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Submitted by
xc hardtail RP
a Cross Country Rider
from Manila, Philippines
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | any place to bike | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Dan's Bike Shop Maka | | Strengths: | Nice, simple low-profile design. Good fit, silicon tips grip brake levers well. | | Weaknesses: | The leather palms take some time to dry. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 2008 Jamis Trail X 3.0 24s disc | | Bottom Line: | This 2008 Fox glove is great for my needs. The style and black/silver colors are cool, and the leather palm helps cushion my hands when on rough terrain.
Best part is the sweat-wicking terry cloth thumb. Greatly helps keeping stinging perspiration out of my eyes! 8^)
A known brand which does the job. Excellent product! Highly recommended!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ERICK RICO
a Weekend Warrior
from SAN DIEGO, CA
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | SECRET | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bicycle | | Strengths: | Long Lasting, Awesome look, and MACHINE WASHABLE!! YAY (BTW, mine do not look like the picture above, mine were synthetic leather, brown.) | | Weaknesses: | Dry slow, but gloves rare get wet.
Note: When i say dry slow, is like when its raining, not talking about sweat. | | Similar Products Used: | None, these were my first pair | | Bike Setup: | They're gloves....... -.- | | Bottom Line: | ~ These are perfect for any type of riding. These gloves have saved my hands several times from falls on concrete at high speeds. Weird how they are still going strong. Remember these are machine washable, so they stay clean :) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Glenn Vernes
a Cross Country Rider
from Middletown, CT
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycling Concepts | | Strengths: | Comfortable, grippy, looks good, free of garish logos. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Cheap work gloves | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Rush 1000. | | Bottom Line: | I ended up needing size XL in these gloves, even though I used to use size medium in Pearl Izumi fingerless gloves. I think the companies might be sizing the gloves smaller to save money, or sizing them for smaller Asian hands (no offense to you Asians out there). At any rate be sure you grab handlebars with these gloves before you buy them, or you might go home with gloves that are too small. Grabbing bars tends to make the fingers bunch up.
As far as the gloves are concerned, they have grippy palms that almost stick to the handlebar grips, they're comfortable, protect your thumb from abrasion (even after a 10-hour, 50 mile mtb ride), and have understated good looks that are free of garish logos, and are appropriate for road or mtb use.
I've had them for less than a month and can't comment on durability. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$17.00 | | Purchased At: | Universal Cycles | | Strengths: | -Simple
-Comfortable
-Perfect Fit
-VERY VERY good breathability | | Weaknesses: | -Doesn't dry fast | | Similar Products Used: | Almost the entire MEC full finger line up
Specialized BG full finger | | Bike Setup: | Avid SD Ultimate levers
Avid BB7 Discs
Ergon WP1 Grips | | Bottom Line: | The best pair I have. I've tried almost all the MEC gloves for 2005 and 2006. They are nice, but I found that the back of your hand/knuckle area material was too thick and didn't stretch. Hence pinching finger.
The search was on for a glove that didn't do that and had a soft strechable material for the knuckle area.
I found these from reading the fox website. I ordered a pair of medium without even trying them on. FIT PERFECT!
THere is zero padding. I found that too much padding was a bad thing, it could cause the glove to chafe your hand. I originally though more padding = less hand numbness. Not the case. Good fit = no numbness.
Get these gloves if you ride cross country and want excellent breathability, light and good feel with them on. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jodiuh
a Cross Country Rider
from Tempe, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Desert Classic | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$13.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Performance Bike Shop | | Strengths: | They're cheap? | | Weaknesses: | tight/painful on the thumb, palm bunching up, uncomfy after sweaty...stay sweaty, lame and useless silicon grips | | Similar Products Used: | Super - Troy Lee Designs XC, Ok - 661 Raji | | Bike Setup: | I have medium to large hands and the Ergon MP1 Grips. | | Bottom Line: | After cutting my fingers on the drive by foilage, I finally caved to my bro's "Full Finger or bust" motto. The kicker that put me over the edge...braking grip. I finally realized my fingerless gloves dealt me sweaty fingers and thus slipfest on the brakes...on the downhill. :(
So the Inclines were purchased cheap and they felt good enough for me to give em a go on the trail. What I found was a glove that was so molded to be in the "hands around bar" grip position, when riding uphill, my thumbs BEGGED for mercy. I like to move my hands around that these wouldn't have any of that!
