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Feature, Issue #039 -

What makes a perfect bike? Every year a new king is crowned only to be dethroned when the next model year arrives. Our bikes are still evolving, that is indisputable, but are we evolving too?

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Feature, Issue #039 -

This was the first time the three of us had ridden together. My father, my son and me. With more than seventy years separating the three generations, could eMTBs help bridge the gap?

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Issue #039, Review -

If you live for the descents but like to get to the trailhead under your own steam, you need an Enduro bike. But how much does a good Enduro rig cost and what do you have to pay attention to before buying? We reviewed eight affordable bikes and learnt a lot in the process.

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Issue #039, Review -

If you look at the build of the Canyon Strive CF 5.0, you wouldn’t expect it to be enough for us to give it Best in Test in this group test. Nevertheless, the bike is at the top of the list – and there are some very good reasons for that.

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Issue #039, Review -

In times when the routine watchwords in bike development are “longer” and “slacker” the FOCUS SAM 8.9 looks almost old-fashioned. But it is precisely this rather compact geometry that makes the bike interesting for a lot of riders – we’ll tell you why.

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