Back again: these legends are back

There are products that are so unique that they burn themselves into the collective consciousness of the mountain bike community. The bright yellow Gravity wheelset - aka Deemax - from Mavic is indelible in this memory. Honda's commitment is also downright legendary: when the Japanese build a mountain bike, the engineers go all out, and the new e-bike is no different. And with Kästle, a - very old - acquaintance rolls back into the studded tire limelight.

The Deemax wheels from Mavic are celebrating their 25th birthday - reason enough to give the wheels a technical makeover and relaunch them in the striking yellow color. Mavic even speaks of a mythical and disruptive concept when it comes to the color, which ensures a high recognition effect.

A downhill bike with a gearbox has already caused a sensation at Honda. The bike looked like something from another planet, the numbers were small - and with Brendan Fairclough, Matti Lehikoinen and Greg Minaar, the riders in the Honda team were even bigger legends than the bike itself. The Japanese recently presented another mountain bike - this time a contemporary e-mountain bike that is just as visually and technically appealing.

Kästle is of course closely associated with skiing, and Pirmin Zubriggen's successes on these skis in the 1980s remain unforgotten. Kästle has repeatedly ventured away from winter sports and has repeatedly made appearances in the mountain bike market. This is now the case again: Kästle GmbH, based in Austria, has launched a portfolio of e-mountainbikes with Bosch motors, which are set to arrive on the market from spring 2024.