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New D3O Ghost padding is so thin & flexible, you may question if it’s even there

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For me, one of the absolute worst things about mountain biking, at least enduro and downhill mountain biking, is the fact that you pretty much have to wear some form of armour, at the very least, knee pads. It is all too often bulky and sweaty, nigh on impossible to find the perfect fit, hinders free movement and will probably give you friction burns after about a week’s worth of wear. Aye, you can pull your knee pads down to your shins when you’re pedalling up the climbs to minimise the friction burns, but by doing this you leave yourself unprotected and, from an aesthetics point of view, it is just not cool. I won’t despair just yet however; D3O have just launched their lightest ever flexible impact protection technology in the form of “fit & forget” armour, aptly named D3O Ghost.

D3O Ghost Impact Protection Tech for MTB and Moto

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A bunch of protection brands use D3O’s impact protection technology, including Bluegrass, Endura, Raceface, Scott & TLD to name but a few. Even shoe brand Ride Concepts and saddle brand Selle San Marco are finding cool ways to use this smart material. Thus, I would expect these brands to be scrambling to launch redesigns of their body armour around D3O’s all-new Ghost material. Made with D3O’s revolutionary new Impact Print technology, Ghost should bring unrivalled comfort and flexibility to MTB and Motocross body armour. The Impact Print process involves the direct imprinting of D3O material directly onto a lightweight black lycra fabric.

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Left; D30 Ghost Knee protector pad. Right; D3O Ghost Back protector pad

The knee, elbow, shoulder and hip protectors are designed for use as fit and forget body armour in motorsports and mountain biking. The construction of the D3O Ghost protection pads should mean they are really well ventilated. The low-profile design coupled with a geometry which conforms to the limb, means that the armour should fit perfectly against the body.

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For motorcyclists, the D3O Ghost knee protector should fit seamlessly under a pair of motocross jeans, without being visible from the outside. I would hazard a guess that the MTB freeriders, trials and BMX riders amongst you might like this feature too. D3O Ghost is certified to the EN 1621-2:2012 (Level 1) safety standard.

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Alex
Alex
5 years ago

Is this a paid ad?

Kristi Benedict
Admin
5 years ago
Reply to  Alex

Alex, No. This is not a paid ad. Our articles are our own and not advertisements for the brands. If something’s good, we say so, and if something’s new and interesting then we write about it. In the event we ever publish anything that we’ve been paid to write, it will be clearly marked as such.

Josh
Josh
5 years ago

To Alex’s question, sometimes it’s hard to tell when your articles’ copy regularly just parrots manufacturer press releases. It’s not unique to you, but some of your contributors are especially prone to this.

John
John
5 years ago

I took it as news, not an endorsement. Nowhere does it say anything like ‘these are the best, buy them’. This is a product overview that I may be interested in to replace my current 3DO pads. Not sure why some people are on the hunt for corruption or questioning integrity of news and reviews.

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