The downhills left me with nothing but a palm full of glove constanty slipping back and forth. To say I lost confidence on the way down would be an understatement. I actually slowed down, haha!
I went on an uncharacteristically humid day here in the desert and found these gloves just heavy and moist with no desire to expel any of the sweat from my hands.
Ah yes, the grips. Good idea, bad implementation. They're like itty bitty tear drops from a Fox or little dog and do absolutely nothing to assist in braking. At least compared to the Raji or Troy Lee's gracious helpings of silicon.
Basically...it sucked.
Jod :-)
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Submitted by
Andy
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle Wa USofA
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | all of dem | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Wheelworld.com | | Strengths: | Simple. Build tuff as nails. Great dextarity. Comfy. somewhat tight fit. | | Weaknesses: | Hands get a wee bit sweaty. no protection when it comes to upper hands. | | Similar Products Used: | none? | | Bike Setup: | I have too many bikes to tell ya whats attatched to my saddle | | Bottom Line: | these gloves are the shiznet when u dont want anything shnazy and bulky on ur hands. they fit like a good glove should and dont move around like all these small handed folk say. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Claire
a Weekend Warrior
from Beijing China
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything in colorado | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | random bike store in Beijing | | Strengths: | I have the women's version of the gloves and they fit my hands really well. the tips of the fingers haven't worn out at all and they don't bunch up in palms. Good sweat pads. | | Weaknesses: | they dont dry that quickly [were you to fall into a paddy field like I did] | | Bike Setup: | GT Avalanche [hey, I was shopping in China] | | Bottom Line: | Good, lightweight no nonsense gloves for a good price. I would buy them again if I could find them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chalba
a
from South Sandwich
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | lightweight, look dope | | Weaknesses: | none that I can see yet | | Similar Products Used: | ... | | Bike Setup: | you know | | Bottom Line: | Great gloves for the price. Washable, no filler just killer, control, maybe a little on the thin side in case of a palm scrubber, but hell, no worries. PS: To the kook in SJ who blamed his bail on a pair of gloves, maybe you just need to learn how to ride your bike better, holmes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cisco Chang
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Gatos, CA
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Overlook | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Summit Cycles. Los Gatos, CA | | Strengths: | Very comfortable. The top mesh keeps your hands cool and dry. | | Weaknesses: | After my first fall the left glove, has a hole right on the palm.
Could use more padding. | | Similar Products Used: | None. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4300 | | Bottom Line: | Good gloves. Relatively cheap. Not too much sign of wear (except for the hole on my left glove) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MudPie
a Cross Country Rider
from Southern California
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Low cost, light weight, no flashy/funky logos, no nonsense, durable, machine washable, subtle design, functional. | | Weaknesses: | The grip stripes on the index and middle fingers wore off after a few months and perhaps 6 washes. | | Similar Products Used: | Bunch of half fingered gloves, house brand and top name. | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Homegrown hardtail (just about stock)
Fisher Cake 2DLX full suspension (stock) | | Bottom Line: | These are my first full fingered gloves and I'll never go back to half fingers. I ride in never-too-cold Southern CA and these gloves are perfect for year 'round riding. The gloves are light enough so you can feel the controls. The covered fingers give good protection against brush and the occasional fall. It probably doesn't offer good protection for downhillers and more aggressive riders. I've been wearing these for about 6 months, and ride at least twice a week, averaging 18 miles per ride. These gloves show little wear. The material and stitching are in excellent shape.
