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Inspiration News

Brixen Papers #10: Defining Goals – Choosing Direction Before Acceleration. Action Required!

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Issue #030 Review

Hot or Not? Specialized S-Works Ares-Shoes in Review

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Insider

32” MTB Wheels on Gravel – Bigger Wheels for Faster Gravel Rides?

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DOWNTOWN Lifestyle

7 Espresso Machines in Review – What Is the Best Espresso Machine for Your Home?

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Insider

Brixen Papers #09: What Really Defines “Innovation” in Cycling – Product, Culture, or Storytelling?

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Inspiration

The Cult of Optimisation – Why Doing Less Might Be the Answer

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Review

Hot or not? Garmin Tacx NEO 3M Smart Trainer On Test

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Issue #031 Review

Hot or Not? Testing the 2025 Roval Rapide CLX III

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Insider

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Bike reviews

Gravel Review

OPEN U.P.PER. CONCE.PT 2025 on Review – The Concept Bike Behind OPEN’s New Gravel Generation

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Gravel Review

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Issue #031 Review

Allroad is Dead, Long Live Allroad! Three Bikes Face a Reality Check

4 weeks ago
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Gravel Issue #031 Review

Parapera Anemos² Ti Masterpiece on Review – Titanium meets Carbon

11.12.2025
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Issue #031 Review Road

Falkenjagd Omega on Review – A 3D-Printed Titanium Debut

04.12.2025
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Gravel Review

New FOCUS Atlas 8.9 2026 in Review – The Return of the All-Rounder?

03.12.2025
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Group tests

Issue #030 Review

Three High-End GPS Bike Computers on Test – Garmin Edge 1050, Wahoo ELEMNT ACE and Hammerhead Karoo Go Head-to-Head

27.11.2025
by Jan Richter
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Issue #030 Review

Electric Mini Pump Group Test – Gimmick or Game-Changer?

23.09.2025
by Christoph Staudinger
Akku Luftpumpe Test 2025 Test Review WEB 7216 810x540
Issue #030 Review Road

The 13 best road bike tires head to head. Reviewing the best tubeless and clincher tires for road bikes

16.09.2025
by Jan Richter
Der beste Rennrad Reifen 2025 Test Review WEB 4004 810x540
DOWNTOWN E-Gravel Review

9 Electric Gravel Bikes in Our Big Group Test – The Best Electric Gravel Bikes for Daily Rides and Epic Adventures

05.08.2025
by Jan Richter
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Gravel Issue #029 Review

12 Gravel Race Bikes on Review – The Best Gravel Bikes of 2025 in Direct Comparison

24.07.2025
by Jan Richter
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This is DOWNTOWN. You gonna love it!

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DOWNTOWN Lifestyle

Bubbly Without the Buzz – 16 Non-Alcoholic Sparklings on Test

10.11.2025
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DOWNTOWN

Bike Phone Mounts on Review – The Best Models in Direct Comparison!

08.04.2025
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DOWNTOWN

All-in-One Record Player Review: HYM Seed vs. +AUDIO +RECORD PLAYER

01.12.2025
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DOWNTOWN

9 Electric Gravel Bikes in Our Big Review – The Best Electric Gravel Bikes for Daily Rides and Epic Adventures

30.04.2025
Beam me up, Scotty

Know how

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Know How

Lost in the Jungle of Road Bike Tires? – Your Ultimate Guide to choosing the right rubber.

04.03.2025
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Issue #028 Know How

Short cranks on drop bars? – Discovering the appeal of going shorter

14.01.2025
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Issue #027 Know How

Hookless rims – How dangerous are they really?

12.09.2024

Tours & Travel

Inspiration Tours & Travel

ISBITEN – Bitten by the ice

30.04.2025
by Daniel Geiger
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Issue #028 Tours & Travel

Pushing Boundaries – Sebastian Breuer on Ultra-Distance Gravel Routes

17.12.2024
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Tours & Travel

Blown away by Iceland – with the new Lauf Elja

25.09.2024
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Issue #025 Tours & Travel

Can we still adventure? – A trans-Alp gravel ride 20 years later

05.12.2023
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Features

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Feature Issue #031

BMC Teammachine vs Roadmachine – Which Road Bike Suits You Best?

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Feature Issue #030

Have They Reinvented the Hub? – A Visit to OQUO Wheels

28.10.2025
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Feature

Deep-Section Anti-Hero – A Day in the Life of a Wheel at the Tour de France

22.07.2025
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Feature

The Art of Speed with the Canyon Aeroad– Carpe Noctem

18.02.2025
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Feature

Rohloff vs Pinion: Gearbox Shifting on Rennstahl and Falkenjagd Gravel Bikes on Review

07.02.2025

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