It's a well-known fact that coffee is particularly popular with mountain bikers, but Ride takes a closer look at the connection between coffee and bikes.

Iran is still a taboo country for many, but Alban Aubert has explored the most beautiful trails and corners of the country and introduces a whole new side.

We all ride on the single trails of the Alps, but who actually invented them? This report takes a closer look at the interesting origins of single trails.

Ride editor Balz Weber rode the first Swiss Epic and tells us not only about his suffering but also about the beautiful trails in Valais. The Pischatrail in Davos is considered one of the most beautiful tours in the canton of Graubünden and shows that summer tourism could replace its big cold brother in some places. A somewhat different city tour is also presented in the magazine. The versatility of mountain biking in all its facets is also possible in a small cosmopolitan city like Bern. Which tour the biking women will choose in the future will be clear after the presentation of the Becca Trail in the Aosta Valley. It's like George Clooney in his prime; beautiful, crisp, solid, surprising and therefore extremely popular with women.

The Trek Fuel EX, the BMC Speedfox SF01 and the Cube Stereo 140 HPA were tested in more detail for this issue. And in the final column, the question is raised: "Are e-mountainbikes the devil's motors?" However, Ride editor Thomas Giger finds an unexpected and conciliatory explanation. 

Content Ride 01/2015

• Extensive lounge pages with all the important news about bikestyle
• Photo gallery: Lee Trumpore
• Reportage: Singletrail history: Who invented it?
• Photo report: Thin air in Iran with Alban Aubert
• In the test: Trek Fuel EX 9.8 27.5, BMC Speedfox SF01, Cube Stereo 140 HPA PRO 27.5
• Touring report Die Leiden des jungen Webers; Swiss Epic
• Touring report Pischatour
• Touring report Berner Rundfahrt
• Touring report Becca-Trail in the Aosta Valley

Language: German