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Issue #022, Review -

A good trail bike should be light, fast and fun, and on paper the CUBE Stereo 140 C:62 SL looks like an amazing buy. At only 12.05 kg the Stereo lives upto its superlight ‘SL’ title, but can it punch above its weight on the trails?

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Issue #022, Review -

When it comes to heritage, prestige and experience, the Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Expert rules supreme. From the very beginning it defined every generation of innovation, changing from hardtail to full suspension, and stood as the yardstick by which all were measured. But after 35 years is the Stumpjumper FSR Expert still ‘the bike’?

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Issue #021, Review -

From mud and slop-fests in Scotland to never-ending Alpine descents via some beastly jumps on home trails, our long-term test bikes haven’t had it easy! They’ve stockpiled a ton of kilometres and even more vertical metres on some gnarly trails and lung-burningly tough races. Now that the new season has crept up on us, it’s time for the testers to slam down the lawful fist of justice on these bikes and reveal how their test bike fared, and whether it’s convinced them of its value.

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Issue #021, Review -

From mud and slop-fests in Scotland to never-ending Alpine descents via some beastly jumps on home trails, our long-term test bikes haven’t had it easy! They’ve stockpiled a ton of kilometres and even more vertical metres on some gnarly trails and lung-burningly tough races. Now that the new season has crept up on us, it’s time for the testers to slam down the lawful fist of justice on these bikes and reveal how their test bike fared, and whether it’s convinced them of its value.

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