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Amazon Softshell, Cold weather, and Cycling Pants – are these budget pants worth the money?

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A performance-oriented pant created from technical fabric for cycling and snow sports can run $100-$200. Over the last few years, I’ve accumulated a collection of activewear pants for cycling, skiing, hiking, and other outdoor activities. That said, I’m always looking to expand my collection with pants with more pockets, comfort, warmth, etc., scanning every REI […]

Review: Showers Pass Skyline Pant

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The Skyline Pant from Showers Pass is a performance-oriented 3-season cycling pant designed to excel in adverse riding conditions. Designed to be weatherproof in all the right places, it features a mix of hardshell and softshell materials to provide a mix of mobility, breathability, and water resistance. Showers Pass has had the Skyline Pant in […]

Review: Showers Pass EcoLyte Elite Jacket

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The Showers Pass EcoLyte Elite Jacket is a lightweight packable shell designed with performance features and packability. In addition, sustainability was a design factor, with the goal of minimizing its environmental impact in production. Many of the rain jackets available today utilize durable, water-repellant coatings imbued with chemicals that have been linked to cancer and […]

Review: Showers Pass Apex MTB Pants

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Showers Pass launched their MTB collection of apparel a few years ago, and since then I’ve been bugging the crew to release some MTB riding pants. In 2022 they finally released the men’s Apex pant, and I had to get a pair. The design of the Apex Pant is based off their Apex Short, which […]

Review: Bell XR Spherical Helmet

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The Bell XR Spherical Helmet takes slip-plane technology to a whole new level with a ‘helmet within a helmet’ approach to its design to offer another level of impact protection. It could be labeled a gravel-specific helmet, but Bell actually refers to it on their website as a “do-it-all” solution, suitable for a variety of […]

Review: Lizard Skins Monitor Ignite and Traverse Gloves

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Lizard Skins is best known in the cycling space as a manufacturer of grips, bike protection, and handlebar accessories. They also make a full line of grips and grip tape for a wide range of sporting activities including hockey, baseball, lacrosse, and even gaming. They also offer a selection of batting gloves and cycling gloves. […]

Review: PNW Components Apparel Shuttle Short and Ozone Jersey

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PNW Components is a good example of when a rider owned brand does things right, and creates useful, well thought out products we actually want. When they dropped their apparel collection earlier this year, we expected to see more of what they’ve already become known for: well designed and executed offerings at a reasonable price […]

Review: Showers Pass Timberline Jacket + Timberline Pants First Look

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Showers Pass recently introduced the Men’s and Women’s Timberline Collection, a multi-sport rain collection featuring a mens and women’s jacket and pants. As part of their efforts to focus on sustainably manufactured apparel, the Timberline Jacket and pants use a Biosource nylon face fabric and recycled polyester lining. In addition, the garments utilize eco-friendly dyes […]

Fresh Kit: Showers Pass Apex DWR Shorts and Apex Merino Tech T-shirt

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The apex is defined as the highest or uppermost point, like “the apex of a mountain”. At Showers Pass, it’s defined as their collection of highest performing mountain biking gear. Designed for trail worthy technical performance and comfort, the Apex line of products, like the rest of the Showers Pass collection, are versatile pieces that […]

Review: PNW Components Lander Jacket

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Every mountain biker in the Pacific Northwest should at least own one hardshell jacket and one softshell jacket to handle wet weather conditions. PNW Components recently dropped a collection of technical apparel with the Lander Jacket stepping in as a contender for your next softshell jacket. Not only does it feature a strong mix of […]

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