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BIKE 7/2021 - available from 1 June. 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:
Extra: Tiroler Zugspitz Arena tour special
Germany shares its highest peak with Tyrol. And it's not just the view of the Zugspitze that is more beautiful from the south side - bikers will also find a trail Eldorado here where they are very welcome. We have put together five of the most beautiful routes - classics and insider tips - for you. On 20 extra pages.
Test and technology
New products: YT Capra, Pole Stamina, Santa Cruz Blur, Niner Jet 9 and WFO
YT presents its carbon enduro Capra in the third expansion stage. Pole and Niner deliver fresh material for trail and enduro bikers, and Santa Cruz fires up racers with the relaunched Blur.
Sport tourer test: six fast trail sprinters with up to 120 mm travel
Modern trail bikes are getting heavier and heavier. Downhill-heavy geometries and fat tyres are a source of frustration for sporty touring bikers. That's why we put six lightweight trail bikes with 120 millimetres of suspension travel and prices ranging from 3799 to 5599 euros to the test. Are the so-called sport tourers the new all-rounders?
All-mountain duel: Last Cinto vs. Rocky Instinct
With the Last Cinto and the Rocky Mountain Instinct two new all-mountain bikes are vying for the crown of downhill touring fullys. Both models are based on the long-stroke enduro bikes. Which one will win the duel?
Focus on special tours
As soon as the peaks are free of snow, mountain bikers are overcome with mountain lust. But beware: Day tours or even Stage trips differ in many ways from the usual after-work round. Our themed special reveals over 30 pageslike the tour to the unclouded experience becomes.
Focus on tours: Table of contents
- Adventure: Six days around Mont Blanc with bag and baggage
- Professional tips: From equipment to weather check - everything you need to know about tour planning
- Workshop: Brakes, gears, suspension - the best tricks for self-help
- Luggage transport: Backpacks and hipbags for long tours in the comparison test
- Mini-Tools: Practical helpers for travelling - and which tools are good for you
Service and entertainment
Racefully plus: how to turn a stiff race bike into a real trail rocket
Down-country bikes (test in BIKE 7/2021, see above) are the perfect touring companions. However, there are hardly any models available due to the pandemic. But it doesn't always have to be new - if you still own a usable marathon fully, you can fulfil your dream of a modern sports tourer with a few targeted tricks. We show you how.
News
Magazine
- The hunt for components: Are big companies favoured?
- Action photos with your smartphone - how it works
- My world: Downhill champion Camille Balanche
Racing circus: How the latest World Cup races went
Travel and tours
Revier-Guide Pfalz: Two days through the Dahner Felsenland
The Palatinate Forest is so large and its network of trails so extensive that you can easily disappear for days. GPS data leads to secret sleeping spots in the middle of the forest.
Contents: BIKE 7/2021 at a glance
All bikes in the magazine
Fullys
- BH Lynx Race Evo Carbon 9.5
- Cannondale Scalpel Carbon SE 1
- Cube AMS 100 C:68 TM 29
- Last Cinto
- Müsing Petrol 2C 5.5
- Rocky Mountain Instinct C90
- Rose Thrill Hill 3
- Scott Spark 910
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Have fun with the new issue,
Your BIKE editors
