i think leatt is going to be my next half lid. Their goggles are great for the price.
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The new one is the definition of fugliness though
Does it beat the Smith from a couple of years back?The new one is the definition of fugliness though
Glad you are ok. I was just curious as I just destroyed a non mips DH Full Face helmet last fall on a pretty big crash and it didn't have mips but that crash was a wrestling type head dive on a rock so no slippage there was possible.
I got myself a mips FF helmet since all the decent ones have them now. Also local had a poc bro deal so there is also that.
You didn't know my ex girlfriend who literally crashed on purpose while snowboarding "to test the new helmet". Also I was not serious.
Thankfully I went from the danger zone to Unicorn
My girlfriend proposed we go to Maribor to see the World Cup live even though she is afraid of taking her bike off road (she literally can't turn on berms). I am also allowed to keep all my bikes in our flat and I can go biking whenever I want. She also doesn't find me annoying. So jackpot.
The other axis is obvious.
not sure how this turned into another MIPS thread, but anything that makes helmet safer, I'm down for. Bell/giro have that weird spherical thing which is pretty cool. Not sure if anybody has played with one, but the outer shell literally pivots/glides on the inner one, just like MIPS. Haven't owned one, but I had a non-MIPS helmet save my head and own both MIPS and non, so I'm not sold that i really need it. Again, if it makes things safer then I'm for it, but if it just makes things more expensive then I'm not sure.
interesting. I have an ambush, and find the squeaking noise very annoying. doesn't stop me wearing it though.
beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess. if its the colour palate you object to, mine is a simple metallic dark gray, so maybe that makes a difference?The new one is the definition of fugliness though
Tbh I'd buy it just to piss off all the anti bright colorful gear people we have on the trials here.
Then again this is my helmet now:
Yo that color way is dope.
I love shopping the specials, but there is no way I could pay money for that.
I guess if I was riding in hunting areas.......
My wife didn't appreciate my bright orange long sleeve and new purple shorts I was wearing on a ride recently 
Aluminum, steel, trunnion mount, 20+ fasteners, 10lbs, and over $6k for the frame only (no shock).
Weed must be expensive in Australia.....
www.trinitymtb.com
Weed must be expensive in Australia.....
GRAVITY - BAT#1 — TRINITY_MTB
BATCH #1: March 3rd, 2023 - March 31st, 2023 INCLUDES: Frame Only HOW IT WORKS: Fill out the frame order form. Proceed to checkout. After purchase we will reach out to confirm your order. You will be assigned a frame number and build slot. Fabrication begins once pre-order clos
www.trinitymtb.com
*adds to cart*
as much as i admire the work these guys have been doing... that's a very hard pill to swallow.
as much as i admire the work these guys have been doing... that's a very hard pill to swallow.
My wife didn't appreciate my bright orange long sleeve and new purple shorts I was wearing on a ride recently
nice style
I still want it.Aluminum, steel, trunnion mount, 20+ fasteners, 10lbs, and over $6k for the frame only (no shock).
Weed must be expensive in Australia.....
GRAVITY - BAT#1 — TRINITY_MTB
BATCH #1: March 3rd, 2023 - March 31st, 2023 INCLUDES: Frame Only HOW IT WORKS: Fill out the frame order form. Proceed to checkout. After purchase we will reach out to confirm your order. You will be assigned a frame number and build slot. Fabrication begins once pre-order clos
I Know the color combo is basically a bastard child of Nickelback and Papa Johns Pizza but if it pissess off the "wear black or flanel or GTFO" crew I don't mind. I find it funny people who dress like unemployed lumberjacks somehow want to be fashion police in our tiny sport. At least grow some balls and be proper fashion police. Give people shit for improper clothing sizes, bad color blocking, wrong materials. Amateurs.
Also it was cheap. If I want to look good I wear a suit. Not a bike helmet.
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That price might be ok if it came with the cassette in a box gearbox or a pinion.Aluminum, steel, trunnion mount, 20+ fasteners, 10lbs, and over $6k for the frame only (no shock).
