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Getting Skinny In The Snow

You’re short of time but you still want to be the local hero on your home trails? The gym’s packed with pumped-up chavs and you’d rather be outside anyway? Then perhaps cyclocross could be the right sort of winter training for you. We got the guys from SCOTT Bike24 Mountain bike Race Team to show us just how much fun you can have in the snow on skinny tyres.

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How to service a Magura TS8R Lower Leg Fork

In order to guarantee consistent performance and top function – a suspension fork needs regular maintenance. Since 2012 MAGURA have utilised a grease based lubrication system instead of oil, this makes servicing even easier. Even though MAGURA doesn’t prescribe fixed service intervals as these are widely variable depending on weather conditions and intensity of use – a guideline of every 50 hours use as recommended by other manufacturers is surely a good starting point.

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Nutrition Tips From Anneke Beerten

“We train like rocky, sleep like a baby and eat like a lion”. We all know the in’s and out’s when it comes to training or bike set up, but do we also know how to fuel or body? Anneke Beerten is not only an extremely fast and successful racer, she also has a diploma in sports nutrition and was only too happy to give us some valuable advices about nutrition.

Anneke ist eine der schnellsten Enduro Racerinnen der Welt. Eine gesunde Ernährung gehört ebenso zum Trainingsalltag wie die Stunden im Sattel.
Anneke is one of the fastest Enduro...

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How to fit a new Suspension Fork

There is no other component that riders want to upgrade more than the suspension fork according to our reader survey. 38% of readers stated they were thinking about an upgrade – no wonder really as the suspension fork market has developed markedly in recent years. The new models don’t just offer more comfort, they provide better grip and don’t sink into their travel thanks to improved damping technology. This in turn gives more stable geometry and higher confidence for the rider. That’s why we’re going to show you today how to fit a new fork to your bike.

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How to adjust the Air-Volume of a Magura Shock

A few months ago we shared the secrets of how to change the air chamber size of both FOX and RockShox shocks. It is now time to delve into a MAGURA shock and get that internal volume dialled.

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