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Zerode Taniwha Review – The next revolution in mountainbiking?

Standing at 196 cm tall and weighing in at a monstrous 120 kg, the late, great Jonah Lomu showed the world that one man could unite a nation. During the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the best-of-the-best had no answer to the powerhouse, harnessing immense speed he steamrollered through broken defences and stamped his mark on history. Now another Kiwi underdog is standing against the global drivetrain superpowers. Will the new Zerode Taniwha be the heretic that ignites a revolution.

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First Ride: Cannondale Jekyll – Schizophrenia hello!

Shredding, jumping and railing berms. Powering, flying and chasing seconds. The new Cannondale Jekyll wants to claim the best of both worlds, claiming to be a trail and racing bike at once. But can the bike personify both characters, without showing any sort of weakness in either of the two?

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First Ride: RockShox Reverb 1X Remote

Ever since the world copped a go with the RockShox Reverb it has been the benchmark dropper post of our time. It’s undergone multiple revisions but one thing has always remained the same: the remote lever. Or, at least, that was the case until today. With the new 1X remote, the Reverb hopes to cement its place at the pinnacle once more.

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Orbea Rallon X10 Review – The Spanish Enduro Rocket on Test

Exactly one year ago our art director and long-term tester Julian wandered out of the Orbea HQ in Barcelona with his new long-term test bike, the Orbea Rallon X10 in one hand, and his smartphone and Strava app in the other. The goal: determine whether the Orbea Rallon X10 is the push-it-past-the-limits enduro rocket that will take Julian to all the city’s sickest trails?

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AVS Racing Hand Guards Review – A Sensible Bit of Protective Kit?

At the final round of the EWS 2016 in Finale Ligure we spotted several riders sporting these AVS Racing hand guards, including the one and only Sam Hill. But are these hand guards a sensible bit of kit or a waste of space on your cockpit? Curiosity well and truly piqued, we put a pair on test and turned to the inventor Arnaud Vincent to answer our burning questions.

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