For many of us, it’s shoulder season, where the riding conditions are either wet, muddy, cold — or all of the above. And some of us live in places where we just regularly encounter wet, muddy, or cold conditions.

So today we’re talking about why some of the gear that’s intended for wet/muddy riding sucks; which products have worked the best for us; and we then turn to a conversation about forks from Fox, RockShox, and Manitou.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Wet-weather MTB Gloves (0:49)
• Why are MTB jackets often bad? (3:10)
• Fox Flexair NeoShell (5:48)
• 7Mesh Skypilot (10:23)
• Endura MT500 II (12:21)
• Long-travel single-crown forks (15:41) 
• 2021 Fox 40 (20:15)

RELATED LINKS:

• Biking 101: Mountain Bike Fork Offset
• GEAR:30 podcast on “Waterproofness” & Comfort

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