BIKE 4/2021 - available from 2 March. 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
Test trail bikes: all-rounders with 120 to 140 millimetres of suspension travel
Trail bikes are light enough to ride across the Alps, and you can even tackle challenging descents on them. How much All-rounder for 4000 euros expect?
Test race suspension forks: Forks that make you fast
100 millimetres of travel is not much. Do the current lightweight forks manage to provide a safer riding experience despite the limited reserves? Or are racers even better advised to switch to a 120 mm fork for more safety and downhill fun?
Test bike rack: Eleven models for coupling and tailgate
How do the bikes get to the trail if it's not on the doorstep? Sure, in the slipstream of your own car. Which bike racks are both safe and functional? In the test: eight models for the clutch and three for the tailgate of the still popular minibuses.
Focus on ergonomics
Hands, feet, bottom - these are the Contact points for bikes and bikers. Only when this magic triangle is optimally adapted to your personal needs can you enjoy your tours to the full. Part 1 of our large ergonomics series shows the way to the perfect Saddle and the ideal Seating position.
Content: Focus on ergonomics
- New saddle concepts: The industry is more innovative than ever. We have tested top new products.
- Buying advice for saddles: Are you confused by the variety of models? We tell you what's important.
- Sit correctly: The saddle adjustment also determines the seating comfort. How the fitting works and so Avoid knee pain when cycling.
- Saddle test: We scrutinised 15 models from three categories with pressure measuring film, comfort test bench and extensive practical tests.
Travel and tours
Alpe d'Huez: Endless descents at the scene of the Megavalanche
Tour de France and Megavalanche - cyclists associate the French mountain resort of Alpe d'Huez with myth and pain. "Why not just enjoy the seemingly endless trails without the hype?" thought photographer Dan Milner - and ended up suffering after all.
Sauerland area guide: Bike Eldorado around Brilon, Willingen and Winterberg
In the Sauerland region, over 1000 peaks are waiting to be conquered by bikers. And a network of 600 kilometres of trails is soon to be woven around Willingen, Winterberg and Brilon. This could turn Upland into a Mecca for mountain bikers.
Focus on "Kids & Bikes"
Flow trails, bike parks, pump tracks - mountain biking is also becoming increasingly popular with children. The search for a good bike or the next spot for a family holiday used to drive parents to despair. But that's over now! We reveal in our Focus on "Kids & Bikes"where children and parents can have fun together, which fullys make the leap into the big wide world of biking possible and which new accessories are available.
Content: Focus on kids
- Revierreport: In the Paganella family paradise, young and old have fun.
- Kids bikes in the test: Which junior bikes impressed in the big comparison test?
- Cool accessories: We show casual clothing and practical items for up-and-coming bikers.
News
Magazine
- Biking is booming: how manufacturers justify the price increases
- Hybrid strategy: Trek E-Calibre with Fazua drive
Entertainment and service
Fit like Nina Hoffmann: Our series, part 3 - Mental training
Fitness and riding technique are the foundation of biking. If you want more, you need mental strength. Downhill ace Nina Hoffmann explains in the third part of our Fitness serieshow you can train yourself to be courageous.
Contents: BIKE 4/2021 at a glance
All bikes in the magazine
Fullys
- 77designz Kavenz VHP 16 V5
- Canyon Neuron CF 9 SL
- Cube Stereo 240 Pro
- Cube Stereo 120 HPC SLT 29
- Early Rider Hellion X24
- Giant Trance Advanced Pro 2
- Müsing Petrol 4C 4.0
- Radon Skeen Trail 10.0 SL
- Rocky Mountain Reaper 24
- Scott Ransom 600
- Trek Top Fuel 9.7
- VPace Moritz275 S
- YT Jeffsy Primus JP 24
- YT Izzo Pro
- Rose Ground Control
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Your BIKE editors
