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Travel | We Bring you Elsewhere – Riding Indonesia

Indonesia, a Southeast Asian nation made up of thousands of volcanic islands, is home to hundreds of ethnic groups speaking many different languages. It’s is known for its beaches, volcanoes and jungles sheltering elephants, tigers and Komodo dragons. With 17,508 islands, the country of Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago made up of thousands of volcanic islands. Part of the ring of fire Indonesia is part of the “ring of fire” and has the largest number of active volcanoes in the world. Eruptions and Earthquakes are frequent. At the same time, El Nino phenomenon has made the weather very unpredictable since 2014. We will have to deal with it!

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Hello America | Part #13 – Washington D.C.s Urban Trails

They say that you should handle a diva with velvet gloves, tending to their beck and call but backing off when they need space. Coming across a true diva is an experience; they’re one-of-a-kind, revered with something akin to holiness. But it’s something they’re all too aware of, demanding to be celebrated in this manner and boy, do they have a tendency to kick off if things aren’t as they should be. Interestingly, this is exactly the case with Washington D.C’s Fountainhead Trails, which the locals have lovingly and rather aptly dubbed the ‘Diva trails.’

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Feature | Old Skool Weekender in Bike Park Wales

After the great success of The Legends DH Race earlier in the year, where some of the UK’s original top Elite racers got together; another weekend was quickly planned.

Within two weeks of the Legends race, Stu Hughes ( a great friend of UK Editor Jim Buchanan) got on the case, organising a get-together for the racers of all categories from back in the day. Within another two weeks the UK’s best...

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2 Girls + 3 Regions = Five Days of Fun in South Tyrol

Munich, mid-August. The sun beats down mercilessly into a glass-fronted office block, and the open-plan workplace boasts a suspected 40° C. Air vents? Useless. It’s no cooler outside. As her perspiring, red-faced colleague raises his arms towards the neon-lit ceiling, thereby spreading the acrid smell of sweat around the room once more, there’s only thing on Alexa’s mind: take me back to South Tyrol!

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10 handy tips for flying with your bike

Are frozen fingers and numb toes while riding not your thing? Prefer to spend your Christmas pennies on a bike holiday rather than mortgages and presents for distant relations? Here are 10 useful tips for anyone heading off on an airplane with their bike in the near future.

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