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Whyte 403 Kids Bike Review – A Grown Up Bike for Mini-Shredders?

It’s a fact, there is simply nothing more rewarding than seeing your kids enjoying the sports that you love. Getting them out in the fresh air and having fun on a bike is the dream for most bike mad parents. We have been testing the Whyte 403 for three months to see if it can handle life with a ten-year-old.

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FOCUS JAM C SL Review – How much Fun is the New Trail Bike?

Mountain peaks tend to be peaceful places where time stops. They’re places of reflection and a somewhat gluttonous indulgence in panoramas. But for riders, they are very rarely the destination – and they are usually the place where time only just gets started. Just take the FOCUS JAM, which values mountain peaks as the precursor to a massive endorphin rush and a broad grin. It’s time to pump it up, baby!

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Best of Test 2016 – All Winning Bikes of this Season

Shortly before 2016 comes to an end, it’s time to let the year pass in review. In this article, we show you the best bikes of the 2016 season. Each of these bikes triumphed over its competitors in one of our six group tests.

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Scott Spark 700 Plus Tuned Review – is XC the better Enduro?

The Specialized Epic, Cannondale Scalpel, and SCOTT Spark – we’ve heard all about their exploits at grueling Cape Epic stage races and medal hauls on tough XC World Cup circuits (oh, and did we mention the Olympics?), but are they solely the preserve of the world’s watt-crushing elite, or do they have a place on the trails too? Yes, if you ask SCOTT, who have just transformed the new Spark into a platform capable of everything from Olympic-standard mountain biking to tricky days at the bike park. We’ve put the SCOTT Spark 700 Plus Tuned on test to find out if it really can push boundaries.

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The Lab #025: Parts and equipment long term reviews

Our global test team has been pushing products to the very limit on the world’s toughest trails. In The Lab, durability is rewarded and weaknesses have nowhere to hide. This time, we tested the ORTLIEB Bikepacking Handlebar-Pack and Seat Pack, the FOX Transfer seatpost, the SQlab 611 active Carbon saddle, the Specialized Boomslang pedals, and the ACROS Popular Carbon bars.

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