Bike accessories for black riders: MTB parts & accessories for freeriders - in black

Swordsman Zorro, world saviour Batman, the deadly widow Natasha in the Marvel universe, the pirate ship Pearl ... All black, all black. Black is mysterious, elegant, dangerous, timeless. We say: go black! And show MTB parts & accessories for freeriders from helmets to pedals - in black.

Running board: Canyon Performance

We love and hate pedals. We love them when they spin silently and our shoes stick to them like a fakir's bum on a nail board. We hate them when they creak. Canyon equips its new flats with a special steel axle and bearings for maximum robustness. Concaves with ten pins are supposed to generate grip. Let's see if it works.

• Price: 99,95 Euro

Peephole: GoPro 12

The 11s have just been released, and now the 12s. WTF? Technological development in fast motion. The GoPro 12 Black is the benchmark among action cams with its touch screen and fairly intuitive operation. The 12 is much better. E.g. longer runtime, better image stabilisation, etc.

• Price: 450 Euro >> available here

Stealth cap: Troy Lee Design D4 Carbon

The D4 is available in poisonous mimicry or simple understatement. The fact is, the D4 is at the bottom of the food chain. The helmet "means business" - and nobility obliges. Are you ready for it? The D4 even met the strict motorbike standard in our test, and it only weighs 1000 grams.

• Price: 699 Euro >> available here

Chainmail shirt: ION protector shirt

Protect what you can protect - that was the motto when developing this full protection: Sas-Tec foam on the back, shoulders, chest and elbows to keep the skin where it belongs in the event of a fall. The shirt fits close to the body, keeps the pads in place and still ventilates thanks to the mesh.

• Price: from 270 euros >> available here

Info Centre: Garmin Fenix 7 Pro

For ten years, Garmin has been piling electronics into its outdoor watch that rival a Jupiter probe - unbelievable! We can't list it all, from A for heart measurement to Z for navigation. Solar cells extend the battery life to over 30 days. And the sports alarm clock looks really sexy too, especially with the 51 mm case.

• Price: 850 Euro >> available here

Stress therapy: Rockshox Boxxer Ultimate

The first prototype appeared in the World Cup in 1996, with just under 150 millimetres of travel - at the time a crazy amount of travel. Now there's the new Boxxer with thicker stanchions. No, not 40 mm, as many hoped, but 38 mm. The Ultimate model has been given the whole high-tech drone for even more comfort. Was the update worth it? We are currently testing and will let you know.

• Price: 2279 Euro >> available here

Impact aid: Leatt Airflex Chest

Snowboarders fall onto the snow, surfers into the water, gymnasts onto the mat, wingsuiters into the parachute. And us? On hard ground. Mean! That's why we need to cushion ourselves. For example with the Airflex from Leatt. The gel foam reaches far down the back, buffers impacts to Euro-Norm Level 1, but allows enough air to reach the skin through special slits. The chest also gets enough foam to fend off the handlebars if they try to dig into the pectoralis.

• Price: 199 Euro >> available here