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I recently bought a pair of IXS Hack Race because they were on sale and have a hardshell-ish outer, which will hopefully make them survive a few crashes on asphalt pumptracks. So far quite happy with the fit https://www.ixs.com/en/products/ixs-hack-race-ellbogenschoner-schwarz With unlimited budget I probably would have gone for the Arcon LT, they seem real nice for a level 2 pad.

Elbow pads are tough to size. Like @ebruner says, they can be a real problem if they're too tight on the forearm leading to arm pump. I have large forearms for my build, which makes sizing hard, but if you're skinny you probably have more options. The new Chromag ones work great for me and are true to size I'd say (I wear medium shirts and shorts and their medium elbows fit me). I would skip anything with a velcro strap because it'll just get in the way. The GForm X4s are less GForm-y (have a single continuous pad) and...

lanky skinny dude so im hoping some fellow stick people hi there fellow ectomorph I've been searching for those kinds of elbow pads save for ce level 2 and found that ion arcon lt and tld stage pro elbow pads fit me really well, arent really noticeable, and provide lots of protection. I think I love ion stuff more than tld (blasphemy, but yeah). they just never slip.

I find that elbow pads do nearly as much damage as good... but there are certain situations where I may be pushing my limits, whether that be through practicing specific skills, dialing in specific trails or types of trails or sometimes bike park days where they are a necessary evil. Regarding the do as much damage as good, what I mean by that is the constriction on my forearms or annoyance dealing with them, or added heat leads to a higher probability of a crash then I would otherwise have. For example, I rarely wear elbow pads, but I was...

I grabbed those dirt cheap Pearl Izumis from Jenson and they were fine. I used to use G Forms which were okay, particularly when they were cheaper, but I saw someone take a rock between the padding and decided to avoid Gform lol (plus they got stupid expensive) As much as I love hard shell pads, I would avoid them for elbows. Haven't found a good one yet. Tend to be really uncomfortable. If I were going to try I would go for those Leatt hybrid ones. That said, money no issue, if I wanted what looks like the best...

Looks good to me. Youll know if the rotor is too big for the adapter as you wouldnt be able to bolt the caliper down and still be able to spin the wheel. Also if too large of an adapter for your rotor, your caliper will sit sky high it and will be pretty obvious. Sometimes gets confusing if you have a 220 rotor but a 223 adapter cus it still kinda fits. But yours looks right to me. Youll know if u try peek inside at whatever angle to see how the pad and brake track on the rotor...

It's physics. The braking torque applied increases linearly with the radius of the brake disc. Torque = Force × radius Ignoring other variables (like brake setup, applied force on the lever, same disc design, equally bed in brake pads and discs), increasing the brake disc diameter from 200 mm to 220 mm corresponds to a 10% increase in braking torque. This, in fact, feels for the user like "power is more easily accessible" and "you don't need to squeeze the levers as much". It's actually 10% less squeezing 😄 Then there are other benefits like a generally cooler disc and...