Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and you're listening to the downtime podcast where we delve deep into the gravity-based side of mountain biking.

First up, I want to thank our supporting partners and that's Santa Cruz bicycles and Sever Mesh who have a great offer for you.

I've admired Seven Mesh clothing from afar for a while now, so when they got in touch wanting to support the podcast,

I was really stoked. Severmesh is based in the mountains of British Columbia and was founded by three of the team from high-end outdoor clothing brand, Arcterics, including their CEO. As you'd expect from that

combo of challenging terrain, extremely varied weather and incredible skills and experience in the outdoor

clothing world,

seven mesh are making truly high-performance clothing for mountain biking,

gravel and road riding. They're working super hard to give us new options and better solutions

to meet our needs. Needless to say, the performance is next level, but their gear is also built

to last in the harshest of conditions and to keep you comfortable for as long as you're prepared to go. I've been lucky enough to try some of the range over the last couple of months and I can 100% vouch for the performance and quality of this stuff. The two standouts for me have been the Chilco Anurac and the Northwoods Windshell jacket. For the Chilco Anurac, seven mesh have created their own high loft waffle fabric called

WTV. It regulates heat like nothing else I've ever worn. I've used it with the same

elevate short sleeve base layer on rides from 4 to 12 degrees seat without getting cold or having

any issues with overheating. I've even kept it on in the car and still felt comfortable. It's one of the

most versatile bits of riding clothing I have ever worn. The other piece which stood out is the northwards wind shell. It's super light at just 126 grams and it packs down into its own storage pocket, which has clever elastic straps so you can strap it to your bike rather than needing space in a pack. It's perfect for those rides where it's chilly at the start or the end to pop on while you

having lunch or enjoying the view at the top of the climbs and it's DWR treated so it's going

to shrug off a light shower too.

It's really an essential piece of kit for those autumn and spring rides.

Whether you're wanting to try 7 mesh for the first time or you're already hooked,

they're offering downtime listeners a 20% discount

using the code. Downtime 7Mesh 20. That's downtime followed by the number 7, then Mesh MESH, and the number

20, all in capitals with no spaces. That's downtime, 7Mesh 20 over at 7Mesh.com. Head over now

and check them out, and what's even better is that they ship globally.

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