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Joe Barnes with his new prototype enduro race bike at the Enduro World Series in Val d’Isere.

Joe Barnes Canyon Prototype

The bike has 27.5″ wheels and a Horst Link suspension offering 140mm of travel. More info coming soon.

Check out the race report about day one at the Enduro World Series in Val d’Isere here!

Photo: Trevor Worsey


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Manne Schmitt

As the proud father of Robin and Max-Philip, Manne has been there from the start and is the wise elder of the editorial team. He won his first cycling race in elementary school at a school sports day. After less successful attempts at football, he found his passion for cycling via endurance racing in 1989! The world of racing still consumes him and no one in the team knows the EWS pros better than Manne. As a former head analyst of a state agency, he knows how to do proper research and finds exclusive news that no one else has. He supports his sons in day-to-day business dealings as the authorised signatory for 41 Publishing – viva la familia!