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Review: Take Your Bikepacking Kit to the Next Level with the Sea to Summit UltraLight Mat

If you haven’t heard of Sea to Summit before, don’t worry–you’re not alone. Sea to Summit isn’t deeply ingrained in the world of mountain biking. Rather, this niche Australian company, which has its North American Headquarters in Boulder, CO, is renowned for their ultralight backpacking and camping gear. In fact, they’re so zealous about producing top-of-the-line …

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Review: Ultralight Meets Ultra-Durable in the Sea to Summit Spark SP II Sleeping Bag

Sea to Summit offers a full line of ultra-lightweight backpacking gear that works well for a bikepacking. The Spark SP II Sleeping Bag pairs nicely with the UltraLight Mat. Specs The Spark SP II (subsequently referred to as the “Spark”) is an ultra-lightweight sleeping bag designed for traveling fast and still surviving cool temps at night. The Spark compresses …

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Review: The Revamped Five Ten Hellcat Shoe

The Five Ten brand is synonymous with quality, performance, and dominance, especially within downhill and freeride circles. Unbeknownst to some, Five Ten’s fame started in the mid-80’s when their Stealth rubber was first introduced for climbers (the Five Tennie). The high-friction rubber formula would go on to revolutionize the mountain bike scene to the impossibility …

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Review: G-Form Pro-X Knee Pads Crash Tested

G-Form was one of the first companies to really push soft body armor as a viable alternative to the classic, storm trooper-style hard plastic protection. And now, years later, almost every protection brand also offers a similar style of soft, low profile armor in the same vein as G-Form. But that hasn’t kept G-Form from consistent …

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Review: The Hauser Waterproof Hydration Pack by Mission Workshop

This summer marks my third year in the Pacific Northwest, but I’ve just now decided to get serious with tech more suitable for a radically wet climate. Until recently, I would ride in the rain in whatever jacket, shorts, gloves, etc. I would embrace an inevitable and thorough soak, and just deal with it later. …

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