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Pearl Izumi X-ALP Elevate shoes

It was a sad day. After years of perfect service, my Vans Warner riding shoes finally delaminated. Both soles just pulled right apart. No amount of shoe goo was able to save them, they have done their last spin, last ride, last trip. Godspeed Warner.

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Jun 19, 2018



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Bontrager Velocis Softshell Gloves

The truth of the matter is that I got these glove last year, but last year turned out to be one of those years where it didn’t come together all that well and they ended up at the bottom of one of...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 23, 2018 · Less than 2 min read

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Reviewed: Leatt DBX 5.5 Neck Brace

My daughter started to ride in the bike park last year. Not her first time in the park, but she wanted to get better at downhilling, or she just wanted to avoid climbing up hills. Either way, she is...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 12, 2018 · Less than 2 min read

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Pearl Izumi Launch Thermal Jersey

Riding in the fall can suck sometimes. Especially when the temps start to drop towards single digits and the wind picks up. Trying to keep the riding season going for a couple more weeks until the...

Chris Armstrong

Nov 14, 2017 · Less than 2 min read

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Bontrager Foray Gloves

The Foray gloves might be the least assuming glove in my drawer, but currently, they are by far my favourite pair.

Chris Armstrong

Nov 9, 2017 · Less than 2 min read

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Pearl Izumi Versa Short

When I first saw the Versa Short, I just thought it was another pair of shorts, I had no idea that they were riding shorts.

Chris Armstrong

Nov 3, 2017 · Less than 2 min read

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Leatt Chest Protector 5.5 Pro HD Junior

Last summer after hearing from an emergency room nurse about all the internal injuries that she had seen i went right out and bought my son a Leatt chest protector 4.5.  With hard plastic chest...

Chris Armstrong

Oct 28, 2017 · Less than 2 min read

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Bontrager Quantum Shorts

I might be stuck in a rut. I was looking through all of my riding clothes and they all looked the same. Knee length short? Check. Two pockets? Check. Extra venting? Check.

Chris Armstrong

Oct 20, 2017 · Less than 2 min read

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Leatt DBX 5.0 V.12

My son’s head grew this year. Nothing surprising there, it tends to happen.

Chris Armstrong

Sep 22, 2017 · Less than 2 min read

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Bontrager Rhythm Shorts

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of the Rhythm shorts is how lightweight they are.

Chris Armstrong

Aug 17, 2017 · Less than 2 min read

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Reviewed: Five Ten Freerider pro.

A new season, a new start.

Chris Armstrong

Jul 20, 2017 · Less than 2 min read

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Pearl Izumi X Project Pro

You know that feeling of joy you get from unwrapping a quality product from its box? Not the fleeting consumer joy feeling but the one where you realize you only cringe once with quality. That was...

Greg MacDonnell

Jun 2, 2017 · Less than 2 min read

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Your Irish EWS champs are Ravanel and Dailly.

It was a French slam dunk at round four of the Enduro World Series as Cecile Ravanel and Adrien Dailly took the honours at the Coillte Emerald Enduro in Ireland.

Chris Armstrong

May 30, 2017 · Less than 2 min read

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Pearl Izumi Launch Short / Big Air Jersey

With winter refusing to go away this spring, i have been late getting the bikes out and working on my dirt tan. Slowly, but surely I have been getting the dust off and pumping up tires and even...

Chris Armstrong

May 4, 2017 · 3 min read

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Bontrager Thermal Leg Warmers

Off the shelf, the Bontrager Thermal Leg Warmer is a standout with a classy understated confidence. It features some standards in typical road attire but it is obvious that much thought went into...

Greg MacDonnell

Apr 21, 2017 · Less than 2 min read

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Bontrager Foray Jacket

With the colder months seemly taking up half the year north of the 49 parallel, getting some better riding gear for the fall and spring seemed very necessary this year.

Chris Armstrong

Feb 16, 2017 · Less than 2 min read

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Bontrager OMW Softshell Pant.

Full disclosure – I don’t own a fat bike. But I was recently provided a pair of Bontrager OMW Softshell pants to review. But I do live in Whistler, BC and we do have some wintery weather here that’s...

Dale Tiessen

Jan 27, 2017 · 3 min read

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Reviewed: Leatt DBX Shorts & Jersey.

Toward the end of the 2016 bike park season, I got myself a set of the new Leatt DBX shorts & jersey.

Chris Armstrong

Dec 14, 2016 · Less than 2 min read

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Bontrager Flare R Tail Light

Over the summer on the way home from Loonie races I threw a Bontrager Flare R Tail Light onto my bag for the ride home.

Chris Armstrong

Nov 14, 2016 · Less than 2 min read
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