All the new and unreleased apparel from Whistler

Crankworx Whistler is all about celebrating bikes, racing and community. But there’s also plenty of new gear being released or, sometimes, not yet released.

This year, Rocky Mountain used the return of Crankworx to launch its first-ever line of riding apparel, Race Face put out a bunch of new gear and then its riders put it on the podium, Leatt previewed exciting things to come – plus some wild gold goggles special to Crankworx and Dharco pushed further from Australia into North America with some serious CanCon.

Check out what’s new, and what will be new soon in mountain bike apparel.

Rocky Mountain released its first line of apparel at Crankworx. It may be the first riding kit the Canadian brand’s made but, after decades of riding bikes, the designers knew what they wanted – and didn’t want – going into the project. And there are several features that make each piece stand out. The main one is soft Recco RFID tags built into each piece. The tags carry emergency info and transmit it for short-range location tracking. Already popular in Europe, two big resorts (Whister and one in Quebec) are starting to use the technology. Rocky Mountain is the first to bring it to mountain bike-specific clothing.

There are also sneaky pockets, easy-access stash spots and other safety features. The line runs from shorts to very breathable bibs and a few kinds of t-shirts.

Race Face rolled out a big re-work and expansion of its Indy, Traverse and Commit apparel lines going into Crankworx. Several pieces could already be seen hitting the podium on Jesse Melamed and Remi Gauvin, including the new “clay” coloured Indy pants. In a very welcome move, the trail pants made for big days of pedaling now come in regular and tall lengths. There are also new more casual-look (and/or very bright) commit jerseys and breathable Traverse shorts.

Leatt’s Crankworx-special gold goggles signed by athletes like Georgia Astle and Evan Wall

The goggles came with a “Science of Thrill” box to keep that treasure safe

Depending how much thrill (or science) you want, Leatt’s goggles are tough enough to stop a bullet (but the brand stresses that you really, really shouldn’t try that at home)

They have other features, too, like posts to fit full faces

And excellent venting up top

A onsie for (really) wet weather riding

This clasp is a simple-but brilliant solution for when you want airflow, but don’t want to turn your jacket into a cape

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