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Issue #040, Review -

Editors’ Choice: Specialized Stumpjumper EVO – The Sleeper

Taking a look at my Specialized Stumpjumper EVO, you might be unimpressed at first. It looks hot, for sure, but the graphics and branding are minimal. Look closer and you’ll start to notice the little clues that this is anything but a stock bike.

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Issue #040, Review -

Editors’ Choice: Canyon Strive CFR – The Ultimate All-Round Weapon

“What would your dream bike look like, if money weren’t an issue?” I’ve been asked this question a million times and my custom-built Canyon Strive CFR is the ultimate answer. It’s fast, it’s high-end and it looks lush – I love it!

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Zen doping, ride-life balance and flow – An interview with Zen master Hinnerk Polenski

What made Miguel Indurain, Steve Jobs and the Samurai so successful? What constitutes true mastery? We sat down with Zen master Hinnerk Polenski at the Daishin Zen monastery in Buchenberg, Germany, to mull over improvements in performance, ride-life balance, moments of flow and the real sense behind sport.

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Issue #040, Review -

POLE STAMINA 140 vs. NICOLAI SATURN 14 – Let’s get radical!

‘Long low, slack’ is the new black and the mountain biking industry’s favourite new marketing slogan. While pretty much every modern trail bike at least somewhat follows this trend, NICOLAI and Pole take it a step further, implementing the most radical geometries currently available on the market. Does it make any sense to take this approach with trail bikes, or does it kill all the fun? We took these two extreme geometry trail bikes out on to the trail to find out how they handle and see which one would come out on top in our head-to-head test!

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Fanie Kok – The man behind Specialized’s Soil Searching programme

Imagine owning a sports car on an island with no roads, or being a golfer in a world of tarmac. Trails are the beating heart of our sport, and with their “Soil Searching” programme, Specialized want to give something back. We spoke to Fanie Kok, the driving force behind Soil Searching and the man who is championing the cause.

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