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August 10, 2022 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Orucase B2 Bike Travel Case

Travelling with a bike can be a cumbersome process. The folk at Orucase aim to reduce the stress and cost associated with airline travel with bikes.

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: airline travel, Bike, Bike Travel case, Justin Morris, Lead Out Sports, MTB travel, Orucase, product, Tech

July 30, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

A closer look at the 2020 Norco Revolver FS

In December, I was lucky enough to spend some time test riding the yet-to-be-released updated Norco Revolver. At a glance it looked really similar to the current frame, and that’s why their Factory Team were able to race it without too many people noticing. Look closer and you realise how much has changed. From a […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: custom build, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, norco revolver, team frame, Tech, XCM, XCO

June 11, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Scapin release new Oraklo 148

Scapin Oraklo 148 MTB

Scapin have been hard at work on their 29er race hardtail, and Oraklo 148 is ready for delivery. Born for maximum stability and precision steering, and designed for competition and ideal for marathons, the Oraklo 148 takes its name from the rear boost standard and its monocoque frame is made from Toray T800 carbon fibre. Aesthetically, […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: MTB, oraklo, Scapin, Tech

April 5, 2016 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Curve 29er Race 30×30 MTB wheels – just landed

Curve 29er MTB wheels

There are no shortage of carbon mountain bike wheels on the market at the moment. But understanding what is a good wheel and what isn’t might not be as easy. We’ve just had a set of Curve Cycling’s 29er Race 30×30 XC Race wheels land at the MarathonMTB.com service course, and we’re about to get them […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Carbon, Curve, MTB, Tech, Wheels

September 6, 2015 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Perskindol Swiss Epic Rider Diary – the bike

Related Event: Perskindol Swiss Epic

The Perskindol Swiss Epic Official Race Book recommends that each competitor ride a full-suspension mountain bike with at least 120mm of front and rear travel and a dropper seatpost. I did an extra check and can confirm that this is not just for the Flow category (which is the ‘enduro’-style side of the race). Nope, […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Bianchi, BIke Check, Fox suspension, MarathonMTB, perskindol swiss epic, Racing, scicon, Shimano, Switzerland, Tech, Training

August 28, 2015 By Stu Spies Leave a Comment

REVIEWED: Chinese carbon mountain bike frame

I’ll never forget the day I was left most perplexed by our team manager Mike Blewitt after his seemingly bipolar reaction to my newest bicycle purchase. We were setting up our steeds in the basement of our apartment in preparation for the Dolomiti Superbike, a fantastically tough one day marathon race in the heart of […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: chinese carbon, long term, MTB, Review, Swiss Epic, Tech

August 12, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

How to climb steep hills

Sometimes the most technically difficult challenge on a trail can be maintaining traction on a steep climb. But with the right approach and technique, you will be amazed at what you can climb up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndgi1O6dWgw

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: climb, climbing, how to, Subaru, Tech

May 29, 2015 By Wil Barrett Leave a Comment

Reviewed: Gerber MP 400 Compact Sport Multi-Tool

As a mountain biker, I love getting into the outdoors. I love camping, hiking and any opportunity to escape the city and explore remote natural environments. For that reason, I really love outdoors gear too. Especially cool lightweight techy-stuff like tents, sleeping bags and compact cook stoves. And no, you probably don’t want to end […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: multitool, Review, Tech, tools

May 11, 2015 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

BMC release new Teamelite 01 – a Racing Evolution

  The Swiss don’t do things by halves, and BMC haven’t been known to take bike design lightly. The Impec Lab has teamed up with the BMC Mountainbike Racing Team to create the new BMC Teamelite 01 – the world’s most technically advanced hardtail mountain bike. Cross-country racing, and marathon racing, demands absolute perfection from your […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Absalon, BMC, MY2016, Naef, Suisse, Swiss, Tech

April 9, 2015 By Richie Tyler Leave a Comment

Whyte 29-C: The Mongolia Bike Challenge Bike Build

Related Event: Mongolia Bike Challenge
Whyte's full carbon 29C ready for the Mongolia Bike Challenge

At 856km, the Mongolia Bike Challenge covers some serious mileage. Sitting down to consider the nature of the course, which includes vast tracts of double track trails as well as some 13,400m of climbing, Mike and I had forever enjoyable task of putting together a bike for me to take on the Challenge. Enter the […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Mongolia Bike Challenge, MTB, Stage Race, Tech, Whyte

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