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Great trails, great food – Vanlife recipes for your next mountain bike road trip

Blast along the trails like Jack Moir in Finale Ligure during the day and feast like a god in France in the evening. Does that sound too good to be true? It doesn’t have to be. Just because you’re on a mountain bike road trip doesn’t mean you have to miss out on delicious home-cooked food. Read on for some recipe inspiration.

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Issue #052, News -

The Lab: CAMELBAK Podium Flow 4

The CAMELBAK Podium Flow 4 is a generously sized hip pack with space for a water bottle, promising to make your backpack superfluous without being overly bulky. We put it to the test to find out whether it really can carry everything you need for a day trip. It goes for € 59.99 including the water bottle.

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Is it “my trail is your trail” or “keep out”? – Hospitality vs localism amongst mountain bikers

In the MTB scene, we help each other. Tools, tips, cold drinks at the campsite – with pleasure! But when it comes to sharing your home trails, that hospitality often comes to an abrupt end. Often, your local spots are a strictly guarded secret. But is there any benefit to localism? And could it even be detrimental?

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The Lab: Teravail Kessel enduro tire in review

If you often find yourself scared of ploughing into trees, you might want to reconsider your tire choice, and the portfolio of the US tire brand Teravail could have what you need. We put the Teravail Kessel Ultra Durable through its paces as part of a long-term review. Can the underdog disrupt the European tire market?

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Feature, Issue #052 -

RAAW Mountain Bikes – An interview with founder Ruben Torenbeek

No frills. Pure function. One way of describing an MTB from RAAW is that it does exactly what it says on the tin. But it shouldn’t come as any surprise that this German brand based in Kempten have a whole lot more going on. We linked with founder Ruben Torenbeek to talk the past, present and future of RAAW, while getting the lowdown on his new life in the MTB mecca of Squamish.

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