The autumn season is in full swing. Alpine bike parks are already closed. Local trail centers at Northern Europe also will soon be closing. Days are aleady incredibly short, and the weather outside isn’t inviting for riding. The alternative? Escape to the south of Europe. Almost everyone has probably been to Finale Ligurie and the surrounding area, but maybe something else? Spain has already been known for winter cycling trips other than enduro or downhill, but the Ride Southern Spain team is working hard to attract more gravity oriented bike enthusiasts. In March 2025, I managed to visit one of…
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Kope Bike Park, located in northern Slovenia, underwent a complete transformation in 2025. New lines, new lifts, a skill park, and a pump track are just some of the changes. I had the opportunity to visit and ride the new lines during the Flat Out Days 2025 festival. Check out our trail report.
Flat Out Days is one of the biggest bike events held in Slovenia. However, it isn’t typical racing or trade event. It is focused completely on simply having good time on the bike and also after biking. In 2025, the festival took place in a completely new location. It main attractions were a network of freshly built trails and aerial shows on some of the largest jumps in Europe during the Slovenian edition of the FEST Series. Below You can find our short report, from this amazing event. Flat Out Days – What is all about? The idea for an…
The Specialized Science Club introduces the LEVO 4; an electric mountain bike so advanced it borders on sorcery. Together, you and the LEVO 4 become something new entirely. A perfect, harmonious hybrid of organic and synthetic. It’s not just a mountain bike—it’s a rider-enhancing machine. A super-suit that transforms you into a cycling cyborg. Up to 111 newton meters of torque and 720 watts of power amplifying your mortal muscles, granting you Super Power and Super Speed that bends space and time to your will. All channeled through a frame with 150mm of futuristic suspension and honed geometry, granting Super…
Flat Out Days is the biggest bike festival in Slovenia. After few years of pause, Flat Out Days has found its new home at completely renewed Bike Park Kope in northern Slovenia. This year festiwal will take place thru whole week from July 14 to 20. One of the biggest attractions will be the Big Air session of invited riders as part of the Fest Series. In addition, the festival will provide plenty of attractions for bikers of all levels of advancement. General focus is more on a relaxed atmosphere and having a good time, not just races and podiums.…
The Fizik brand has shown new shoe models in 2023, which are designed for riding in wet and cold conditions. Presented here Ergolace GTX model or the typical winter Nunaq GTX are equipped with a Gore-Tex membrane, which is supposed to ensure a comfortable ride even when it rains or even snows and the temperatures are not among the highest. A year has passed since I received both models for test. Today I invite you to a summary of my impressions of using the Fizik Ergolace GTX shoes. Fizik Ergolace GTX – Bike shoes with Gore-Tex Fizik Ergolace GTX shoes…
Do You want to ride beatifull 12,5 km, 1450 vertical meeter descent and experience one and only avalanche style adventure? Then You must come to Natisone Valley in Italy, where at 22 September 2024 will be held annual 749 Avalanche style Race. 749 Avalanche – Where? Matajur Mountain is located on the border of Italy and Slovenia. Trail number 749 is starting at the very scenic summit. It is amazing natural style trail descent long for 12,5 km. Riding down 1450 vertical meeters will take You to beatifull Natisone Valley and charming, Italian style, small cities like San Pietro al…
Region of Portes du Soleil is the home to largest bike park in Europe. Today I will take You to the Les Gets and Le Pleney bike parks, which are located in the French part of the Portes du Soleil.
Region of Portes du Soleil is the home to largest bike park in Europe. The facts and figures are certainly impressive, because it gathers into one big system of trails places like Les Gets, Chatel, Le Pleney or Champery. Together they offer over 600 km of bike trails, easy accesible with the help of 25 different lifts. Does this size and popularity also come with quality? Which of the bike parks offers the most interesting trails? Today I will take You to the Chatel bike park, which is located in the French part of the Portes du Soleil. For those…
The region of Portes du Soleil is the home to largest bike park in Europe. The facts and figures are certainly impressive, because it gathers into one big system of trails places like Les Gets, Chatel, Le Pleney or Champery. Together they offer over 600 km of bike trails, easy accesible with the help of 25 different lifts. Does this size and popularity also come with quality? Which of the bike parks offers the most interesting trails? Today I will take You to the newly opened for 2024 season Morgins bike park, which is located in the Swiss part of…
Pass’Portes du Soleil is a three-day event during which participants from almost 30 countries travel on MTB, e-MTB or gravel bikes, ride on specially marked routes that show the potential of places on the French-Swiss border. Find out why you should come to this event in the coming years!
Today is the world release of the new Alpine Trail from Marin Bikes. Even before its world premiere, I had the opportunity for a test ride of the new enduro bike from Marin, and at the end you will find some first riding impressions. So what do we have new here?
You want to ride your bike during winter in more favorable temperatures and less muddy conditions? Below I’ve prepared a list of few places where you can ride well before the bike park season starts in most of Europe.
I’ve been riding the WTB CZR i30 carbon wheel set since May 2022. They definitely didn’t have it easy with me. All of the time I have them in my enduro bike and they already visited with me a lot of European bike parks. I invite you to a very long-distance wheel test, which covered almost two full seasons of riding.