For those who have been in the gravity sports scene for a long time, yellow Mavic wheels are synonymous with a groundbreaking era in the MTB scene. Everyone wanted them, and many pros had them, …
Radon Deft Triumph at the iXS Dirt Masters – Alena Strunk, Ardrider Team
For six years, Alena from the Ardrider Team has regularly participated in the iXS Dirt Masters Festival. This year, the downhill cup veteran decided to take it up a notch by entering an e-bike race …
Castelli Espresso Jersey and Bib shorts – Product Review
If you’ve read any of my reviews, you know my fascination with Castelli cycling apparel. The outfits of the pros. Perfectly tailored pieces that, in my opinion, offer the best mix of performance and design …
Race Report – Team Bike-Discount @Absa Cape Epic 2024
This year, Paul and Niclas traveled to South Africa for the Cape Epic a week earlier than last year. They arrived in Stellenbosch exactly two weeks before the start of the 20th edition of the …
GripGrab – The new summer collection in Review
Just like they did last winter, GripGrab recently approached me and asked if I now had some time and motivation to test the new summer collection. As I had already been impressed by the Danish company’s cycling …
Magped GRAVEL Magnetic Pedals Review
With their gravel pedals, Magped have developed an innovative solution for riders who ride both on and off-road. As someone who has always used clipless pedals, I was keen to see how the Magped pedals …
Radon Vaillant Review
As part of the media shoot for the Vaillant campaign on Tenerife, I was able to test the Radon Vaillant extensively over 4 days. The bikes arrived pre-assembled by the manufacturer. They were three Vaillant …
Bike-Discount @ Absa Cape Epic 2024
After the successful performance of our employee Björn and his team-mate Hans-Jürgen at last year’s edition of the Absa Cape Epic, we will have two Bike-Discount teams competing in the world’s toughest MTB marathon in …
Hammerhead Karoo 2 – Product Review
Let’s face it: despite costing the same as a decent smartphone, modern bike computers often resemble machines from the early 2000s. Yes, they are designed for a very specific job, and (usually) do it very …
GripGrab – the new winter collection review
“There’s no such thing as bad weather for cycling, only bad clothing.” This or something in that vein were the comments from my club mates when I was facing my first winter rides at the …
Dirtlej DirtSuit Core Edition Review
First of all, many thanks to Dirtlej for sending me the Dirtsuit Core Edition this really nice women’s mud jumpsuit. For the last few winters I’ve only been riding through the cold months with conventional …













