ISSUE #144

AMB #144

Issue 144 is here to bring you into Spring and the new product year with a bang. We test some of the hottest bikes on the market at the moment, like the Whyte G150 gravity machine, the Niner RIP 9 RDO 29er all mountain rig, and the Merida One.Twenty.7 700. Robert Conroy pushes the trail ability on the Whyte M 109 C long term test bike, just before he gets it in shape for the upcoming Marathon season.

Cover boy and new downhill wonder kid, Jack Moir, talks to AMB in a feature length interview about getting to where he is today, racing World Cups, and shooting for a World Cup podium in 2015.

Over winter, the AMB crew spent some time in Europe sampling trails, coffee, and in general riding some cool trails so we can tell you the places to put on your wishlist. But it wasn’t all play. We have highlights from the Eurobike tradeshow in Friedrichshafen, looking at some of the trends occuring in the bike industry. There’s a great destination feature about the Oetztal region in Austria, written by Imogen Smith, and another on Grindelwald in the Swiss Alps.

Our product tests run from the latest action camera from lock specialists ABUS, to testing out the new Fox Float 26, reviewing the timeless Shimano XT groupset, and looking at compression garments, women’s bike gear from Ground Effect, bike racks and lightweight handlebars. Out the back of the mag our writers have the same great fitness, nutrition, skills and workshop features to guide you through the sport.

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