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Bigger wheel, bigger smiles? Like with nearly every other innovation in the mountainbiking community, plus sized tyres were met with a mixed reception at best. In the coming story we try our hand with plus tires and were pleasantly surprised at what they had to offer… Continue reading or head over and check out the original article in issue #017!

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It doesn’t seem that long ago that I excitedly un-boxed my long term test bike from it’s postal packaging, full carbon, short, playful and with looks to compete with the finest of western full-suss bling. It was around May time and it looked the part, fully kitted with parts for potential trail slaying. I was anxious to build her up and get her out on the local tracks; initial first look here- he...

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We’ve put these new gloves from Amplifi through 3 months of intensive abuse. To find out how they fared read on below or head over and check out the original article in issue #17.

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For many years we have seen huge steps forward in tire design, growing in volume and shedding weight, but rims have barely changed retaining their narrow sub 20mm widths. However over the last few years, there has been a shift in outlook and many designers are now considering rims and tires as a system that needs to evolve in unison.

We have seen a big push towards wider designs, and many...

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No guts, no glory, is what they say – or alternatively – the old classic – no pain, no gain. An apt saying or two that the gutsy flat-pedalled mountain biker Jana, who has long harbored a mistrust of cleats, now has firsthand experience of, as she undergoes two weeks of enforced bike-rest after a close encounter with the pedals. After the pins rammed into her shin and pierced the skin, she ended...

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