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Team Tested: 2015 Cannondale Jekyll Carbon Team Review

Last year Jerome Clementz won the overall EWS title upon one of these frames (be it with different shock and forks as Jerome is partnered with SRAM), with its fantastic looks, pedigree and ‘light as a feather’ weight, it just had to be tested. This is the high end Team model, equipped with top components and weighing in at a measly 26lbs/11.8kg (without pedals and tyre gunk). I wanted to know if this was the bike that could persuade me to go back down a wheel-size, now a fully committed big-hitting, slack 29er rider, I fancied a change.

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Long-term Test: DT Swiss XM 1501 Spline One Wheels

ENDURO longterm-tester Benjamin has been running the DT Swiss XM 1501 Spline One wheelset since February on his Rose Granite Chief – time for a review of the Swiss wheelset.

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Video Analysis: Morrocco Media, Finding Hidden Seconds

Have you ever wondered what the fastest line is through a section on your home trails, or wanted to know the best way to get some more insight into the fastest line on an EWS stage, well now you can find out. Morrocco Media is a video analysis company that has the equipment and experience to find those elusive seconds on a Downhill, XC or Enduro stage, those seconds that are lost through poor...

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Team Tested: Haglöfs L.I.M Versa Jacket Review

Unless you are in to mountaineering, you may not be familiar with Haglöfs, but this Swedish company have been making serious gear since Wiktor Haglöf finished his first batch of rucksacks back in 1914, and they are now one of the biggest Nordic outdoor gear suppliers. Although not biking specific, Haglöfs believe that their products are perfect for riders with a sense of adventure, and their...

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Team Tested: The Scott Genius 910 Review – A Black Beauty

“Simple, beautiful and elegant”: these are the three qualities that the jet-black Scott Genius 910 radiates. The only colorful spots on the bike are the adjustment dials on the fork and shock; otherwise it is almost totally black. It reminds us of a fast thoroughbred racehorse, a Black Beauty eager for the next jump. So let’s get out into the woods to give her some spurs!

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