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First Look: IBIS 741 Carbon Rims: The New Wide

Sometimes as I ride my bike, I wonder what the next big advance will be, how can the technology we rely on can get any better! If you had told me ten years ago that I would have a remote on the bars to control the seat height, and no tubes in my wheels, I would have presumed you were one banana short of a bunch. Bike technology has come such a long way, sharing almost nothing in common with the...

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First Look: Hope Tech Enduro 27.5 Wheelset

If you have been watching the footage of this weekends amazing EWS, you cannot fail to notice that here in Scotland, wheels get a fair amount of abuse! You need to keep tyre pressures down to maintain traction on the often wet trails, and so most keen local riders now run tubeless as a rule! If you ride your bike daily on some of the toughest trails in the UK, your kit needs to be tough too!...

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First Look: The Fox 36 Float Factory RC2 2015 in Detail

This May, Fox invited us to the South Tyrol, for an exclusive test of the brand-new 36 fork. First Pictures and specifications of the fork have been around for a while now, yet actual ride reports on the new flagship fork from the Californian suspension specialists were rare? We had the opportunity to compare the new 36 fork back-to-back with the Fox 34. In this first part, we dive into the features – expect a review later this evening!

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Team Tested: Fox 36 Float Factory RC2 2015 Review

Our first impressions and the feature set of the new 1099 Euro suspension fork were convincing but can the the performance satisfy the expectations? We went downhill hunting in the South Tyrol and used the fork on numerous rides on our Stuttgart home trails and on trips to the Bavarian Alps to see what it can really do.

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First Ride: Mavic Crossmax XL WTS 2015 Combo

One hour from Nice in southern France, where good weather and great trails are guaranteed, we tested the new Mavic Crossmax XL WTS (Wheel Tire System) on a two-day adventure. EWS champion Jerome Clementz guided us over several trails from the Trans-Provence and gave us the chance to give the Crossmax XL a hard time.

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