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Pactimo Terrain Shorts Review
I was a mountain biker during that awkward transition from spandex shorts to baggies, and most of the early versions were ill-fitting junk bordering on dangerous when you snagged the crotch on the nose of a saddle. So I appreciate a well-fitting, functional pair of shorts, and no question the Terrain shorts from Pactimo are both. …
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Pactimo Terrain Jersey Review
If you think Pactimo sounds like an Italian brand of top-tier bike clothing, it’s understandable because that was my impression. But it’s a born-in-the-Rockies cycle clothing company straight out of Colorado whose roots are in custom apparel. “Since 2003, we’ve shipped over 1 million garments to champions, teams, clubs, and individual cyclists around the globe,” their press …
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Guerrilla Gravity’s Shred Dogg Offers Precision and Speed in a Shorter Travel Package – A Review
Guerrilla Gravity is the marriage between a made-in-the-USA ethos and a focus on getting sendy and shredding gnarly trails. Their head badge logo? The sign of the horns. Most brands making bikes in the US today seem hell-bent on endurance riding, drop bars, and going long and fast… which is all well and good, until …
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Pearl Izumi Launch All-Mountain Shorts Review
The Launch model has been one of Pearl Izumi’s signature baggy shorts for many years. Spring 2017 saw a refresh of this model, and I’ve been testing the latest for most of this calendar year. Specs Pearl Izumi’s Launch Short is a lengthy baggy short that hits me well below the knee. While your mileage may vary …
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Pisgah Tested, Racer Approved: 2017 Rocky Mountain Element 970 RSL Review
The Element has long been Rocky Mountain’s purpose-built cross country race machine, first appearing in their catalog in 1996. Over the past two decades Rocky has tweaked, updated, and overhauled the Element regularly to keep it relevant — including the most recent 2017 model tested here. It’s more capable than ever thanks to an increase …
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