Giant Bicycles is one of the largest, if not the largest, bicycle manufacturer in the world. They almost praise the Reign 29 1 as the jack of all trades - "It doesn't matter if it's a bike park ... read more
mountain bikes: Test: Merida One Twenty 8000 – Lively, agile and suitable for touring?
Test: The Merida One Twenty 8000 also starts the 2019 season with "only" 120mm, but the frame and equipment have been given a trail-heavy makeover and the tame tourer has been transformed into a lively ... read more
Product news: Giant Trance 2019 - with a completely revised frame
Product news: Giant unveils the new Trance models for 2019. The world-famous bicycle manufacturer is launching the new trail bike Trance for the coming 2019 season. The frame was... read more
Product news: Construction story Orange Stage 6: The tires, Continental Baron and Kaiser, Made in Germany
Bike Build Story: Part Four, the tires. As already explained in part one, we are trying to build a bike "Made in Europe". As a rule, the rubbers come from the Far East. Known exception: Continental. ... read more
Product news: Construction story Orange Stage 6: The frame, handmade in the UK
Bike Build Story: The first part of our build story for our Enduro. So that we don't reveal everything beforehand, the lead image is pixelated. The heart of our setup is the Orange Stage... read more
Product news: Schwalbe Dirty Dan no longer just for 26 inches
The mud specialist Dirty Dan from German tire manufacturer Schwalbe is a popular tire among gravity riders. The coarse profile, which is reminiscent of a kind of spiked tire, offers the best ... read more
mountain bikes: Fuji Tahoe 1.1: 29-inch vs. 650B
A few years ago, many mountain bikers were skeptical about bikes with large wheels: not agile enough, heavy, difficult to accelerate, wheels that were too soft - that was the motto... read more
Product news: Fizik Thar: The saddle for the big bikes
Innovations breed innovations, one could say. Due to the big 29 and 27.5 inch trend, some bicycle components currently have to be adapted to the new wheel sizes. Be it... read more
Spectrum: Video: Clementz and Cruz on the new Cannondale Trigger
Ben Cruz and Jerome Clementz both ride for the Cannondale Overmountain Team and have shown with several top 10 finishes and overall victory at the Enduro World Series that they are among the … read more