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The Lab: Garmin EDGE 500 Long Term Review

Trev has been using this Garmin Edge 500 for almost two years now and it has soldiered on through winter rains, been dropped, crashed into trees, and generally abused.

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Long-Term Test: Liteville 301 MK12 Enduro

Our long-term tester Ricky has persistently turned to her Liteville 301 Factory Machine for all her adventures in the past five months. Having covered more than 1,500 km and more than just a handful of enduro races, Ricky and the 301 are now inseparable. As she packs up her possessions for winter and flees to warmer climes, here’s an interim report.

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First Ride | PRIMAL Athene 2nd Layer Jacket and Modenza Short

Clothing brand PRIMAL are perhaps little known in Europe, but in the US they are a stalwart of the road cycling market. We took the opportunity to welcome this new clothing brand to our shores by taking some of their mountain bike range out on the trails in chilly condition to see how they fared in the Scottish highlands.

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The Review | The TOGU Bike Balance Board Classic Tested

With the launch of the cleverly designed Bike Balance Board, TOGU have created an inventive piece of equipment for mountain bikers. Intended to improve reaction speeds, coordination, and proprioception, the Bike Balance Board is the go-to training tool of choice for many pros, including Fabien Barel. It claims to instill and embed certain bike-specific actions into your memory so that you’ll carry out the same range of motions once back on the bike without a second thought. But can a real state of flow really be trained?

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ENDURO Long Term Test | First Ride: NICOLAI ION-16 Techline

NICOLAI has a long-standing reputation for building unique bikes “Made in Germany”. Although the bikes are sold in the United States, I had never heard of them before I moved to Germany. When I got my hands on this ION-16, it was truly with fresh eyes and no stereotypes. I didn’t know what to expect or the reputation of the company, so what do I think about the bike now after four weeks of riding?

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