BIKE 08/2022: Top topics of the current issue

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BIKE 08/2022: Top topics of the new issue

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BIKE 08/2022 - the new issue is here! Order the printed booklet directly to your home or read the digital edition in the BIKE app for iOS or Android.

BIKE is also available at Kiosk near you or particularly favourable and convenient by subscription. Here the Top topics of this issue:

Test and technology

Reader test: 6 bikes from 3 categories

Down-country bike, touring fully or all-mountain - which type of bike offers the most riding fun between home rounds and long weekend tours? To find the perfect all-rounder, we invited three BIKE readers to take part in a big comparison test.

Three readers were able to test down-country bikes, trail bikes and all-mountain bikes together with our test crew. You can read their impressions from page 18

Photo: Max FuchsThree readers were able to test down-country bikes, trail bikes and all-mountain bikes together with our test crew. You can read their impressions from page 18

Innovations: From the elegant upside-down fork to the textile-spoke wheel

Flexing rims with colourful and extremely light fibre spokes, an upside-down fork with aerospace know-how and many other exciting new products from the manufacturer's accessory shop on over 10 pages.

The new 9th Wave Ninefold Flex Ultimate wheels stand out. However, the real highlight of these high-end wheels cannot be seen with the naked eye. These and other innovations from page 36

Photo: Georg GrieshaberThe new 9th Wave Ninefold Flex Ultimate wheels stand out. However, the real highlight of these high-end wheels cannot be seen with the naked eye. These and other innovations from page 36

Single test: Canyon Lux World Cup, Rose Bonero, Lapierre XR, Lee Cougan Rampage

With Canyon, Lee Cougan and Lapierre, three manufacturers are each adding a new race bike to their ranges. With the Bonero, mail-order company Rose is adding an affordable trail hardtail to its range. In the individual test, the newcomers show whether their debut has been a success.

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Photo: Markus GreberTwo brand-new 100-millimetre race fullys, a 10-kilo softtail with 27 millimetres of travel and a trail hardtail with a 140-millimetre fork in the individual test. Page 48

Tyre service: Compound, tread, puncture protection - everything you need to know about tyres

Rubber compound, carcass, width, tread - it's easy to lose track in the search for the optimum tyre and the right setup. We shed some light on the subject and explain what really matters.

Tyre test: 10 combos for down-country and trail bikers

They are black, round and differ externally only in the shape of their tread. However, the true values of a tyre are hidden on the inside. To track them down, we tested 14 models for cross-country and down-country use in the lab and in practice.

Fast, grippy, light - in part 1 of our tyre special, we tested 10 pairs for marathon, down-country and trail use in the lab and in practice. Page 66

Photo: Georg GrieshaberFast, grippy, light - in part 1 of our tyre special, we tested 10 pairs for marathon, down-country and trail use in the lab and in practice. Page 66

Travel & Tours

Monte Breda: Spectacular super trail with a view of Lake Idro

Above the western shore of Lago d'Idro is a spectacular ridge trail over Monte Breda. Opinions are divided on its rideability - but for trail guide Mathias Marschner, it's a clear-cut case: "Super!"

Photo: Moritz AblingerPanoramic views: the Monte Breda Trail plunges more than 1100 metres into the depths - always in view: Lake Idro. Page 96

Ore Mountains area guide: Oberwiesenthal, Klínovec, Boží Dar

You might think that Germany's highest town is tucked away on the border. Yet Oberwiesenthal is enthroned in the centre of the German-Czech trail wonderland known as the Erzgebirge!

When you think of Oberwiesenthal, you automatically think of ski jumping legend Jens Weißflog. But there is also plenty for bikers to experience in the Ore Mountains. Page 100

Photo: Thomas WeschtaWhen you think of Oberwiesenthal, you automatically think of ski jumping legend Jens Weißflog. But there is also plenty for bikers to experience in the Ore Mountains. Page 100

News

Magazine

District Ride: The mega spectacle in the heart of Nuremberg is back
My world: Olympic champion Jolanda Neff
Move of the month: perfect cornering technique with Korbinian Engstler

Entertainment

BIKE Project Europe: A bike made entirely from European parts

The bike industry is in crisis. Deliveries are being cancelled and prices are rising. Manufacturers are dreaming of MTBs made in Europe - but we don't want to wait any longer and are launching our BIKE PROJECT EUROPE now. Is it possible to manufacture an MTB entirely in the EU? We dare to try.

Photo: Henri LesewitzGood things from the region: Alutech supplies the frame for our Project Europe bike. Page 84

Contents: BIKE 08/2022 at a glance

Issue 08/2022: Tyres in the test (part 1); 6 bikes in the reader test; start of our new series "BIKE Project Europe" - read the new <a href="https://shop.delius-klasing.de/bike-08-2022-p-BIK-2022-08/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BIKE now!</a>

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All test bikes in the magazine

Fullys

Canyon Lux World Cup CFR Team
Canyon Neuron CF 9.0
Cube Stereo 120 HPC EX 29
Giant Trance X2
Lapierre XR 9.9
Last Glen
Radon Skeen Trail 10.0
Rose Ground Control 3

Hardtails

Lee Cougan Rampage
Rose Bonero 3

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