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Protect Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: New Body Armor Choices at Interbike

Mountain biking protection continues to improve, both in comfort and safety. Knee and elbow pads have evolved from bulky, hard pieces of plastic to ergonomic accessories that look and feel very much like arm or leg warmers—with material that hardens upon impact. Helmet-makers continue to develop new technologies to increase their effectiveness. Full-body armor is becoming …

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G-Form Pro-B Bike Compression Shorts Review

If you’ve ever searched for padded shorts online, you’ll find a wide array of briefs that mostly resemble a corrugated diaper. Most padded shorts seem well suited if you plan to crash at the Red Bull Rampage, but are impractical for every day use on local trails. I have been searching for a liner that does …

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Review: Minimalist Armor From Bliss

Of all avid cyclists, the percentage who ride with protection (beyond a standard helmet) is pretty low. Many of us don’t regularly ride terrain that really demands pads, and for those of us who do, the inconvenience simply outweighs the benefit gained. That’s all assuming we don’t crash badly, in which case we will probably …

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Review: Alpinestars Paragon Knee and Elbow Guards, and Evolution Shorts

The Paragon Knee and Elbow Guards and the Evolution Shorts are Alpinestars’ interpretation of what the all-around trail slayer needs for protection–set it and forget it. You should protect yourself as much as possible within the bounds of a calculated risk only you can determine. You may not need a Bionic Jacket and neck support while ripping …

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POC Joint VPD 2.0 Knee and Elbow Pads

Photo credit: Jay Parrington. One piece of equipment that many of us fail to use but that we really should consider is joint protection. Having stepped up to mostly gravity and aggressive trail riding, I have found that I really need to wear protection. I used to run full-on hard body armor for DH, but …

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