-- REPORT & TRAVEL --
THIS TIME WITH 48 PAGES (ENDURO) EXTRA
Legal at last
The MTB industry is booming. Unfortunately, there are only a few ways to use the sports equipment properly. In a nutshell: you need legal tracks! You can find the instructions here.
Spotguide Schladming
Bikepark Schladming has so far been particularly popular with racers and DH moshers. Following the relaunch in 2020, the park now wants to appeal to airtime fans and beginners with new trails. We were there to find out whether the mission has succeeded.
Riding technique: pros and their favourite moves
With the tips from Brage, Danny and co. you can hit the ground running. Steep descent, scrub, technical uphill, speed wheelie.
-- TEST & TECHNOLOGY --
Test: Favourable BigBikes
This time, we deliberately scrolled down the manufacturers' websites and looked for the price breakers among the big bikes. Three affordable downhillers had to compete - for our race and fun check.
Bikes in the test:
+ Canyon Sender 6 (3299 €)
+ Cube Two 15 Race (3049 €)
+ YT Tues Comp(3499 €)
Test: Five enduro bikes
Not only are the demands on an enduro bike very different, but fortunately also the range on the market. We tested five exciting bikes between 3499 and 6000 euros in the Bikepark Geißkopf and in the Munich area.
Bikes in the test:
+ Alutech Fanes 6.0
+ cavity VHP16
+ Lapierre Spicy CF 7.9
+ Specialised Stumpjumper Evo Expert
+ YT Capra Pro AL 29
Test: A tough comparison of brakes
Twelve disc brakes tested in the lab and in practice
Brakes in the test:
+ Formula Cura 4
+ Hayes Dominion A2
+ Hope Tevo Tech V4
+ Magura Mt7 Pro
+ Magura Trail Sport
+ Shimano Deore 6120
+ Shimano XTR 9120
+ Sram Code RSC
+ Sram G2 Ultimate
+ Trickstuff Piccola
+ Trickstuff Piccola HD
+ TRP DH-R-Evo
Long-term test: parts in danger!
We tried out the new RockShox Domain 170 millimetre, plus parts in the endurance test such as the Pearl Izumi X-Alp Launch shoes, the Deuter Trans Alpine Pro 28, Fox Enduro D30 knee pads, the Fizik Gravita Versor shoes and much more.
-- TYPES
Fest-Faces
They are loud. They are shrill. They are rebellious. They don't want to be told what to do. You should know these FEST types.
Interview: Jesse Melamed
Nine years of racing, finally at the finish line: Canadian Jesse Melamed (29) became the unofficial Enduro World Champion in 2020 after just three EWS races. Now the Whistler local is hoping for a full racing season.
Interview: Kilian Bron
We hadn't heard of Kilian Bron (29) yet. Then the Frenchman glowed over a via ferrata in the Dolomites as if it were a video game. Kilian's speciality: crazy rides filmed from his own perspective. We wanted to know if the guy is completely tired of life.
Says what
Geoff Gulevich
Give me 5
Korbi Engstler
-- Rubrics --
Gallery - The best photos
Magazine - Types, gossip, events and news
Fetish - Bikes, Parts, Fashion
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