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Intrigue E + 2 Pro

FROM THE BRAND THAT IS MORE COMMITTED TO WOMEN’S RIDING THAT ANY OTHER, LIV’S NEW E-TRAIL BIKE RANGE LOOKS SUPER IMPRESSIVE TO SAY THE LEAST.

TB Is The Lord OF The Scrub

THIS ISSUE’S COVERSTAR SHOULD NEED NO INTRODUCTION.

Muddy Signs With Trek Factory Racing

WE’RE BEYOND STOKED WITH THE NEWS THAT AUSSIE DH PINNER, GRAEME MUDD, HAS SIGNED WITH TREK FACTORY RACING DH FOR THE COMING SEASON. HIS 2016 RESULTS AND STRAIGHT UP DEDICATION OBVIOUSLY MAKING THE WINNINGEST FAMILY IN MTB, THE ATHERTONS, TAKE NOTICE. 8TH IN CAIRNS AND A SOLID SHOWING AT THE MEGA-GNAR HARDLINE EVENT SHOWCASING HIS POTENTIAL TO THE TEAM AT TREK. RATHER THAN JUST DROPPING THE PRESS RELEASE, WE HIT UP MUDDY TO GET AN INSIGHT INTO THE WHOLE, EPIC DEAL. 

This Is Gonna Be Amazing

Seeing That You’re Holding Onto This Magazine, I’m Going To Go Ahead And Presume You’re Into Mountain Biking. In That Case, Maybe You’Ve Heard The Exciting News That Christchurch, New Zealand, Is Getting A New Playground. Well It’s True, There’S Now Another Very Good Reason For You To Help Prop Up The New Zealand Economy And Take A Trip Over To The Home Of Flat Whites And Pavlova.

Let The Digital XT Test Begin

We’ve Finally Got Our Hands On A Complete Production Groupset Of Shimano’S Recently Released Xt Di2 (Which Stands For Digital Intelligence By The Way). Coming Hot Off The Heels Of Shimano’s Debut Digital Groupset, The No-Expense-Spared Xtr Di2 Premium Level Range, Shimano’s Xt Di2 Is The Result Of Some Very Quick ‘Filter Down Effect’ From The Japanese Component Masters. The Individual Xt Di2 Components Look And Work Very Much Like Their Premium Big Brother Xtr Parts, However They’re Only Going To Set You Back About Half The Price, And In Fact The New Xt Di2 Range Even Packs Some Exciting Technology Updates Over The Original Xtr Di2 Range.

The Culture Of The Brand Pivot Cycles

With Pivot Coming Up To Its 10Th Year In Existence Next Year, They’Re One Of The Youngest Bike Companies In The Business. Yet Their Heart And Soul Spans Years Living And Breathing Mtb.

Progression Never Sleeps Rampage

With A New Venue Minus Many Of The Built Structures That Have Defined Rampage Over The Last Years, Would The Invited Crew Of The Worlds Best Freeriders Be Able To Up The Ante And Continue The Progression Of Big Mountain Riding? In Two Words. Hell Yes.

Go Pro's Latest Generation Hero 5 Black&Hero 5 Session

Here At [R]Evo We Have Been Lucky Enough To Get Our Hands On Pretty Much Every Gopro Camera That Has Been Released In The Past Decade. Each New Model Has Been A Substantial ‘Step-Up’ From The Previous Model, Which Is Pretty Incredible Considering Even The Original Gopro Was Kickarse! It’s Time Now For Us To Take A Look At Gopro’s Latest Generation, The Hero 5 Series.

Selling Ice To Eskimos

Riding trails can be tough.

Santa Cruz HighTower CC

Convertibles... Top Down, Wind in the Hair Loving Life, Come Rain, You Got a Roof, a Style So Versatile! Of Course There’s Gotta Be Some Compromises. Any 911 Porsche Aficionado Would Never Be Seen Dead in a 911 Targa Citing Not Enough Stiffness in the Body. So Is a Bike Capable of Running 29 and 27+ Wheels Trying to Be Good at Everything and Master of Nothing?

Intense Launch The New Tracer'17

Intense’s flagship and consistently best selling model, the Tracer, has had a long and illustrious history.

P'Mall....I Think?

To Ride Fast and Improve, You Have to Crash. It’s That Simple.

Presence Please

IT’S TRUE THAT TIME STANDS STILL FOR NO ONE AND THIS YEAR AS I MARCH TOWARDS WHAT SOME CALL A SIGNIFICANT BIRTHDAY I’M LIVING PROOF OF THAT. OVER THIS TIME I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A LOVE OF THE BIKE AND IF AND WHEN TIME ALLOWED, CONTRIBUTED TO THE CYCLING INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER. I HAVE BEEN A RACER, AN OFFICIAL, A VOLUNTEER AN MC AND EVEN BEEN KNOWN TO HECKLE WITH BEVERAGE IN HAND. THE HECKLES ARE GENERALLY LIGHT HEARTED BANTER TO MOST BUT I MAKE SURE TO DIG CONSIDERABLY DEEPER FOR FRIENDS OR FAMILY!