Big bonus - no: funky colors, large logos, space-agey looking features.
Great glove, great price. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Stanton
a Cross Country Rider
from Sumner,New Zealand
Date Reviewed: April 14, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Warfdale | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | John Bull Cycles | | Strengths: | Lightweight design, full finger | | Weaknesses: | Lightweight design | | Similar Products Used: | no gloves at all! | | Bottom Line: | I LOVE these gloves.I'm on my third pair- this is a good thing! I won't wear anything else. I ride all year round & rotate 2 pairs for training & 1 pair as 'sunday best' for races. No flashy padding or logos, just good, clean, functional design that fit....umm, like a glove! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tara Gulick
a Cross Country Rider
from East Tennessee
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | anywhere Pisgah | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | The faux-leather palms are superb for gripping the handlebars and bar ends. Not too hot for hot weather riding. Plenty big terry cloth patch for sweat smearing. | | Weaknesses: | I guess I like a little padding in the palm, but also several seams converge under the thumb where my hand rests on the bars...good for short rides or sore palms. | | Similar Products Used: | Pearl Izumi fingerless gloves (non-gel) | | Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel 90, with some upgrades | | Bottom Line: | I may try to put a foam piece under my thumb and they may be perfect for what I expect out of a glove. The grip on the palms are excellent for jarring rooty trails...just not the stuffing.
Maybe that's why PI's are $40 and these are $20 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Taryn
a Cross Country Rider
from NY
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$24.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo.com | | Strengths: | great fit, good grip | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | cannondale 1/2 finger (horrible gloves) | | Bike Setup: | santa cruz SL juliana | | Bottom Line: | These are great gloves for those who don't want thick padding. They are comfortable in hot or cold weather. I wore these in 100 degree heat and my hands never got too hot or sweaty. Excellent grip too. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | See below | | Weaknesses: | This is about these particular gloves, and not all Fox gloves. | | Bottom Line: | This is to continue my review from 2/3/03. Well, even though I already stated how horrible these gloves were, the weather (about 68 deg.), and the fact that my other gloves were in the wash, forced me to use these one last time, with unfortunate results.
While finishing up a short decent on a not to difficult fire road, I was approaching a little bump at about 25mph, I tried to pull up on my bars to clear the 2” bump, my right hand (being sweaty as stated in my last review) slid inside the glove which caused a release of the handlebar, which caused my left hand to pull back on the bar. This developed into a spectacular endo, and a 3rd degree AC joint separation. This stint was clearly caused by wearing these gloves. I now have $2000 in medical bills, a huge bump that is permanently sticking out of my shoulder, and constant pain (even after 6 mo.).
Bottom Line: These gloves are dangerous, and are not worth your life. I have kept them to show friends how I succumbed to injury, and to make sure nobody else wears them.
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Submitted by
MArtin Hojgaard
a Racer
from Denmark
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | Ligth, no-nonsense, good fit, very neat glove for road racing on those chilly days | | Similar Products Used: | too many to mention | | Bottom Line: | These gloves are worth every cent. These days most gloves are nothing but bells and whistles - shiny colours, weird padding, 'breathable yet waterproof fabrics' etc. The incline gloves are just a pair of well-fitting full finger gloves that work - period!
