The search for ideal protections for All Mountain riding took me to try several models.
The ideal protection require to be very efficient from the standpoint of weight and pedaling. Fitting and comfort factor are also very important, because in the typical epic ride you may end up wearing your pads all day long (or at [...]

Pryme manufacture protective gear mainly for BMX style of riding, although when it gets to protective gear is kind of difficult to differentiate among styles. Their offering covers MTB, skateboard, snowboard and mountain board.
All Mountain (AM) is a sort of new definition of mountain biking or trail riding that is somewhat halfway between cross country [...]

When I started moving into a more aggressive style of XC mountain biking I immediately considered upgrading my protections to the next level.
The consideration comes pretty natural after you crash attempting something ‘new’.
There is a inevitable learning curve to improve your AM skills and it is important riding that curve with the minimum amount of [...]

Very long story short: driving my car (mid size SUV) with roof bike rack and bike mounted on top. Owned the thing for almost a year with no particular problems.

Well, after a short drive on the highway I’m heading to the trailhead, while driving around 25mph I hit a road dip, car tilts and bike [...]