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Top 5: The most popular ENDURO articles of May 2017


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

How to Position your Clipless Cleats for MTB Riding

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Fitting a cleat is simple right? There are two bolts and a plate in your shoe to attach them too, but ask someone whereabouts on the shoe to attach the cleat and it stops being quite so obvious. Front or back? Left or right? We spoke to top enduro riders from around the world, industry insiders and biomechanics to answer the question, how do I fit my cleat to my mountain bike shoe?
How to Position your Clipless Cleats for MTB Riding

Spotted at the EWS: New Ibis HD4 Enduro Bike

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It’s no secret that athletes are instrumental for brands when it comes to product testing and development. However, while walking the pits of the Enduro World Series round in Ireland, it was quite a surprise to spot an unreleased bike from Ibis hiding in plain sight. But this time there was no cloak and dagger secrecy, this was the new Ibis HD4, and amazingly the Ibis racers were happy to talk about it. We grabbed team rider, Robin Walner to find out more.
Spotted at the EWS: New Ibis HD4 Enduro Bike

Pro Bike Check: Lewis Buchanan’s Trek Factory Racing Slash

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After a very strong start at the first two EWS rounds, the 2017 season looks very promising for young Scottish racer, Lewis Buchanan. We catch up with the Trek Factory Racing team rider to see how he sets up his Trek Slash RSL.
Pro Bike Check: Lewis Buchanan’s Trek Factory Racing Slash

A Bike for All Situations – 9 of the most Exciting Trail Bikes of 2017 on Test

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Let’s admit it: very few of us will willingly walk into a compromise. And why would we? Isn’t life about having the ultimate of everything? But what if the ultimate bike is actually one big compromise? Take trail bikes: they’re capable of riding everything, but doesn’t that elusive state of perfection across all terrain somehow evade them? Yet that’s exactly what makes them the ultimate bike for us. We’ve been out testing nine of the new season’s sickest steeds and wondering where compromise cuts in.
A Bike for All Situations – 9 of the most Exciting Trail Bikes of 2017 on Test

New Products from the Bike Festival in Riva, Lake Garda

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Down on the shores of Lake Garda, Riva’s BIKE Festival never fails to usher in the new season in style, welcoming countless riders to this lakeside retreat and unleashing a ton of new exciting developments over the course of the trade fair. Here’s what caught our gaze:
New Products from the Bike Festival in Riva, Lake Garda


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