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What XC bikes will we ride in the future?

What XC bikes will we ride in the future? That’s a question every rider thinks about and in the course of our XC bikes group test we wanted to dig a little deeper.  We ask six industry experts about their opinions regarding the design of upcoming XC bikes.

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Feature, Issue #021, Racing -

To Hell and Back: Racing the Andalucia Bike Race 2016

6 Days, 450 km, 12,000 m climbing. Allesandro and Veronika travel to hell and back again and plunge headfirst into the brutal stages of the Andalucia Bike Race 2016.

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A Chat With Irish Race Organiser Glyn O’Brian

Way back in the early days of World Cup Downhill racing, the Irish always held a very strong presence at all the rounds. They were known for their antics off the track as much as on them when they all got together; wild men indeed! One of the leading figures of this rowdy bunch was Glyn O’Brian, fast as hell on a bike, always cheery and a massively popular character around World Cup and the UK race scene. Now at 38 he still rips it up, but more so in the enduro world, he also manages a fine balancing act of running the successful Vitus First Tracks Enduro team and race series of the same name, plus running his business of First Tracks Coaching and Guiding over in Northern Ireland. We got old buddy of his Jim, to catch up with him for a chat, whilst over at the first event.

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Feature, Issue #019 -

ROSE Bikes Factory Visit: What Constitutes Real Innovation?

Looking at the question, perhaps the best way to approach an answer is to look at a brand that often flies underneath the radar, but sets its own path rather than following the industry norms. In fact, no other bike manufacturer unites tradition and progress as well as Germany’s Bocholt-based, family-run ROSE. More than a century of hard retailing graft has now seen the company expand to countless countries, tracking the progress from print to internet, from shops to concept stores.

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Feature, Issue #021, Trails & Travel -

Exploring an Italian Secret in Paganella

Italy still has secrets, and Paganella is one of them. Locals and gold-diggers love it. And after our impromptu visit, so do we.

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