Who's Having The Most Fun?

ISN’T THAT WHY YOU STARTED RIDING IN THE FIRST PLACE?

Shockwiz: Suspension Data Aquisition For All

When It Comes to Our Incredibly Capable Rides, the Information and Knowledge About Geometry, Frame Materials, Parts and Tyres Is There for All to Know. Yet the Most Misunderstood and Most Important Part in Our Daily Ride Is by Far Our Suspension and How It’s Set Up. Take This to the Top Level and It Could Be Argued That the Majority of Bikes Lining Up in Lourdes for the World Cup Dh Opener This Year Are All Now Very Similar. And as a Result, Aside Pure Rider Skill and Fitness, Races Are More and More Often Won as a Result of Dialled (or Not So Dialled) Suspension Tuning.

GT Bike Buller Festival

With Crystal Clear Blue Skies and a Van Full of Bikes, It Was All Smiles on the Drive to This Years Gt Bike Buller Festival Up in the Victorian Alps Over the Labour Day Long Weekend.

Don't Be A Hater

RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RIDING WITH MY YOUNG BLOKE. HIS EARLY RIDING CAREER SUFFERED A MAJOR SETBACK IN WHAT WILL BE FOREVER KNOWN AS “THE GREAT NUT CRUSHING INCIDENT”, WHEN A SMALL ROLL OVER RESULTED IN NUTS MEETING STEERER. TIME IS A GREAT HEALER, AS THEY SAY, AND I AM PLEASED TO SAY THIS DEVASTATING INCIDENT HAS BEEN OVERCOME WITH THE YOUNG BLOKE MAKING SOME BIG STEPS FORWARD IN TECHNIQUE AND CONFIDENCE. IT’S A GREAT FEELING GETTING OUT AND RIDING TRAILS WITH HIM AND HAS HELPED ME REMEMBER WHAT RIDING IS ABOUT. WE ROLLED OUT AT THE END OF A FUN TRAIL AND HE HAD A HUGE GRIN ON HIS FACE, “THAT WAS FUN!!” 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SLAYER 790 MSL

So where does a 165mm bike named the Slayer FIt into the world of MTB right now? It’s a bit of a wild card as I had ‘DH’ crew wanting to ride it when at bike parks, and ‘lightweight’ crew just as keen to check it out when on epic all day slogs.

Enduro News

ENDURONEWS We are now past the shortest day of the year; the Whales are moving North and the Enduro World Series is past the halfway point with Sam Hill holding a nice lead in the overall leading into the big hills of La Thuille and Whistler before heading back to the Mediterranean with the Zona Zero and Finale events to round out the season.

Visionaries: The Simon French Journey So Far

I’VE KNOWN FRENCHIE FOR COMING UP TO 20 YEARS NOW AND I’VE ALWAYS BEEN AN AVID FOLLOWER OF THE ENDLESS LIST OF AMBITIOUS PROJECTS AND CONSTANT SUCCESSES THAT HAVE FORMED THE WEEK-TO-WEEK LANDSCAPE OF SIMON’S CAREER TO DATE. RECENTLY WE WERE CHATTING OVER A BEER, HAVING JUST DONE A COUPLE OF RUNS TOGETHER DOWN AT HIS MEGA MAYDENA BIKE PARK, AND HE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT SOME OF THE PLANS THAT HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON FOR FUTURE. I REMEMBER SITTING THERE THINKING TO MYSELF, ‘THIS GUY IS A STRAIGHT UP VISIONARY!’ WHERE DOES ONE EVEN COME UP WITH THE IDEA OF SETTING OUT TO CREATE THEIR OWN WHISTLER BIKE PARK RIGHT HERE IN AUSTRALIA? AND THEN MORE TO THE POINT, HOW COULD ANYONE THEN HAVE THE BALLS TO ATTEMPT TO TURN THE IDEA INTO A REALITY? THIS GUY, THATS WHO. OF COURSE HOWEVER, SIMON’S JOURNEY TO THIS POINT HASN’T BEEN WITHOUT ITS FAIR SHARE OF GOOD ‘OL BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS, SACRIFICES AND STEEP LEARNING CURVES. AS YOU’RE ABOUT TO DISCOVER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF PAGES, SIMON IS A SUPER PASSIONATE AND HIGHLY DRIVEN INDIVIDUAL. AT THE AGE OF JUST 35 HE HAS ALREADY BUILT HIMSELF A MOUNTAIN BIKE EMPIRE. BUT IF YOU ASK HIM, HE’S STILL FAR FROM DONE YET!

