Ride review 2016: these products were a hit

Dispensing with carbon, cassettes almost as big as pizza plates and a new Swiss bike manufacturer: these are the headlines that have attracted a lot of attention on Ride.ch.
As befits the polarizing e-mountainbikes, these are also represented several times in the 2016 top ten.

Rank 1: Consciously avoiding carbon? Spank and iXS explain why

Under the leadership of Spank and iXS Sports, manufacturers in the bike industry have come together to produce more ecologically. One particular thorn in their side is the mass use of carbon - because there are areas of use for carbon where there are only marketing reasons, not performance reasons.
http://www.ride.ch/news/bewusst-auf-carbon-verzichten-spank-und-ixs-sagen-weshalb

Rank 2: 27.5 Plus or 29 inch - which is faster now?

The British online platform Bikeradar took the plunge and tested various bikes on different routes. The result was more or less surprising.
http://www.ride.ch/news/275-plus-oder-29-zoll-was-ist-jetzt-schneller

Rank 3: Shimano 2017: 11-46 cassette, new chainrings

A wide-range 11-46 cassette and new single chainrings that work even better without chain jumps: Shimano has some news for 11-speed shifting systems in its quiver for the 2017 model year.
http://www.ride.ch/news/shimano-2017-11-46er-kassette-neue-kettenblaetter

Rank 4: Ex-Stöckli team boss Stoll launches new bike brand

After two years as team boss of the Stöckli Pro Team, Thomas Stoll is opening a new chapter in his mountain bike story and is launching his "Stoll Bikes" brand on the market this summer.
http://www.ride.ch/news/ex-stoeckli-teamchef-stoll-lanciert-neue-bike-marke

Rank 5: "I won't be selling any e-mountainbikes until 2025"

René Albisser makes a very trenchant statement at the "Arena" panel discussion at the Infotech trade fair. The Ride readers like it.
http://www.ride.ch/news/bis-im-jahr-2025-verkaufe-ich-keine-e-mountainbikes

Rank 6: MTB Hopper - now jumps are portable!

Building and maintaining jumps takes a lot of time and is often not allowed. These circumstances gave Lithuanian bikers the idea of designing a portable ramp.
http://www.ride.ch/news/mtb-hopper-jetzt-werden-sprungschanzen-tragbar

Rank 7: 29ers are dead. Long live 39 inches

According to graphic designer Patrik Ng, the XC bike of the future rolls on 39-inch wheels - beautifully realized and not meant to be taken entirely seriously.
http://www.ride.ch/news/29er-sind-tot-lange-lebe-39-zoll

Rank 8: Sram: 12 gears, 10-50 cassette, goodbye front derailleur

The eagle has landed - Sram shows off the new supergroup with a massive range on the cassette, at the Olympics the groupset rides to gold twice.
http://www.ride.ch/news/sram-12-gaenge-10-50er-kassette-adieu-umwerfer

Rank 9: Thömus builds the E-Fully from carbon

The motto remains: Thömus delivers high-tech from the farm and makes headlines with a cleanly integrated e-fully based on the Shimano power unit.
http://www.ride.ch/news/thoemus-baut-das-e-fully-aus-carbon