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Canyon Spectral AL 6.0 EX Review

What else is there to say about the Canyon Spectral AL 6.0 EX? For years it has enjoyed clean sweeps in our group tests, defining the definitive trail-bike. From the mellowest trail to the toughest EWS, it has always been the one bike to rule them all. It’s certainly the godfather of trail, but is the Spectral starting to show its age?

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ROSE Granite Chief 2 Review

If you measure your riding in peaks conquered, if you dream of big adventures and get sweaty palms looking at a technical ribbon of singletrack cutting down a open mountain flank, the ROSE Granite Chief 2 may be the bike you have been looking for.

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YT JEFFSY AL ONE 27 Review

For a while nobody knew who JEFFSY was. Just when we had accepted ‘he’ was a great 29er, YT went and dropped a 27.5” version and everyone’s heads just exploded. While we would argue that it’s nice to have a choice, can the YT JEFFSY AL ONE 27 live up to the high standard set by the award-winning 29er?

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Marin Rift Zone 3 Review

The words “Made For Fun” hide behind the shock mount of the new Marin Rift Zone 3, and hot damn… they’re not lying. While the media attention is drawn to the polarizing looks of the Wolf Ridge, the new Rift Zone may well be the jewel in the Marin 2018 lineup. Like an Audi RS6, the Rift Zone hides behind unassuming looks before lighting up its tyres and smoking everything else on the trail.

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Whyte T-130 S Review

We are not sure what the Whyte designers are putting in their coffee, but they are producing one amazing bike after the other. While the flagship ‘Works’ models are steamrolling the reviews, how does the more wallet-friendly Whyte T-130 S cut it on the trails?

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