Weed must be expensive in Australia.....
GRAVITY - BAT#1 — TRINITY_MTB
BATCH #1: March 3rd, 2023 - March 31st, 2023 INCLUDES: Frame Only HOW IT WORKS: Fill out the frame order form. Proceed to checkout. After purchase we will reach out to confirm your order. You will be assigned a frame number and build slot. Fabrication begins once pre-order clos
Even my 23 yeard old self who bought purple leopard print shoes would call this design a crime against humanity.
nice style
Who is this for? A pimp turned small town mall tatoo artist? I'm glad to live in EU where shit like that is illegal.
Rapha is an EU company…or maybe it isn’t now after Brexit, U.K. certainly.
and the brain dead collab is looking at brands like Arcteryx, Palace and Salomon who’ve crossed the world of a very online fan base and an outdoors product. It’s not for everyone (in context of price, colour and purpose of use) but what good things are?
Let me guess - Backcountry brand?My wife didn't appreciate my bright orange long sleeve and new purple shorts I was wearing on a ride recently
I love those colorful things for the peanuts they cost on sale. 
Was my new RaphaLet me guess - Backcountry brand?
shorts that were on clearance:Men's Trail Shorts | Rapha
www.rapha.cc
(Trying new stuff without velcro, had enough of crappy Troy Lee's after too many years of wearing them and having the velcro give up)
The company certainly began life in London and AFAIK their clothing is still designed there but much of it is manufactured in China but a few years ago the company was bought by American owners. Rapha started life as a high quality stylish designer road clothing brand and their pricing although not absolutely mental kept it fairly exclusive. Their clothing is still good quality and most of it is actually tasteful and fairly understated/conservative with just the odd
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Didn’t know about the American buy out.
The times I’ve aquired Rapha:
• A box sale, queued for over an hour, got some jeans that were far too long in the leg and a few jerseys. Ended up selling it all on on eBay and making a tidy sum.
• A free cap when they launched the Manchester Cycle Club. Gave it to a friend since I never road a peakless helmet at the time.
• A huge haul at the local Cyclists Against Cancer charity bike shop (well worth searching out) and I still have the bib shorts, technical shirt, winter jersey and a few other bits. Cost about £100 for 5 items which is impossibly good value.
if you can get it on a good deal the quality is certainly up to snuff.
Ewww, sorry, that would be a nope.Was my new Rapha
Men's Trail Shorts | Rapha
(Trying new stuff without velcro, had enough of crappy Troy Lee's after too many years of wearing them and having the velcro give up)
lol. the times i've acquored rapha; never. the times i've acquired $20 surplus shorts and $20 4-packs of white cotton t's: every other year or so. people are fooling themselves if they think they "need" more.
I find shorts/trousers not designed to be pedalled in normally feel like shit after an hour of pedalling, plus the crotch is more likely to wear thin quick. And a standard cotton tee with zero sweat wicking quality manages to be clingy, baggy, warm and cold all at the same time in my experience.
If you’re comfy riding in your surplus shorts and white tees, then good for you - but it doesn’t work for me when doing anything above a casual ride.
If you’re comfy riding in your surplus shorts and white tees, then good for you - but it doesn’t work for me when doing anything above a casual ride.
to each their own, i guess, eh? i live in the south and have tried "tech/wicking" stuff in the summer. didn't really see a difference. and no matter what i wear for shorts, the ass always wears through first. and yeah, i hate chamois too. boxers all the way.
Well there's your problem. I swear, riding in TX, AR, OK in the summer time as I have, there is no fabric that's going to wick, you will become a human sweat rag in about 10 min max. I assume it's the same or worse in the more forested/vegetation in the SE mountains like Carolinas and such. Your body can't keep up, let alone putting some fabric on top of it.
technically it’s an american owned company, main owners are the walmart heirs, the ones responsible for turning bentonville into a huge bike park (and the main reason that there is even rapha mtb apparel)
