Dainese Trail Skins Lite Knee Guards

If your mountain biking preference is to ride light but still want reliable knee protection when fast and technical trails might catch you out, the Trail Skins Lite Knee Guards are a great pick. The soft and flexible Pro-Shape 2.0 protector allows maximum on-the-bike mobility and pedalling performance, letting you enjoy mountain bike trails without being held back by cumbersome kit. However, the innovative protector, inspired by auxetic materials - materials that expand in all directions simultaneously when hit, absorbing damaging impact forces - provides superb crash protection, soaking up impacts should you hit the dirt. In fact, this protector absorbs up to 83% of the force of an impact, rather than transmitting this to your knee.

Meanwhile, the jersey hole fabric of the guards allows your skin to breathe and wide grippers, with silicone, keep the Trail Skins Lite securely in place even during the rowdiest of mountain bike rides. And should you want to stash your guards, the guards come complete with a practical elastic-strap included in the pack. This allows the guards to be attached to the frame. Stow them away when pedalling uphill and they're safe and ready to go for when you're hitting the grin-inducing downhills.