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TOP 5: The most popular ENDURO articles of April 2018


A monthly round-up of the most popular content that graced our site in April: These are your top 5!

First Ride Review: Pole Machine – Challenging the Status Quo

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No bike has been attracting more attention in recent weeks than the Pole Machine. Manufactured using a process that is entirely unique in the bike industry, it calls previously held notions of design into question before you’ve even swung a leg over. But as soon as you do, you will have a completely new world opened up to you.

Full article: First Ride Review: Pole Machine – Challenging the Status Quo


First Ride Review: Specialized Stumpjumper 2018

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Whenever Specialized introduces an updated version of the Stumpjumper the MTB-world holds its breath for a moment. Specialized launched the original Stumpjumper back in 1981 making it the world’s first production MTB. Today – 37 year on – the Stumpjumper is still regarded as a benchmark and trendsetter in the MTB industry. We came to Spain with Specialized and tested the latest incarnation of the legendary trail bike.

Full article: First Ride Review: Specialized Stumpjumper 2018


First Ride Review: Schwalbe Hans Dampf 2018 – The new version of the legendary allrounder

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At first glance the tread pattern of the new Schwalbe Hans Dampf with its elliptical centre-lugs looks very familiar. But if you compare it against the older version you’ll notice that Schwalbe’s engineers didn’t leave a single knob untouched. We had a chance to test the new version and can tell you exactly what it is capable of.

Full article: First Ride Review: Schwalbe Hans Dampf 2018 – The new version of the legendary allrounder


Bike Check: Nate Hills Yeti SB5 with custom shock

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Only very few people would recognise the face of Nate Hills, but almost every biker has seen his handlebars (and we don’t mean his moustache). Nate is the creator of FollowCamFriday and has over 107,000 subscribers on YouTube. We took a closer look at his Yeti SB5 in New Zealand – and discovered some intriguing details.

Full article: Bike Check: Nate Hills Yeti SB5 with custom shock


First Ride Review: FOX 36 FLOAT 2019 – RC2 is dead, long live GRIP2

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The suspension arms race is not over. FOX has announced that its long-running RC2 damper is no more, and today launch the new top of the line FOX 36 FLOAT GRIP2 damper, and we’ve been riding one for a month.

Full article: First Ride Review: FOX 36 FLOAT 2019 – RC2 is dead, long live GRIP2


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