I mainly use them for road riding, they're just perfect on semi-cold days. The palm has no padding which is perfect for road riding, the glove is tight-fitting, yet flexible on the upper part. These gloves have lasted about 4 years on the road which is unheard of. Highly recommendable, if you want a good, reliable, yet simple gloves that does the job. If you want something with space age fabrics and flashing LED-lights to impress the kids with - look somewhere else. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a
from San Jose, Ca
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Color, they Feel comfortable as long as you're not holding on to anything. | | Weaknesses: | Do not wick away sweat, Offer virtually no protection, No padding, your hands will slide around inside of glove, the list goes on. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized gloves, other Fox gloves, etc. | | Bike Setup: | WTB or Oury grips, depending on season. | | Bottom Line: | My hands were soaking wet with sweat in about 20 mins of riding in 65% temp. I've never worn gloves that make my hands wet, even in the summer. After the first 45 minutes, I was doing everything in my power not to throw these off a cliff. The leather palms are so thin, they bunch up around the grip. They will not keep your hands warm, but they did keep them cool. The protection they offer is worth about one layer of skin. I felt out of control coming down hill, because my hands would slide all over the inside of the glove. I got a larger size up (like some reviewers recommend), because they do run small. But, I think that if I would have squeezed into my regular size, the may have not slid around so much. However, the finger length would have been too short for me (...and I do not have long fingers).
If you’re going to buy gloves to protect your hands, buy gloves that protect your hands (from the elements, from the ground, from the sweat, etc.). There is no other reason to wear gloves.
These aren’t worth one chili to me, but, these gloves are called “Incline”, so I will not hold them to any down-hill problems I may have had, so I will give them a few.
Bottom line: I bought these for extended climbs, but they just did not hold up to their name.
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Submitted by
G.
a
from Fort Collins
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS going out of buiz sale =( | | Strengths: | Well made no frills full fingered glove. This glove uses synthetic "leather" so you don't get nearly the stretch you would with a glove made from a dead cow. | | Weaknesses: | No reinforcement where bar-ends rub outside of palm--wore through after 2+ years of riding (the rest of the glove is still in GREAT condition). Solution: shoe goo the wear point & they look good to go for another 2 years. | | Similar Products Used: | Cheap Specialized 1/2 fingered glove. They weren't as nice as these inclines, but they didn't wear through in many years of riding. | | Bike Setup: | Bontrager Race w/ Z2 Atom Race fork. . . | | Bottom Line: | Highly Recommended | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a Weekend Warrior
from Woodbridge, NJ USA
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any with Dirt | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | Kim's Cycles New Brunskwick, NJ | | Strengths: | Leather palms, vented spandex upper, cool colors, very affordable, sweat mesh section, very comfortable glove. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | GT/Dyno gloves | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4300 Disc | | Bottom Line: | Great, affordable pair of gloves. I bought these because they match the color of my blue bike. After a few times of riding, the glove still looks new. I'm the type of guy who has delicate hands and i go through numerous gloves. I also ride a motorcycle and i go through 2 pairs of gloves a year! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sledge Foot
a Cross Country Rider
from So Cal
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$11.00 | | Strengths: | Low price
Light weight
Breathable
| | Weaknesses: | Seems smaller than other size L
| | Bottom Line: | I got these on sale for $11, so I can't complain. They seem to run a tad shorter on the finger lengths, so I had to and XL when I have been wearing L all along. These are very thin on padding, so if you like minimal padding, these are the gloves to get, otherwize stay away. These fit very snugly and feel good. The backside is very stretchable and breaths well. They also dry quickly. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Fullerton, California
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Two Wheels One Planet | | Strengths: | Very comfortable, even on HOT days - when it comes to padding, less is more. | | Weaknesses: | Durability? Protection? | | Similar Products Used: | Too many to remember... | | Bike Setup: | RM Blizzard, Marz Atom Sport, Thomson stem, King headset, XT brakes/shifters/drivetrain, Salsa post, Selle Italia Flite Ti saddle, WTB LaserBeam XC wheels/hubs, RaceFace ISIS cranks/BB | | Bottom Line: | Extremely comfortable full-finger glove - surprisingly breatheable, great gription. I like the minimalist padding - keeps me in touch with my bars and the trail.
They are getting a little stretched out already, and I think one hard fall will do them in - they don't feel like they'll provide the same level of protection to my digits when I augur as some of the other gloves. Then again, I don't look like an extra from "The Road Warrior" with these on, either.
