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Carpe Diem – A last-minute adventure with Hannah Barnes

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Going Full Circle – A weekend with the Tracy Moseley racing family

In between the stack of race bikes, sixteen-year-old Hattie sits with her nose buried deep in a text book. “Hattie has exams coming up, and school must come first,” Tracy calls out from inside the campervan in a comedy ‘mum’ tone. Inside, the other half of the T-MO Racing team, seventeen-year-old Meg battles with the small oven as she takes her turn rustling up a meal for the whole team. This is unlike any other race pits I’ve ever been in… being in the T-MO race team is being part of the T-MO family.

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Hope Factory Visit – Birthplace of the HB. 160

On the heavy-duty table in front of us lies a huge aluminium sarcophagus. One by one the thick retaining bolts are unscrewed and carefully removed. D’art cracks open the two sides with a firm pull on a lever, the mould opens a fraction and for some reason we all step back, holding our breath. Like a clam shell revealing a pearl, contrasting against the smooth, polished sides of the mould, a perfect chevroned weave of carbon fibre glints in the overhead lights: the new Hope HB.160 is born.

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How to ensure your bike doesn’t get stolen

We’ll all recognise the sweaty palms, twitchiness and constant craning on the neck that occurs when your prized bike has to be left outside while you enter the mountain hut, cable car ticket office, or even just public toilets. There’s a sinking sense of dread that rivals your relief at having reached your well-earned pit stop. But it goes without saying that in situations like these you’d obviously feel safer if you could lock it up like Fort Knox with titanium chains and multiple D-locks, but in reality that’s just not practical. After all, who’s seriously going to ride with a heavy padlock in their backpack?

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ENDURO Readers’ Choice: The Best Brands 2017

Let’s be honest: there’s no shortage of decent bikes and components these days and it’s hard to deny that the standard is shooting up faster than prices in Whistler. But regardless of how packed the market is, certain brands are able to distinguish themselves from the masses, defiantly taking their products to the next level in terms of innovation, quality, performance and design to ultimately overshadow the competition. We carried out an extensive readers’ survey to see which brands they consider deliver the best products. 27.217 riders responded – and here are the best brands in the bike industry:

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