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body armor, g-form, Gear, GForm, hip protection, leg protection, padded brief, padded liner, padded short, review, reviews, sacrum protection, tailbone protection, thigh protection -

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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all mountain jacket, alpinestars, Gear, review, reviews -

To say that I was skeptical of this jacket’s performance would be an understatement. How could something this thin possibly keep me from freezing in the winter? I quickly learned a valuable lesson with Alpinestars’ winter jacket: the body is a furnace, and if you minimize heat loss to the environment, a rider can push …

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cinch crank, DH crank, enduro crank, Gear, i:2:13234, Race Face Atlas crank, review, reviews -

No doubt the Atlas crank from Race Face has stood the test of time, and while their other cranks (Next SL, SixC, and Turbine) enjoyed an earlier upgrade to Race Face’s modular Cinch system, it was only a matter of time before the Atlas would too. Cinching it up and staying with alloy while shaving weight …

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chester, flat pedal, Gear, i:1:13370, pedal, race face, review, reviews -

I break things.  I have a classic “bull in a china shop” way of going about life, and that translates into my riding.  I have broken aluminum bikes and I have broken carbon fiber bikes.  I have broken more bike components than I can recall.  This is an expensive hobby I have, which makes getting …

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dakine, dakine oakridge, flannel, Gear, review, reviews -

Popularized by lumberjacks, farmers, woodsmen, and Pearl Jam, flannel–a lightweight, warm, soft fabric–is also a great option for mountain biking during those nasty, unpredictable transition months during spring and fall. This year, as snow levels recede, so will the layers of your clothing but, depending where you are on the map, spring time is not quite T-shirt time!! The …

The post Steezin’ in the Dakine Oakridge Flannel Shirt: A Review appeared first on Singletracks Mountain Bike News.

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