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March 15, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bike Check: Nino Schurter’s Scott Spark for the 2019 Cape Epic

Nino Schurter is lining up for his 6th Cape Epic, and after a less than ideal race in 2018, he will be out to make amends in 2019. A last minute change sees the flying Swiss racing with Lars Forster, not Andri Frischknecht. Andri was struggling with some health issues at the team camp in […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, cape epic, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, nino schurter, Scott, SRAM

January 16, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

UPDATED: Scope O2 carbon MTB wheels

Scope O2 carbon MTB wheels review MarathonMTB

UPDATED! In the middle of 2019 we had an email from The Netherlands asking for the Scope Cycling O2 wheels to be sent back for some hub updates. It was a simple enough request, and the carbon wheels had tyres removed and were boxed up and collected by courier. Something was in the works, but […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: carbon wheels, Dutch, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, scope cycling O2, Scope o2, Stage Race, XCM, XCO

December 22, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

One year on Nextie NXT29AS30 carbon wheels

Nextie Bike NXT29AS30 carbon rims MarathonMTB bike

Last November we previewed the build of some Nextie NXT29AS30 rims that would be the new race wheels for MarathonMTB.com Team racer Imogen Smith. Having raced on NoTubes Valor rims for over three seasons, then spent some time on an earlier generation of 30mm Nextie rims, Imogen knew she wanted something wider than the Valors, […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, carbon wheels, dt swiss, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, Maxxis, mountain bike, MTB, Nextie, wheel test

October 27, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

We test the Camelbak Octane 10 backpack

Camelbak Octane 10 review MarathonMTB

There is a lot to be said for having the right equipment. The trouble is, what is right for one event or purpose, isn’t always right for another. The Camelbak Chase Bike Vest has been really popular not just amongst our team of riders, but globally as well. The Chase Bike Vest is stable, can carry […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: camelbak, camelbak octane 10, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Review, test

October 17, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

New BikeYoke Divine SL Dropper weighs less than 350g

BikeYoke Divine Dropper Post MarathonMTB

BikeYoke’s popular Revive dropper post runs reliably with a built in bleeding function, and they have had lots of requests for a shorter travel, reliable and superlight dropper post for the Marathon and XC riding and racing. BikeYoke did their homework, to figure out the exact demands for a short travel and light weight post. […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, bikeyoke, divine, dropper post, lightweight, MarathonMTB, mountain bike

September 13, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

First Look: EIE carbon A29C25D22S wheel build

EIE Carbon MarathonMTB

You may not have heard of EIE Carbon, but chances are you will hear of them more in the future. They make a big range of rims, but what I was looking for in a rim needed to be something that hit the following numbers: internal width of 24-26mm Asymmetric for more even spoke tension […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, carbon wheels, chinese carbon, EIE carbon, lenzerheide, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, mountain bike wheels, XCO

August 30, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Fitting Tubolito tubes for test

Tubolito MarathonMTB lightweight tubes

If you’re a bit of a weight weenie, and chances are you are, then you will probably have heard of Tubolito Tubes. The bright orange inner tubes are pretty special as far as inner tubes go for a variety of reasons. They’re light – 85g for a standard 29″ tube. Tubolito claim they are twice […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: marathonmtb super light, Mike Blewitt, mountain bike, MTB, tubolito, XCM

August 29, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bike Check: Ryan Standish’s Merida Ninety Six

Ryan Standish Merida MarathonMTB Bike Check

This Merida Ninety Six was photographed on location on the Mongolian steppe by Alex Malone from Cyclist. The whole bike shot is noticeably different as it’s clean! This was taken in Park City by Ryan. Ryan Standish is an American bike racer who has grown up on the rocky and spikey trails of Alice Springs, […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: BIke Check, Fox suspension, Knight composites, MarathonMTB, Merida, Merida ninety Six, Mongolia BIke, Ryan Standish, Schwalbe Tyres, sram eagle

August 28, 2018 By MarathonMTB Leave a Comment

REVIEWED: C Bear DUB Ceramic Bottom Bracket

C Bear DUB bottom bracket review

This C Bear DUB bottom bracket review has been provided by Adam Cooper from Davy Sprocket. Davy Sprocket specialise in custom bike builds where the finest custom details are all part of the pleasure of the build. If you’ve been following SRAM’s announcements this year you’ll be aware of their DUB bottom bracket system. Designed […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, biking, Bottom Bracket, C-bear, ceramic bearings, davy sprocket, mountain bike, Review, SRAM DUB, tested

August 8, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

REVIEW: Coxa Carry Coxa R5

Coxa Carry backpack review MTB

There is a world of choice when it comes to choosing a backpack for riding in. And it is easy to get lost amongst the options that are around, especially when you consider all the different things we can carry in a bag, even narrowing it down to what you’d want to carry in a […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: backpack, Coxa Carry, cycling, gear review, hydration, MarathonMTB, mountain bike

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