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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlank1.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"RaceFaceFlank1\\\" width=\\\"630\\\" height=\\\"420\\\" class=\\\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86835\\\" srcset=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlank1.jpg 630w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlank1-190x126.jpg 190w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlank1-135x90.jpg 135w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlank1-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlank1-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlank1-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlank1-160x107.jpg 160w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlank1-320x213.jpg 320w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlank1-480x320.jpg 480w\\\" sizes=\\\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;strong&gt;Tested: Race Face Flank Leg Guards&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nPrice: &lt;\\/strong&gt;$116&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;By Vernon Felton&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;There\\u2019s a reason knee pads took off in a big way\\u2013full leg armor is uncomfortable as hell. Well, it usually is, anyway. Pedaling for miles in Storm Trooper fancy dress is never going to be a picnic. Unless, of course, your idea of a picnic includes lots of sweat, heat, chafing and irritation. In which case, you\\u2019re probably not doing picnics right.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;So there\\u2019s that. But there also comes a time when knee pads alone aren\\u2019t going to cut it. Usually that time involves chairlifts and dual crown forks and thousands of feet of descending, but the Race Face Flanks make the case for a more comfortable and versatile version of full coverage leg armor.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_86836\\\" style=\\\"width: 630px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption alignnone\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankCloseUp.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Big protection in a soft, squishy package, thanks to the use of D30 rate-sensitive padding. \\\" width=\\\"630\\\" height=\\\"420\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-86836\\\" srcset=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankCloseUp.jpg 630w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankCloseUp-190x126.jpg 190w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankCloseUp-135x90.jpg 135w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankCloseUp-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankCloseUp-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankCloseUp-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankCloseUp-160x107.jpg 160w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankCloseUp-320x213.jpg 320w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankCloseUp-480x320.jpg 480w\\\" sizes=\\\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Big protection in a soft, squishy package, thanks to the use of D30 rate-sensitive padding.&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Flank is basically the popular Ambush knee guard with an additional six inches of padding that covers most of your shins. As with the Ambush pads, the Flanks eschew hard plastic in favor of D30z-which is is nice and soft when you\\u2019re pedaling, but then grows firm when you smack something hard. It\\u2019s also rate sensitive; the harder you smack it, the more it resists said smacking. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Flanks feature two large D30 pads (one over the knee cap and the other over the shin). There\\u2019s also plenty of conventional foam padding on both sides of the knee caps. Kudos to Race Face, as well, on the soft terry cloth lining, which also makes a day in these things feel surprisingly bearable.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;How effective is D30? I\\u2019ve gone down plenty of times on the stuff and while I felt the impact more concretely than when I\\u2019ve gone done wearing hardshell guards, I have walked away unscathed every time. What\\u2019s more, since the stuff is a hell of a lot more comfortable to ride in, I\\u2019m more likely to wear it. And as everyone knows, a pad is only worth buying if you\\u2019re actually using it. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_86837\\\" style=\\\"width: 630px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption alignnone\\\"&gt;&lt;img src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankBack.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"It sounds like a trivial detail, but being able to put on and take off your pads without having to first take off your shoes is a huge perk. \\\" width=\\\"630\\\" height=\\\"420\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-86837\\\" srcset=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankBack.jpg 630w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankBack-190x126.jpg 190w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankBack-135x90.jpg 135w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankBack-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankBack-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankBack-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankBack-160x107.jpg 160w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankBack-320x213.jpg 320w, http:\\/\\/www.bikemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2014\\/07\\/RaceFaceFlankBack-480x320.jpg 480w\\\" sizes=\\\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;It sounds like a trivial detail, but being able to put on and take off your pads without having to first take off your shoes is a huge perk.&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Now, let me be clear, it\\u2019s not as if you are going to strap on the Flanks and find yourself transported to a place of bliss in which you forget that you are wearing these things for the entire ride. There\\u2019s no escaping the fact that you are wearing full leg guards. On a hot day, you\\u2019ll feel these things for sure. The Flanks are, however, the most comfortable full-leg pads that I\\u2019ve worn to date. And there are hours at a time during each ride when I do, indeed, forget I\\u2019m wearing them. I can\\u2019t say that\\u2019s ever been the case with hardshell leg guards. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Finally, Race Face has done solid work on the straps, which offer a wide range of adjustment and then hold surprisingly fast. Added bonus\\u2014you don\\u2019t have to take your shoes off to shimmy in and out of these things. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;In short, the Flanks offer solid protection and far greater comfort than you\\u2019d expect in a full coverage pad.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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