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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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Review: Syncros iS Tailor Cage carries 19-Function Multi-tool, CO2 or Pump & Water Bottle

Syncros offers a comprehensive range of on-bike storage solutions for hydration and tools for trail side repairs, and in the case of the iS Tailor Cage reviewed here, both simultaneously. This one caught our attention because of its super compact design, a highlight feature if you’re looking to mount your tools and water to the

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Review: Muc-Off Stealth Tubeless Puncture Plugs are silent and sufficient

Having a reliable tubeless puncture repair kit close to hand is important on any bike ride, as even my go-to Orange Seal won’t seal a snake bite hole at the tire-rim interface that is 12mm long. That, and a 7mm long hole at the center tread, is what I was left with having foolishly gambled

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2022 Santa Cruz Hightower 145mm VPP MTB goes slacker w/ Glovebox and Sag Window

Santa Cruz Bicycles has released the Hightower 3, modernizing the geometry and kinematic of its 145mm travel mountain bike. Still running the very familiar VPP layout we’ve come to expect from Santa Cruz, the tweaked leverage curve is said to offer more supportive rear wheel travel, allowing for a lower bottom bracket height, and a

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Relive your best rides with new video sharing on Strava!

Last week, Strava rolled out some big improvements to their platform, particularly for the off-road obsessed. But if you happened to catch the live stream of the announcement, you may have also caught the mention of something that many users have been waiting for – video. That’s right, today Strava is officially announcing the rollout

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