MTB Egypt

Win stuff from MTB Egypt if you share a ride to the weekly ride!

In the interest of making it possible for more riders (especially those who do not drive) to get to the trails on weekends to participate in our group rides, we will be giving an MTB Egypt mug or t-shirt (see above photo) to every rider who shares his/her car with a fellow rider for the Friday morning group rides. A few rules, though:

1. You must get there on time: be at the Wadi Entrance a few minutes before 7:00 a.m.

2. At least one of the riders must be joining the MTB Egypt group ride on that morning.

3, We will give out one prize every week, so whoever gets to the Wadi first gets it!

The nice thing about this little giveaway is that everybody wins! The rider who shares his/her car get’s MTB Egypt stuff, the rider who got a ride doesn’t miss out on the weekly ride, and we all win by putting fewer cars on the street and making our air (just a little bit) cleaner.

Here is how to do it: post in this forum thread if you need or can offer a ride!

The Shimano AM-51 is the latest in a line of mountain biking shoes with the “AM” label, denoting the shoes’ intended use for “all-mountain” riders, providing a balance of sole stiffness, additional protection and all-day comfort. The Am51 was preceded by the AM50 and Am30 shoes, on which it improves by using a new design and an improved sole.

I have a little over 120KM on my pair of AM51’s and it would be reasonable to review them now. The short verdict: I love them! But let’s get into more details.

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The SixSixOne Raji glove is designed to be a full finger glove for those who do not like to wear gloves. It has a very thin “Tactilite” palm with no padding whatsoever apart from a slightly thicker nylon section on the upper palm area.

The Raji’s thin material and mesh back make for a very airy glove, perfect for hot conditions like Egypt, but they also cause the glove to suffer durability issues. In fact, the gloves started ripping in the lower palm area on their frst ride!

SixSixOne makes a wide array of high quality mountain bike body armour and apparel, but the Raji is not a product that we would call durable. The Raji is a good glove in theory: it is light, well-ventilated and look good. However, subpar durability issues will have you looking to buy a new pair of riding gloves faster than you thought you would.

MTB Egypt rating 2/5