CONTEST NOW CLOSED. The winner of the Endura MT500 prize is Pinkbike usermoustachemanny. Congratulationsmoustachemanny
Prize Details:
Endura MT500
Win an Endura MT500 outfit consisting of jacket, trousers, and gloves. Reset the thermostat with the updated and expanded MT500 Freezing Point range and make even the coldest winter day a riding day. Endura’s obsessive attention to detail is on show with the latest additions to their legendary MT500 range with right fabrics used in the right places and outstanding levels of insulation. Primaloft Gold Insulation Active boasts class leading warmth to weight ratio, tiny pack size, water-repellency, four-way stretch and superb breathability, making it the ultimate insulation for on-bike-wear. MT500 Freezing Point’s jackets, gilets, trousers and gloves equip mountain bikers and adventure seekers for deep winter riding.
The prize pack includes: • Endura MT500 Outfit Including Jacket, Trousers & Gloves MSRP $599.97 USD
There will be new prizes revealed every day in the lead up to Dec 25th so check the Advent Calendar daily on the front page of Pinkbike and make sure you enter for a chance to win.
Winners will be notified via the email associated with their Pinkbike account within 48 hours of their name being drawn.
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I have that jacket, and it’s absolutely amazing for cold winter rides in the Rockies. Ive even used it as my “warm” weather ski jacket because of the large vents. Compared to full featured backcountry or ski jackets, this is a bargain!
@mhoshal: At the rate inflation in the USA is going, these prices will be normal in a couple of years, if not sooner. Buckle up. Turns out reckless government spending with printed money catches up sooner or later.
Is this a niche product, or is the South of England just warmer than I think it is? I'd never ride with an insulated jacket or trousers - I always have a waterproof shell to keep the wind off, them layer underneath if I need it. That means I've only got a thin light easy to wash layer covered in mud, and I can take off a layer of I warm up. Also, it's easier to fix a shell when it gets damaged. Is this sort of thing essential in Scandinavia, Canada, etc?
@pen9-wy: I should point out that I use the same approach for skiing, where it's way colder than even the frozen wastelands of Luton ;-) I just have a hard shell ski jacket and trousers and choose the mid layer depending on the weather. Happy to be told I'm the outlier here though
@mountainsofsussex: I'm with you in all honesty (also based south, Dorset), i just throw a jersey on and a light shell. Saying that, I do have the Endura singletrack trousers and they are superb, ventilation is almost like shorts and you're not covered in mud at the end of the ride. Don't think I could handle one of those onesies
@Conanangus: with you there. As soon as I left the car park I’d regret wearing this stuff. Actually, given how ropey Endura sizing is I might regret it way before that
Most winters at some point it hits below minus 20 deg C where I live and I find these 'puffy' jackets are good for hanging out at the top when ski touring, if I am doing anything that requires effort then I have a thicker mid layer and windproof at most. Normally though I have a puffy jacket and trousers with me in the pack just for safety.
They are probably good for ebiking as well as there you have wind chill and much reduced effort to keep the heat up.
@GumptionZA: I do quite fancy one of the romper suits, as mud always gets between shorts and jacket. I just worry that I'd cook. And also cry when inevitably I put a hole in the very expensive gear. It's less painful to trash shorts/trousers or jacket than the whole combo. I guess I want a zip or poppers to join a jacket and shorts at the back...
@mountainsofsussex I'm in Hampshire and also have the mt500 spray II trousers which I wear all winter. However, I'd agree with never needing a down jacket - I just layer with a thin shell on top. I just bought a pair of Fox Fire gloves which are awesome for the first 10-15 mins, then they get sweaty in anything over freezing temps.
@GumptionZA: some people feel the cold a lot more than others. I can cope with riding 40deg heat, -1 & I loose sensation in feet & hands despite masses of expensive layers. I massively envy people who can tolerate the cold....
@scantregard: I'm the complete opposite. I overheat in the summer and even in winter it needs to be down towards 0 before I can even consider putting a jacket on. I would boil alive if I went riding in the kit on offer here.
@scantregard: I always find that a good 5 min of exercise (either running or sprinting on the bike for 5 mins or so) get's me really warm. So much so that I'm then looking at ways to shed gloves etc
@scantregard: suppose that’s good in that I’m not giving you an extra Christmas present then! Reynauds really sucks, had plenty of experience with it but luckily not my own. Always seems like you’re onto a losing battle trying to fend it off. May your next hand warmers be glorious!
@Davec85: running, it'll be 5C before I need a long sleeve, but I often need gloves before maybe 10C. On the mountain bike, I'll be in long sleeves by 10C, and a shell jacket below 5C. But then I tend to be doing enduro style stuff in the woods rather than an exposed Lakeland pass. And full face, pads, pack does a pretty good job of keeping warm. Being honest, I'd not see myself needing this lot until it was maybe -10C. Which I appreciate is several months of the year for some!
I live in The Netherlands. I ride sleeveless (T-shirt with cut-off sleeves) most of the time. When it is near freezing, short sleeves. Warm clothes are for walking and standing. And that's how Endura markets their stuff. Gee or Dan doing building or trail maintenance. For riding you indeed don't need that much and rather tailor insulation with the mid layer. I the other layer is already insulated, you can't do much to reduce that.
I have been disappointed to my mt500 jacket. Had to choose XL size to have enough long sleeves. It means baggy fit as I'm 185 cm (6'1) and 72 kg (160 lbs). But the water repellent thing is even worse. Even though I have washed the jacket according to instructions and added Nixwax spray, the outer shell sucks the water in it immediately and that is why the jacket feels heavy, does not breath well and feels cold and wet
I’ve got the MT500 trousers, shorts and gloves already but I wear a Mountain Equipment rock climbing jacket. The fit and cut are superb, it doesn’t ride up and the goretex pro is impenetrable. AND the hood fits over my helmet!
Pinkbike, I think you forgot to send me the emails for the last 2 weeks of giveaways that I obviously won. My email is outsidepaywall@gmail.com if you didn't have it.
For 14 Eerie Enduras
13 Startling Stage 6’s
12 Horrendous Hope pedals
11 monstrous Michelin
10 Pertuuuuuuuuuurbing prize packs
9 orrible otuas
8 Fulsome Fox kits
7 wicked wheel sets
6 Pimped out Park Tool Kits
5 Repuuuuuulsive Rockets
4 Rancid bike racks
3 Puny Pikes
2 Chilled out Chilao sets
And a brake set not as good as XT.
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