Norcosight VLT 2

WITH THE E-BIKE MARKET EXPANDING FASTER THAN MY WAISTLINE OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON, IT IS WITH NO SURPRISE THAT NORCO HAS DECIDED TO COME TO THE PARTY. WHILE A LOT OF COMPANIES HAVE BEEN FAST TO PRODUCE E-BIKES STEMMING OFF THEIR REGULAR BIKE LINEUPS, NORCO HAVE BEEN HIDING THEIRS DEEP IN THE SQUAMISH FORREST, GROWING, IMPROVING, BECOMING A FULL GROWN BEAST. THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THEY FOCUSED ON IT FEELING AS PLAYFUL AND CAPABLE AS THE REST OF THEIR LINE UP. NORCO UNDERSTOOD THAT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO MAKE THE SIGHT VLT A BIKE THAT LIVES UP TO THEIR STANDARDS THEY WOULD NEED TO FOCUS ON THE GEOMETRY, FRAME MATERIAL, ​​​​​​AND COMPONENTRY BEFORE WORRYING ABOUT ADDING A MOTOR.

Connectivity How These Crazy Systems All Speak To Each Other

GONE ARE THE DAYS OF JUMPING ON YOUR BIKE WITHOUT SOME SORT OF DIGITAL DEVICE HANGING OFF YOU OR YOUR BIKE.

Are You That Guy?

IT’S PROBABLY A SAFE ENOUGH ASSUMPTION THAT IF YOU ARE READING THIS, YOU MAY ALREADY BE AN E-BIKE CONVERT.

Giant Trance One

SO WE’VE JUST BEEN HANDED THE KEYS TO A ’17 TRANCE 1 WHICH WE WILL BE REVIEWING FOR NEXT ISSUE. WE’VE DECIDED TO JUMP THE GUN AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE INTRO LOOK AT THE TRANCE 1 THIS ISSUE. BEFORE WE EVEN TOOK IT TO THE TRAILS FOR THE FIRST TIME WE WERE ALREADY BLOWN AWAY BY IT. HOW? IT’S UNBELIEVABLE VALUE, THAT’S HOW. IN ADDITION TO ITS IMPRESSIVELY FINE-TUNED FRAME, IT COMES SPEC’D WITH A FULL SHIMANO XT GROUPSET, INCLUDING BRAKES, FOX 34 ELITE FORK, FOX FLOAT ELITE REAR SHOCK, A DROPPER POST AND A SET OF CARBON WHEELS - ALL THIS FOR UNDER FIVE GRAND! THIS COULD VERY WELL BE THE BEST VALUE MOUNTAIN BIKE OF 2017. 

Commenceal Back In Australia

“Pushy’s Is Excited to Be Partnering With Such an Iconic Brand, Which Is Both Respected, and Highly Successful Around the World. Max Has Been a Pleasure to Deal With, and His Team Are Excellent. We Are Looking Forward to Bringing Commencal Back to the Australian Market, Bigger and Better Than Ever Before. Potential Buyers Will Be Able to Tap Into the Super Fast Australian Delivery Times, and 6 Days a Week Phone Support. We Will Have a Dedicated Phone Number, and a Brand Manager in Place to Help Them Out”- Peter Van Oeveren // General Manager @ Pushys.com

Shimano's 2018 Trail Shoes & Pedals: Evolution Of A Legned

Shimano Has Turned Up the Heat in a Big Way With the Release of a New Saint Spd Pedal, Plus 3 Brand New Flat Pedal Options, Alongside a Range of New Trail Specific Shoes. Today’s Bikes, Suspension, Tyres and Components Have All Been Evolving at Almost Record Pace as Trails Get More and More Gnar. So What Does Something 25+ Years Old That’s Remained Virtually Unchanged Since Inception Do to Stay Current? Ask Shimano and Their Latest Range of Pedals and Shoes…

Rocky Mountain Altitude 2018

We Had Been Hanging Out for the ‘new’ Altitude to Drop and It Has Certainly Been Worth the Anticipation! A Staple in the Rocky Mountain Line Up for More Than a Moment (Think 2013 to the Present), the Altitude Has Made Its Mark on Riders and Terrain as Varied as This Crazy World Is. In Its Recent Guise However, It Was the One Bike in the Stacked Rocky Line-up in Desperate Need of an Overhaul, Especially Since the Release of the Epically Versatile Slayer.

Josh Carlson's Enduro

It’s the Halfway Point of the 2017 Enduro World Series Race Season With Four Rounds Down and Just Four Rounds to Go. Usually by This Point in the Year We Are Settling Into a Solid Racing Rhythm and Enjoying the Warmer Summer Days of Shredding. But for Me, It’s Been a Rough Start to the Racing Season. There Have Been Some Lows and an Epic High.

Spread It On Thick-Introducing The All-New Focus Jam

While Focus Have Brought Some Amazingly Well Designed Bikes To The Table Over The Last Years, In Some Ways There Was A Wide Gap In Their Trail Bike Range. Until Now That Is.

Switch To Get Rowdy

Introducing Giro’s New Take On The Removable Chin Bar Helmet.