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G-Form Pro-X Elbow Pads Review

G-Form is renowned for their low profile, comfortable soft body armor, and the Pro-X line is one step in their ongoing evolution. The Pro-X Elbow Pads from G-Form contain all the same tech as the Pro-X Knee Pads, such as the the impact-absorbing RPT™ cells.   As I noted in my knee pad review, I’m generally not a …

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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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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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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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