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May 28, 2018 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Bike Check: Jolanda Neff’s Kross Earth

MarathonMTB Jolanda Neff Kross Earth Shimano XTR M9100 Bike check. Photo: Phil Gale

Jolanda Neff is one of the most exciting and dynamic riders in cross-country racing. She is the reigning XCO World Champion and won the XCM World Championships in 2016. Neff has also confirmed she will ride the Whaka 100 in New Zealand this October. Since riding for Kross Neff has been on a Kross Level hardtail, […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: BIke Check, biking, cross country, dt swiss, Jolanda Neff, kross bikes, Mitas, mountain bike, Shimano XTR, XCM, XCO, XTR

October 6, 2017 By MarathonMTB 1 Comment

Bikes of the Crocodile Trophy: Alex Malone’s Merida Ninety-Six 9.7000

Related Event: Crocodile Trophy
Merida Ninety Six Alex Malone MarathonMTB Crocodile Trophy Bike Check

Words: Alex Malone  |  Photography: Trent van der Jagt  The journey into off-road stage racing has been an exciting one for the team at Cyclist Australia/NZ magazine. Our primary focus has always been around road cycling but with the ever-increasing popularity around gravel and multi-surface drop bar riding, the gap to wider tyres and full […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Bike, Crocodile Trophy, Crocodile Trophy. marathonmtb, Merida, mountain bike, Shimano XTR, Stage Race, what bike for stage racing, XTR Di2

July 2, 2017 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Shimano XTR mechanical vs XTR Di2 – Part two

Norco Revolver Imogen Smith Shimano MTB MarathonMTB 2x drivetrain XTR Di2

I recently built my Norco Revolver FS race bike up with 2×11 Shimano XTR Di2 Synchro Shift. There were a few reasons for this. Shimano came on board as a major sponsor for the Subaru-MarathonMTB.com Team, which meant I could afford this kind of premium gear. Secondly, I was in a big accident four months […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: 1x, 2x, Bike, Di2, drivetrains, MarathonMTB, mounain bike, Shimano, Shimano XTR, synchroshift, XCO, XTR

May 13, 2017 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Shimano XTR mechanical vs XTR Di2 – Part One

Norco Revolver Shimano XTR Di2 build marathonMTB Imogen Smith

Ever since Shimano XTR M9000 and XTR Di2 were released in 2014, riders, bike mechanics, and tech gurus have been weighing up the benefits and disadvantages of each system. And this has also involved, quite literally, weighing the components of each system as well. I have been a long-time user of Shimano’s XTR components, with […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: 1x11, Bike, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Norco, norco revolver, Shimano, Shimano XTR, XTR Di2

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