The Deity Lockjaw grips are a modern grip design meant for any riding style. I had these grips on my bike for ~200 miles before I replaced them. How did they perform? Read more to find out.
The KETL Mtn shenanigan pants are a unique pant in the adventure segment. Their goal is to be a high performance outdoors pant while not looking and feeling as dorky as a traditional ripstop hiking pant. From KETL Mtn themselves, the shenanigan pants are "durable, lightweight, and with a no-swoosh fabric." How well do they accomplish this goal? Pretty dang well in my opinion.
The RaceFace Flank knee and shin pad provides substantial protection with D30 padding for the knee and basic EVA foam for the side and shin. While it offers excellent safeguarding from injuries, the thickness and weight compromise ventilation and comfort. However, it remains a top choice for enduro racing due to its exceptional protection and adjustable fit. Highly recommended.
The Zoic Ether shorts are purpose-built for mountain biking. Zoic put a lot of care into designing these to be as effective as possible for mountain biking specifically, and they nailed it.
"Preload the bike, extend your arms at the lip, extend your legs at the lip, keep your mass centered over the rear axle." This advice is all over the internet; Anyone can read it, anyone can write it, and almost no one can do it. So how do you ACTUALLY improve at jumping? Practice. But how do you practice jumping? That's what I'll try to teach you in this article.
