BIKE 2/2021 - available from 5 January. Order the current BIKE home delivery free of charge or read the digital edition in the BIKE app for iOS or Android. Particularly favourable and convenient reading BIKE subscription. Here are the top topics of this issue:
Test and technology
New products: Canyon, Ghost and Santa Cruz
The 2021 bikes break with the established categories. Extreme geometries, different suspension travel at the front and rear and downhill-orientated add-on parts dilute the classic areas of use. Which makes for exciting innovations.
All-mountain duel: The top bikes from Giant and Kona
The top models are the top dogs in every manufacturer's product range. This is also the case with Giant and Kona. But do the new Trance X or the Process 134 Supreme have what it takes to take the lead in an entire bike category?
Price banger in the test: all-mountain bikes for under 3000 euros
All-mountain bikes are neither enduro nor trail bikes. Nothing half and nothing whole, say some. Others rave about all-rounders. What can bikes for around 3000 euros really do? And how has their character changed in recent years?
Assembly stand: relaxed working on the mountain bike
Evolution has given us the gift of the upright gait. But people are still working on their two-wheelers on all fours. An assembly stand brings the bike to eye level and enables precise work without back pain. We tested eight models in all price categories.
Softshell combos: warm jackets and trousers for men and women
Our ancestors were hairy and muscular for a reason. They were better protected in winter. Today, well-insulating softshell skins provide thermal insulation so that bikers can brave the cold. In the test: 14 winter suits for men and women.
Winter bikes: training equipment for frosty days
Winter tours take their toll on your equipment. If you don't want to expose your expensive mountain bike to the salt of the road, you have many options when looking for an affordable winter bike.
Service
Quiet at last: eliminate annoying noises
Squeaking, cracking, creaking: noise like this makes many people despair. The cause is often impossible to pinpoint. Our workshop professionals Christoph and Hans-Peter have "debugged" the bikes of three readers and reveal how to eliminate annoying noises.
Fit like Nina Hoffmann: new series, part 1 - basics
Germany's fastest downhiller Nina Hoffmann has fought her way to the top of the world in just a few years. In our three-part series, she reveals the training she used to achieve this. Part 1: Basic endurance.
Travel and tours
Photo story Dream destinations: 10 spots that awaken longing
It will probably be a while before Corona allows us to travel again. But we can still dream. We asked well-travelled bikers about their absolute dream destination. The result is perhaps the ten best bike spots in the world.
East Tyrol travel report: Crime tour and the search for legal trails
Travel writer Andreas Kern had actually travelled to the Villgratental valley because of the new trails. But up on the Toblacher Pfannhorn, he learnt of a mysterious night of murder - which led to a completely different search for clues.
News
Magazine
- The internet is bursting with travel bargains - should you book now or not?
- Supply bottleneck feared for bikes and parts
- Winter escape: the best tips for rollerblading
Entertainment
Love Trails - Respect Rules: Trail construction projects 2020
Spring 2020 turned our world upside down. The city centres were deserted, the streets empty and the trails full. Covid-19 also affected the bike industry and presented the community with major challenges. The start of our campaign Love Trails - Respect Rules. And now? An interim report.
Motivation in winter: overcoming your weaker self
In winter, sport takes a lot of effort. But small challenges can help you overcome your inner couch potato. Our editors Peter, Stefan and Ludwig started a self-experiment: does the cold season have its appeal after all?
Contents: BIKE 2/2021 at a glance
All bikes in the magazine
Fullys
- Bulls Wild Ronin 2
- Canyon Spectral CF 29 8
- Conway WME 329
- Cube Stereo 140 HPC SL 27.5
- Giant Trance X
- Giant Trance X2
- Kona Process 134 Supreme
- Mondraker Foxy R
- Rose Root Miller 1
- Transalp Signature 3 AM LTD 2.0
Hardtails
- Surly Krampus
- Trek 1120
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