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Watch: Punishing the New Rocky Mountain Altitude

Rocky Mountain has just released a new version of their Altitude trail bike. Rocky is using the term “trail bike” pretty liberally, with the latest Altitude sporting 150mm of rear travel and 160mm up front. Of course, compare that to what they label “enduro”: their Slayer Enduro bike with 160mm rear and 170mm front. If …

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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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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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Watch: Brandon Semenuk Slays on BMX

Yes it’s a BMX video, but it’s also Brandon Semenuk. In the latest project from Revel Co. (filmer Rupert Walker and Brandon Semenuk), Brandon trades his slopestyle bike in for something with smaller wheels. Strap in for two and a half minutes of Brandon’s smooth, technical style on the bike, combined with Rupert’s talents behind the camera.

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