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Issue #025, Review -

5 Trail Bikes under €2,000 on Test – Are these the real ‘bikes for the people?’

We all lust after Ferraris and Lamborghinis. As children, we stared transfixed at posters of exotic cars on our walls – but we know that unless our lottery numbers come in, we will never own one! For most of us, the closest we get to a supercar is when they howl past our tired family sedans on the motorway. It’s the same with bikes: we all dream of owning the latest and greatest masterpiece, sculpted from carbon and titanium – but in the real world, we typically set our sights a little lower. Can you get a great bike for under €2000? To find out, we tested five of the best affordable trail bikes to find out which offered the most bang for our hard-earned bucks.

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Radon Slide 130 8.0 Review

Pulling the Radon Slide 130 8.0 29 out of the box we thought someone had messed up – with the awesome Rock Shox Yari RC fork and Monarch RT3 shock, we were convinced that the price was a mistake.

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CUBE Stereo 120 HPA Race Review – Full CUBE Performance under € 2,000?

CUBE know how to make fine-handling bikes: just look at the performance of the CUBE Action Team at the pointy end of the racing field. The new CUBE Stereo 120 HPA Race takes the proven Stereo platform and drops the travel to 120 mm in both 27.5” and 29” options.

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Lapierre Edge AM 527 Review – French “Va-va-voom” for € 1,999?

French brand Lapierre are well known for their Zesty and Spicy platforms, but this year they released a new ‘sport line’ of affordable Edge bikes, hoping to bring some French “Va-va-voom” to the budget-conscious end of the market.

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Trek Fuel EX 5 Review – Plumped-Up XC Pushover or Real Trail Monster?

The new Trek Fuel EX 5 29 is a monster of a bike. Adding bigger 29” wheels and a more aggressive geometry has resulted in a potent performance boost… #gainz! It’s the skinny Olympic weightlifter of the group; at first glance it’s easy to write off as a plumped-up XC pushover, but challenge it to an arm wrestle and its power will make you cry like a baby.

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