EMTB 2/2021 - The magazine for e-mountain bikers is available from 20 April. You can obtain the new EMTB conveniently in the Subscription, in our Online shop and as an app edition for Apple and Android. Here are the top topics of this issue:
Test and innovations
Light trail bikes: Who will win the three-way battle of the super athletes?
Specialized started a trend a year ago with the 17-kilo Levo SL trail bike. Now more and more E-bikes with ideal weight on the market. Some celebrate them as well-trained sports versions of fat power bikes. Others see them as lean, sapless models. As is so often the case, the truth lies somewhere in between. In the triathlon: Specialised Levo SL against Orbea Rise and Rotwild R.X.
System comparison: From hardtail to enduro - what convinces in the reader test?
Hardtails, full-suspension touring bikes, all-mountain bikes and enduro bikes - in which category do E-MTB beginners feel most comfortable? To find out, we invited two guest testers to a class reunion.
Bicycle carrier: Eight models in a comparison test
High weights, long wheelbases, bulky frames and wide tyres. E-mountain bikes push even some bulky rear carriers to their limits. Eight candidates for heavy loads in comparison.
Specialized Levo: Super all-rounder or downhill specialist?
Specialized won the hearts of a broad target group with the Levo. The third generation is more muscular than ever and is aimed at ambitious downhill riders. Is the Levo still a good all-rounder?
Trek E-Caliber: Race geometry and 60 millimetres of travel - what's the point?
Ever more specialised devices for ever more specific target groups - the diversification trend in E-MTBs has given rise to many an unconventional concept. The Trek E-Caliber is undoubtedly one of them.
Entertainment
Gallery: Feelings of home in pictures
It's sprouting, bubbling and chirping - the touring areas between the Harz and Karwendel mountains are finally showing their green side again. Five tours that may be dirty, but will make you happy.
Magazine/News
- Minimal Assist super trend: what readers and the industry are saying
- Bike bans in Bavaria: How far can landowners go?
Harald Philipp: Biker and farmer - a portrait of the adventurer
Bike mountaineer, extreme sportsman, natural philosopher - Harald Philipp looks at life from many different perspectives. A year ago, he left his adopted home of Innsbruck and started a new life in a remote mountain village.
Service
Translation aid: How to convert your drive for climbing tours
Long flat stages, steep mountains - only with a wide gear range is the transmission suitable for both. There is a need for action on the E-MTB, especially when a small climbing gear is missing.
Riding technique: Up a step, down a step - the best tips from trialist Stefan Schlie
Whether as an off-road exercise or as a show manoeuvre in the city - riding steps is part of the standard riding technique repertoire. EMTB expert Stefan Schlie shows you how it's done.
Travel and tours
Grindelwald: Bike and via ferrata tours - a double dose of alpine adventure
The two most exciting combined tours against the backdrop of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau: Bachalpsee Trail with Schwarzhorn Climb and Romantic Trail with Rotstock Climb.
Bad Kleinkirchheim: The longest flow trail in Europe
Europe's longest flow trail awaits in Bad Kleinkirchheim in the Carinthian Nockberge mountains. 15 kilometres long and suitable for everyone.
EXTRA: Mini-Guide Baiersbronn
Surf on easy single trails, enjoy a stop-off and soak up the tranquillity of the forest. There is plenty of space for e-mountain bikers in Baiersbronn hiking heaven.
Contents: All topics from EMTB 2/2021 at a glance
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