BIKE 3/2021 - available from 2 February. 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:
Focus on the Transalp
Ever since Andi Heckmair and Uli Stanciu set off on their Alpine adventures, the Transalp has been at the top of the list for bikers. Nothing tops off a touring season in more style than a ride over the most beautiful mountains in the world. How to plan it and what mistakes to avoid - our special provides the answers.
Contents
- Transalp photo storyOver all the mountains - the adventure of crossing the Alps in pictures
- Choose your own route or simply book it? Three Alpine crossers report on their experiences
- The perfect bikeBest proven - how to equip your bike for adventure
- Transalp equipmentThey can do a lot and weigh very little - perfect Transalp parts
- Avoid mistakes A Transalp guide explains what can go wrong on tour
Test and technology
Test race bikes: Six fullys and four hardtails for the hunt for the best time
Hungry for kilometres and best times? These race bikes are packed with World Cup technology for everyone. Our comparison test clarifies: Who builds the fastest fully, who the lightest hardtail? Ten bikes in a race track test with professional support.
Test suspension forks: Enduro and all-mountain forks for rough terrain
Fox and Rockshox have created a new fork segment. Are Float 38 and ZEB with their massive 38 millimetre stanchions really the measure of all things for enduro bikers? And who actually builds the best all-mountain fork? Our test answers the most exciting questions about the latest suspension forks.
Service
All about tyres: We explain compounds, carcasses, profiles
Ultra Soft, Double Down, Protection Apex - manufacturers try to use cryptic terms to describe their tyres. We explain the most important terms and reveal what really matters when choosing a tyre.
Fit like Nina Hoffmann: Our series, part 2 - Strength training basics
Nina Hoffmann owes her meteoric rise in downhill sport to her upper body strength. However, training centres are currently closed to amateur athletes. In part 2 of our fitness series, she reveals the best strength exercises to do at home.
News
Magazine
- Access rights in Bavaria: Are trail closures imminent?
- Change carousel: These professionals will start 2021 under a new flag
- Parts shortage: Will the supply of spare parts soon dry up?
Entertainment
Portrait of Max Brandl: German cross-country champion and Olympic hopeful
Olympia? Postponed. World Cup season? Unclear. German cross-country champion Maximilian Brandl had imagined his entry into the world of professional cycling a little differently. Fortunately, toughness is his great speciality.
A visit to Sram: BIKE at the US shifting giant in Schweinfurt
After years in the shadow of Shimano, the American manufacturer Sram has completely shaken up the gear shifting market. However, the US company's drivetrains are not really that American. A visit to Sram's incubator of ideas in Schweinfurt.
Travel and tours
Czech Republic travel report: insider tip for trail lovers
Great Britain is considered the birthplace of trail centres. But in the mountain bike-crazy Czech Republic, they are preparing to replace the British as the number one trail nation. On a road trip through the east of the country, we wanted to find out whether the newly established trail parks are worth the long journey.
Contents: BIKE 3/2021 at a glance
All bikes in the magazine
Fullys
- Cannondale Scalpel Carbon LTD
- Intense Primer S
- Liv Intrigue Advanced Pro 0
- Merida Ninety-Six RC 9000
- Orbea Oiz Team
- Simplon Cirex GX1 Eagle
- Specialised Epic Expert
- Trek Supercaliber 9.8 GX
Hardtails
- Canyon Exceed CFR Team
- Liteville H3-MK3 29 inch
- Mondraker Podium Carbon RR
- Orbea Alma OMX
- Scott Scale RC 900 WC
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