbon Full Face Helmet
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Carbon, lightweight, lots of vents and a sharp-looking design. It looks like 100% checked all the boxes of what makes a stellar full face. Available in three colors and five sizes, check out the newest addition to their line, the AIRCRAFT. Press Release The premier Downhill MTB helmet from 100% has landed. The AIRCRAFT is precision engineered with a Carbon/Kevlar composite shell providing an ultra-lightweight design. Airflow is managed through 25 channels to create the most ventilated helmet
2014 Jamis Trail X 650 Bike
Good Bike for XC
The Good
650 tires, disk breaks, it's a bike! I can ride and it looks good enough, price was under 500, front shock lock out,
The Bad
OMG the seat is the worst, bike is heavy a bit over 30 lb, some low end parts, front shock squishie,
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It handles well, my first hard tail and I like it, tires are good for xc bike, front shock has no prescription load, my fit is a bit off, I didn't pay a lot for the bike but it handles well and it's fast, does what I need the most that XC, I still a real mountain bike, as stated it's a hard tail so it's limited in Virginia mountainus backcountry, can't afford better yet.
2014 Jamis Trail X 650 Bike
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VEE Tire Co. Flow Rumba Tire
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Tested: VEE Tire Co. Flow Rumba
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Review by Fred Robinson // Photos by Fred Robinson & @luca_cometti_photo (action) Not long ago, looking for an aggressive 27.5 Downhill worthy tire was a chore, but now that the industry has fully committed to the tweener wheel standard for DH, we're starting to see more and more viable options pop up. Enter VEE Tire Co , a company that has been in the industry for over thirty years and strives to offer affordable, yet innovative products in an effort to provide you all out performance while
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FUNN Carbonation Solo Crank
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Tested: FUNN Carbonation Solo Cranks
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Review by Nick Zuzelski // Action photos by AJ Barlas FUNN has been offering alloy components for years, but this season FUNN broke into the carbon game with their new Carbonation Solo crankset. Featuring their Solo narrow/wide chainring, this crankset is aimed at aggressive 1x-drivetrain riders seeking the performance and bling of carbon along with the chain retention abilities of a narrow/wide chainring. Carbonation Solo Crank Highlights Designed for XC / AM / DH Arm Material: UD Carbon Crank
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Maxima Assembly Lube
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Tested: Maxima Assembly Lube
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Review by Fred Robinson // Wrenching by Josh Job Maxima have been hitting the Cycling market hard recently and both professional wrenches and home mechanics alike will attest, their products not only do what they say they'll do, but they do it well and smell great while doing so. Smell great? Yup, you read that right, every Maxima product is scented, and while that obviously doesn't play any part in how well the product performs, ask any wrench who's been cooped up in the back of a shop all day
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2015 Norco Ryde 26 Bike
Bad Shocks
The Good
seems good haven't had it for long
The Bad
on the second day we had it, the shocks made a terrible noise when it rebounded. (THE SECOND DAY!!!!!!!!) i went to our local bike shop and they said that everyone of these shocks will make this noise so forget getting that same shock.
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the bike is actually quite decent, its just the shocks that are very poor quality, which is disappointing. if i were norco, i probably would change them :(
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Fly Racing Prizm Knee Guard
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TESTED: Fly Prizm Knee Guard
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​ Fly Racing Prizm Knee Guards are the lone mountain bike knee pad option from the long-established Moto and now MTB brand. The $84.95 knee protectors are well-built and offer some pretty high-tech protection solutions. Like most modern pads, the Prizms fall into this in-between region of protection. They're not quite full-on DH pads, but they're a bit bulky for a lot of uphilling. Fly worked with a European foam developer to create their soft Reaktiv Prizm Foam (RPF) which is used as the main
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DEITY TMAC Pedal
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Tyler McCaul and Deity have been up to something crafty and are finally releasing the fruits of their labor. Check out the TMAC signature pedal with zero offset design. Interesting. -gordo Press Release The crew at Deity are proud to announce the official launch of the Tyler McCaul signature TMAC pedal! The largest Deity pedal to date that features one of the deepest concave profiles industry wide, the Deity TMAC pedal has been a labor of love for the rider owned company who have spent nearly 3