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Issue #021, Review -

For years, there’s been one name dominating the XC World Cup events, and that’s Nino Schurter on board his Spark 700. But can the podium-dominating bike cut an equally fine figure in the hands of us amateurs? We’ve pitted the slightly more wallet-friendly SCOTT Spark 710 against the competition.

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Issue #021, Review -

The AMG ROTWILD Team don’t just whizz round in the sportiest cars, they’re also riding some damn quick bikes – proven by Sofia Wiedenroth and the rest of the team’s list of successes. So can the ROTWILD R.R2 FS perform as well on the trails as their AMGs can on the roads?

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Issue #021, Review -

The legend lives to see another season as Trek bring out an all-new Top Fuel for 2016! Can this revamped bike still keep its grasp on its diehard fans, or are they going to be asking for a rewind? If we’re talking looks, then the Trek Top Fuel 9.8 SL a definite keeper! But what about on the trails?

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Issue #021, Review -

The Specialized Epic has a long-standing reputation in World Cup XC and marathon racing, certainly making it eligible to carry the name affix. So while the Specialized Epic Elite Carbon 29 World Cup surely looks the part, how is it going to ride once you take it off the race course?

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Issue #021, Review -

Having secured the coveted test win in last year’s XC group test, we were stoked to see if the 2016 incarnation of the virtually unchanged Giant Anthem SX Advanced could still hold its own against the competition.

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