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Ladybike tested: The Giant Intrigue 1

Giant has completely reworked its LIV/GIANT women’s range for 2014 and created a few new high- lights.

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Ladybike tested: The Specialized Rumor

The Rumor, the first Specialized female-specific full suss 29-er, is inconspicuous and elegant in appearance. According to the Californians, it will provide “unimaginable trail and adventure fun”…. just for ladies. We decided to look at the Rumor Expert a bit more closely for our female readers and see if the bike lives up to its promises.

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Biketest: The Rose Soul Fire. A Super-Enduro!?

The new Soul Fire is Rose‘s interpretation of the ideal “Super-Enduro“ bike. In spite of the huge amount of rear travel (185 mm) the bike is suitable for epic rides and long climbs. A comfortable bike to shred, whip and generally be stoked on…. as our American colleagues would say. We gave the Soul Fire an extensive test over a six month period; read our impressions here and see whether the bike really does what it says on the tin.

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ENDURO Long Term Test: Monarch Plus RC3 Shock Review

The Monarch Plus RC3 was introduced as RockShox’s big hitting, high performance air shock, offering coil like performance at a very low weight. Now, I have been running this shock for just over 1000km, and was keen to find out for myself if the shock could live up to its reputation. Looking inside the shock, the Monarch Plus RC3 uses the new Rapid Recovery technology, allowing it to return faster...

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Long-term Test: Formula C1 Brakes Review

Brakes are an fundamental component on the bike and for this reason much attention is usually given to them. In addition to pure performance brakes also require the qualities of reliability, durability and ergonomics. Our long-term tester Flo now has ridden many miles on his Cube Fritzz 160 HPA Pro and can tell us how the €170 entry Level Formula C1 Brake survived the test.

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