Gloves and accessories are the themes of the day in this week's 5 cool things. This week, we've got kit from Pearl Izumi, TLD, Madison as well as Hope's brand spanking Trail Clip pedals. Dive in, here's a taster of some of the kit we've got in for review.

The A3 is Troy Lee Designs' latest offering, this time filling a gap in the range left for a high-end lid. Though pretty expensive and perhaps not the most breathable helmet in the world, its supreme comfort and excellent sweat management have got me reaching for it more frequently than any other helmet.

Gee Atherton's huge crash has been the talking point of the mountain biking world for the past few weeks and today, the video that was being made during the film has been released. It's raw, minimally edited, and daring.

Another week, another Vitus but this time it's the new Rapide FS in the CR build. It's designed to be fast and comfortable whether it's cross country sprint races, huge marathons, or anything in between. Here's a quick look ahead of the full review.

It's Friday again, so you know what that means! This week, we've got some cool kit Crankbrothers, Pirelli and RRP. Along with all that, Muc-Off is making an environmental mark with some fresh cleaner and we've got another Vitus bike ripe for testing. Here we go!

We've noticed the nights drawing closer here of Off-road.cc HQ so we've got an early start getting some lights in for testing. As you all probably know, that's not all because we've also got some pads from Amplifi, bars from Bontrager, and a tool from Topeak. Dive in, here's a glance at the cool kit that's come in this week.