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The Results of the ENDURO Readers’ Survey 2015

Surprising, baffling, super-positive, shocking, constructive, and at times damn funny – 12,215 mountain bikers duly completed our readers’ survey, providing answers to a bucket load of questions. And in return for your hard work, we gave up our evenings to analyse 2.4 million Excel boxes and pull out some highlights. We’ve narrowed it down to the most interesting facts, and this article will reveal…

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Industry Bike Check: Hope’s Rachael Walker and her Juliana Roubion CC

Anyone who has been lucky enough to walk round the factory floor at Hope will remember it with the same excitement as Charlie when he first visited Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. CNC machines hum rhythmically, and the air is acrid with the smell of burnt aluminium and anodising chemicals. While being shown around by Hope Technology’s marketing manager, Rachael Walker, we noticed her bike resting in her office and had to take look!

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Orange Bikes Factory Visit

Orange Bikes is a name synonymous to the UK riding scene, their single pivot design bikes have been a part of the British mountain bike scene for as long as we can remember. Looking at the distinctive frame silhouette, people could be forgiven for thinking nothing much changes at Orange, with their use of alloy only, no linkage (well maybe once!) and a design deemed by many as Marmite (love it or hate it). We took a trip to Orange to meet the new boss Ashley Ball, where we found out how so much more has been going on behind the scenes and his proposed future plans for the Halifax brand. Here is how it started:

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Pro Bike Check: Philip Walder’s Propain Tyee CF

Propain are turning the heat up! Not only did this young German brand launch a smoking hot new bike at Eurobike, but they also created a team that would do it justice. The Propain Factory Team includes Timo Pritzel and Philip Walder, so we’ve taken a closer look at Philip’s whip.

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Mud and Crashing at the Copa Internacioal

Finsty and Wells head way south for some early season competition at the Copa Internacioal MTB race:

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