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For 2015 ROSE is really stepping on the gas! We already presented a first real-life test of the Uncle Jimbo prototype in Issue #012 of ENDURO Mountainbike Magazine and recently reported on the opening of the BIKETOWN Concept Store in Munich. Now the production version of the Uncle Jimbo is finally ready. So how does the completely re-engineered 165 mm Enduro ride? We found out for you!

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Up, down, mid level mountains, high Alps, home trails? You want to ride it all – with one bike? Maybe the Drössiger XRA29 1 can help out. A FOX Factory suspension platform, XTR groupset, DT-Swiss Spline wheels – here you’ll get a top spec at 13.6 kg weight for € 3,699. We tested the 150 mm 29er from Drössiger to see how versatile it really is.

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ENDURO Issue #015 is here and chock full of exciting tests, tips and adventures. One of the highlights is the big group test of seven New-School XC-Bikes, which we made a special trip to sunny California to complete. You’ll find the whole article in the (free!) magazine, here it’s time to take a first look at the bikes in the test – in this case the Cannondale Scalpel Carbon 2!

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There’s something quite eerie about riding around the woods at night surrounded by complete darkness. The frozen ground crackles under the knobs of your tyres, you hear a sound from the undergrowth next to the trail, and your instincts kick in: get out of here! Good thing you’re equipped with a high-powered helmet lamp so you can leave the trail behind you at high speed and escape back to civilisation.

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Giro market their €180 Alpineduro shoes as ‘rugged mountain shoe for the urban adventurer’ and there is certainly a lot that impressed us when we took a first look. We loved the unusual styling, and the fit and comfort were excellent for a clipless shoe built for a hard winter. The inclusion of a Vibram sole promised good durability and the water resistant and insulated upper was claimed to keep...

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