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Antoine has been using the Thule Epos for over three years — the best bike rack he has ever tested. But at around €1,000, it isn't for everyone. Hence the question behind this review: does a cheaper rack, the €639…
With e-MTBs now reaching 150 Nm of torque, do lightweight-assist models still make sense? Antoine put the question to the aluminium Trek Fuel+ EX. His answer comes down…
François Gabart won the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe in 78 days, then sailed solo around the world in a record 42 days aboard the trimaran MACIF in 2017. Today he lives on a…
Canyon has always been about direct online sales. But the brand is now opening a showroom in Colmar, France — the first of a series. En Roue Libre toured the whole site,…
Antoine was convinced e-road bikes were pointless. Then he rode the Trek Domane+ SL. A motor you forget about, 11.5 kg on the scale, a full carbon build… and two…
On August 19th, Warner Bros. Discovery and the UCI announced the end of the Enduro World Cup for 2027. Three days later, En Roue Libre met Enrico Guala in Les Gets.
In 2008, Sam Hill raced an Iron Horse Sunday. Seventeen years later, Dan Roberts has completely redesigned it. Not restored — redesigned, like a car restomod where…
How is an e-bike born? To find out, En Roue Libre headed to Moustache in Thaon-les-Vosges, France, then onto the trails of the Munster valley with Guillaume Heinrich…
John Burke has led Trek for over 40 years. His father founded the company in 1976 in a Wisconsin barn, alongside Bevil Hogg. For the brand's 50th anniversary, he opens…
The new Trek Domane Gen 5 is here. A full presentation and a ride test on the roads of Wisconsin, a stone's throw from Trek's Waterloo headquarters, on both the Domane…
Three electric motors, assistance up to 100 km/h, a superconducting motor cooled to −270°C and Pitot tubes on the cockpit. Meet the Trek Mad One, a concept built for the…
Trek is turning 50 and invited En Roue Libre to Waterloo, Wisconsin, to go behind the scenes. First episode of a five-part series: a tour of the headquarters, from 1976…
Morgan Hill, California. This is where Specialized designs and prototypes its frames before they reach the shops. En Roue Libre toured the prototyping lab and the test…
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