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Having never set foot on US soil before my ‘American Dream’ was, for now, resigned to contemplation of high alpine single track, blooming flower meadows, and tall aspen trees. Gliding into land above the glow of downtown Denver late at night did little in the way of realising those dreams, we began to snake our way into the mountains in a tired blur of headlights and road signs.

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Imagine a three-day round trip to the Swiss Alps, with epic trails, great company and an unforgettable scenery. We wanted to see how much bike-adventure you can fit into one long bike-weekend in Switzerland.

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A fast machine for the gnarliest tracks in the world – in our First Ride Review the Raaw Madonna already proved to be a plough-through-anything-bike for rough terrain. So what is the connection to a legendary trail in Finale Ligure? We let RAAW tell the story:

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E-MOUNTAINBIKE, Issue #032, Trails & Travel -

The lowest point hits us about 5 am. Frozen legs, numb toes and crooked backs. For the past eight hours we’ve been huddled in sleeping bags and bivvy bags, willing the sun to rise. There are still two hours to go. Needless to say, this wasn’t how we’d imagined this trip.

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Sometimes the timing is just bad. Finding themselves in Israel during Trump’s highly political moves in Jerusalem, James Shirley and a crew of adventurous friends discovered not only great riding, but how the country was dealing with change.

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