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Editor’s Choice: Best Christmas Presents for Bikers Part 2

The last-minute Christmas gift panic is a tradition as hallowed as the holiday itself. Despite our best intentions, each year, plenty of us find ourselves frantically scouring stores for presents with only days to go before December 25th. Does that sound like you? If so, help is at hand, our global team of editors have put together a list of the ultimate Christmas gifts for the discerning biker. So if you are looking for something amazing for your bike mad partner, or just looking to treat yourself, check out these great gift ideas! Missed part one? Find it here.

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Editor’s Choice: Best Christmas Presents for Bikers Part 1

The last-minute Christmas gift panic is a tradition as hallowed as the holiday itself. Despite our best intentions, each year, plenty of us find ourselves frantically scouring stores for presents with only days to go before December 25th. Does that sound like you? If so, help is at hand, our global team of editors have put together a list of the ultimate Christmas gifts for the discerning biker. So if you are looking for something amazing for your bike mad partner, or just looking to treat yourself, check out these great gift ideas!

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Cross Dressing Part 1: What the hell is Cyclocross?

“I am not sure how I found myself here, in a Scottish field, on a snowy November day in nothing more than lycra shorts and a jersey that’s tighter than a coat of paint. I have mud literally everywhere and my heart rate feels to be at least a million BPM, and as I swerve around in the thick mud like a drunk on Friday night I am very aware that the bike I am riding looks very much like it was built...

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Racing an E-MTB: Taming the Electronic Beast

Is this guilt I feel, or am I overwhelmed by smugness? I can’t quite work out my emotions, as I’m doing a thing that goes truly against the grain of my mountain biking philosophy. I ride from race village to the first stage of an enduro race, alone. My only companion is the gentle, quiet hum from the Bosch motor as it powers me up the hill on this tricked-out Haibike Xduro machine.

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DI.A 2016 Expert Discussion: Bikes are More Than a Number

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When it comes to choosing a bike we are adrift in a sea of numbers: 160 vs. 140, 29 vs. 27.5, 148 vs. 142, 34 vs. 36. ‘That guy’ on the trail will say, “Is that a 140mm? That’s no good, what you need is a 150 mm here!” Even magazines seem intent on giving us more numbers: “This bike scores a solid 9 out of 10.” Wait a goddamned minute! For who – for me, or for you? When did the bikes that we...

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