Liked 'em enough to buy a second 'back-up' pair. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill O'Neil
a Cross Country Rider
from Venice, CA
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Comfortable, durable | | Weaknesses: | don't breathe as well as they might | | Bottom Line: | I'm thinking about buying another pair, just in case Fox has stopped making them before I wear these out. They're extremely comfortable, they show exactly zero signs of wear after several hundred miles of trail, and they dry out very quickly. They don't breathe all that well, which can make for a squishy grip on hot days. Still, comfort is king. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
lsg
a Cross Country Rider
from TN
Date Reviewed: February 26, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | fall creek falls | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$23.00 | | Strengths: | comfortable, durable, fit hands snug without binding, just the ridgt amount of padding, great for mid 30s to 80 degrees. | | Weaknesses: | Stitching on 2nd pair not as good as first. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | GT Idrive 3.0 and 95 Stumpjumper | | Bottom Line: | Great product. The way the gloves fit is incredible, feels like a second layer of skin. I love that the glove is very minimalist in basic black with no frills or excess paddin. My first pair lasted over two years and I used them for mtb, road riding, trail work and work in the yard. Finally wore a hole in thumb and use as my back up pair. Glove is extremely versatile temperature wise, comfortable from near freezing to nearly 80 degrees. I also use the road riding and they look and feel great there also. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Berkeley Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Berkeley
Date Reviewed: January 5, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Big Boulder | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$23.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Light, neat, wash-up well, supple | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | various Pearl Izumi, Axo, yatta, yatta | | Bike Setup: | Bontreger Racelite, XT, mazocchi Atom Bomb, Mavic 517, Jones AC,848, LP composit bar and braids, Chris King headset | | Bottom Line: | This has become the glove for our pack. We tend to lose the lables, decals, and adverts for a clean look. The lack of padding is not a problem. I use them 10-11 months out of the year in the East Bay. Have 3 pair which I rotate through the wash and ride 2000 dirt miles per year. I've only had to repair some stitchng by the thumb on one pair in 2.5 years.
If you hands hurt tune you fork, work on your technique, get fat grips, or get the padded kind of gloves. If you want flashy get something else. If you just want a glove that does the job and looks sharp this is the one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J.R.
a Cross Country Rider
from State College, Pa
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Hey its a glove. | | Weaknesses: | No padding, Wears real quick, thin, gets crusty and stiff from sweat. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bottom Line: | This is a good glove for riders who dont ride much. If you ride alot, dont get em' | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sage
a Cross Country Rider
from St. Louis, MO
Date Reviewed: July 27, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Great looks, great fit. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek, Descent | | Bike Setup: | XT all the way | | Bottom Line: | I have these short stubby fingers and wide palms. Kinda strange. Most gloves that I try on are either too long in the fingers or too narrow in the palm.
The FOX Incline fits me like a......well, like a glove.
The small size fits me perfectly. I got mine in simple black and they look super. Sometimes I leave them on when I drive home from the local State Park....Shhhhhhh, don't tell anyone.
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Submitted by
m
a
from g
Date Reviewed: January 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Bottom Line: | poptart u got these too! lol | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
poptart
a Cross-Country Rider
from austin texas
Date Reviewed: January 11, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
lightweight
minimal padding | | Similar Products Used: |
PI Outer Limits
PI Mountain Light | | Bike Setup: |
IF Deluxe | | Bottom Line: | I love these gloves.
I have not experienced the durablility problems that others have(maybe because i have the older model?)
Mine are almost two years old.
Last summer when I broke my hand they had to cut them off of me. I just stitched 'em right back up.
I throw mine in the washer and dryer.
When it's cold(I live in TX ok?) I just throw a pair of polypro glove liners in them and I'm good to go. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Cross-Country Rider
from Wadsworth, TX
Date Reviewed: November 18, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
All of 'em | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Look cool
Fit good
Priced right | | Weaknesses: |
Could use more padding in the palm | | Similar Products Used: | |
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