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ENDURO Long-Term Test 2015 | Review: Rotwild E1 FS 27.5″

For the past six months ENDURO’s long-term tester Klaus has been wielding the Rotwild E1 FS 27.5 as he thrashes through the woods. Aggressive, fast, generous: three words that nail this trail weapon. But let’s find out how the bike has really fared over its first 20,000 altitude metres.

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The Review | Topeak Prep Station Pro Tool Box

When it comes to most types of simple bike maintenance a small set of allen and torque keys plus a few other tools will do the trick, especially if you are one who tends to take your bike to your local shop for anything more technical than a cable fit. But if you are a serious bike tinkerer and love seeing away the hours tucked up in your man-cave with your pride and joy, then a much more serious bit of kit is a necessity. A few months ago we were sent this all-singing all-dancing Prepstation Pro by Topeak tools. Was it up to the rigors of racing around the UK circuit?

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ENDURO Long-term Test | Review: The Ibis Mojo HD3

Back at the Design & Innovation Award 2015 the Ibis Mojo HD3 managed to stop the jury in their tracks, and seeing as we couldn’t get enough of its riding prowess and unrivalled production, we naturally couldn’t send the bike back immediately. In short, we recruited it to join our long-term test fleet and over the last three months test rider Vinzenz has pushed this bike to its limits. Here is his story:

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Long-Term Test: Liteville 301 Enduro First Look

In a similar manner to Marmite, we either love or hate the bikes from Liteville – but there’s one thing that no one can deny: they make damn good bikes. Not only are they lightweight, but they’re incredibly well considered. For more than 12 months, our long-term tester Ricky has relied on her own custom-built 301 as the ideal do-it-all bike and this season she’s already faster and stronger in races and her willingness to take on more and more challenging and technical trails shows no sign of abating. This all made her pretty much the ideal rider to take the all-new 301 Enduro Werksmaschine through the wringer.

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Back Issue | In Review: Giant Anthem Advanced SX 27.5

Originally featuring in the group test from Issue #015, we pitted the Giant Anthem Advanced SX 27.5 against a range of other XC bikes to see which could not only conquer the lesser aggressive discipline of cross-country, but handle the thrilling and more technically encompassing, enduro. This is how it panned out:

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