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Clothes & Gear Reviews, Feature Stories, Mountain Bike, News, Reviews, Women's - September 29, 2022

First Impressions: Rapha Trail Gore-Tex Infinium Jacket for MTB

In timely fashion, Rapha has added the Trail Gore-Tex Infinium Jacket to its Performance Trailwear Collection for MTB. It is, first and foremost, a water-resistant jacket designed to keep the wearer dry come the worst of winter, but its Gore-Tex Infinium shell is said to produce the perfect harmony between impermeability and breathability, allowing the

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Review: The Bell XR Spherical Helmet is one of our new favorites for gravel & adventure rides

Where will it take you? That’s the tagline Bell is using for their new XR Spherical helmet, and for an adventure focused-helmet, it seems to fit. While the helmet resides in the ‘road & gravel’ category on Bell’s website, the XR Spherical is hard to categorize–kind of like ‘gravel’. Just what is an adventure/gravel helmet?

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Review: Leatt AirFlex Women’s Body, Chest & Back Protection for MTB

Extreme Sports protection specialists, Leatt, offer no fewer than 12 upper body protection garments for mountain biking, with variations that protect the rider’s chest, back, shoulder and elbows, and numerous combinations of all of the above. Only two of those products have an option designed specifically to suit the contours of a (cis) female torso;

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Review: FiveTen Sleuth DLX Canvas MTB Shoes Flex for Grip

Since getting the Five Ten Sleuth DLX Canvas shoes in for testing, I’ve received a number of comments from my riding buddies including, “Did you forget you riding shoes today?”, and “why are you wearing your pub shoes for riding?”. It’s undeniable; they do look supremely casual. But, that doesn’t mean they can’t perform on

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Review: Are Rapha Knee Pads comfortable, breathable and protective?

There’s a fair bit of trial and error required when it comes to finding the perfect set of knee pads for trail riding. They need to tick a lot of boxes. They can’t bunch up and pinch anywhere, they can’t have misplaced seams that create friction, they need to be flexible enough to move with

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First Impressions: Rapha Trail Gore-Tex Infinium Jacket for MTB

Review: The Bell XR Spherical Helmet is one of our new favorites for gravel & adventure rides

Review: Leatt AirFlex Women’s Body, Chest & Back Protection for MTB

Review: FiveTen Sleuth DLX Canvas MTB Shoes Flex for Grip

Review: Are Rapha Knee Pads comfortable, breathable and protective?

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