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Back Issue | Group Test: GT Helion CRB Team Review

Having presented new models in the 130-150mm suspension range last year, it was high time for GT to give its short-travel models a makeover. The result is the completely new GT Helion, which replaces the well-known Zaskar models.
We had a chance to take a closer look at the newcomer in GT’s lineup.

This Test is part of a group test of six fast Cross Country Trail Bikes. Click here for the Main...

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Back Issue | Group Test: Specialized Epic FSR Elite Review

The Specialized Epic has achieved what no other full-suss XC bike has done so far: Olympic and World Championship victories, both with the exceptional Czech Athlete Jaroslav Kulhavy.
For our group test we received the Specialized Epic FSR Elite, which is available from dealers for € 4,499 in an almost completely black finish. Along with a set of more aggressive tyres, we had the bike fitted with...

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Video killed the Radio Star? – Thoughts on E-MTBs

„You bastard!“, I think to myself. I’m straining every single muscle, grinding my teeth, and yanking on the bars. And what happens? Nothing! Whilst my friend sails up the climb with derisive ease, I am torturing myself. All I can hear is the rattling chain and my wheezing lungs as I expel damp air with every rotation of the cranks.

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Back Issue | Rose Uncle Jimbo 3 2015 Review

ROSE Bikes – for a long time many customers saw the mail order bike company in Bocholt as a firm which made solid, reliable bikes with a first-class price/performance ratio and good service including personalized bike configuration. But nothing more. Emotionally and aesthetically the bikes were never able to excite many passionate mountain bikers.

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Back Issue | Essay: Zeitgeist

“29ers are gay!” – “I get 10% a discount online!” – “That bike looks like a copy of a Specialized Enduro!” – “E-Mountainbikes are shit!” – You can see and read similar statements on forums all over the world every day when reading about the newest trends and developments in the bike industry. However, it’s easy to forget that the criticism is often just nit-picking. If you can afford to buy a current bike, you have both money, time and a passion for technical knowledge — not really attributes that should awaken our deepest pity, if we’re being honest.

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