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Issue #047, Review -

MERIDA eONE-SIXTY 10K in review – sEriously?

The best eMTB of 2021 – the MERIDA eONE-SIXTY 10K was able to assert itself against the most exciting eMTBs of 2021 in the big group test of our sister magazine E-MOUNTAINBIKE. With its excellent handling, appealing design and customisable Shimano EP8 motor, it offers an excellent overall package and covers a wide range of applications. But where does it stand against the analogue competition?

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Issue #047, Review -

MERIDA NINETY-SIX 8000 in review – A bold overall concept

How do you squeeze more trail performance into an XC rig? With its pimped-up spec and jacked-up fork, the MERIDA NINETY-SIX 8000 wants to step up its downhill performance. But did the € 7,049 MERIDA with its striking colour concept deliver on the trail and did it smoke the entire test field uphill?

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Nukeproof Reactor Factory 290C Factory 2021 in review – Great handling meets great spec

In last year’s Best Trail Bike of 2020 group test, the Nukeproof Reactor 290C RS with its extra-long travel fork missed out on our coveted Best in Test title by a hair’s breadth. This year, the Brits enter the race with the Reactor Factory build, which should offer better all-round qualities. But can this model with slightly less travel convince on climbs and flowing trails?

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Orbea Rise M-Team in review – The best (E-)mountain bike of 2021?

EMTB or MTB? The Orbea Rise M-Team makes this a pointless question. Thanks to its outstanding handling, modular battery concept and successful motor integration, the Orbea Rise can easily shred with its non-motorised competitors downhill while leaving them behind in a cloud of dust uphill. Too good to be true? We tested the Rise and tell you how it compares to the other analogue and motorised mountain bikes in the test.

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Propain Hugene 2021 in review – Off-the-peg uniqueness

“Tour, trail, all-mountain? What now? The new Hugene is the answer.” This is how direct-sales brand Propain promote the revised Hugene, claiming to have created the one bike to rule them all. Of course, this makes it the perfect candidate for our big mountain bike group test! But can it live up to Propain’s claims on the trail?

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