SOE 2025 CHAMP SIMON SERVILLON EASE OFF ON THE PEDALS JUST LONG ENOUGH AFTER THE RACE TO CHAT ABOUT BIKE LIFE WITH US He came, he raced and he conquered! Meet Simon Servillon from the Philippines. He is only 19 years old this year but his riding enthusiasm and prowess is way bigger than his lean frame and age. Bikezilla chatted with Simon about his cycling life and his local riding community. GETTING TO KNOW SIMON SERVILLON Name: SIMON SERVILLONNickname: SAI / MONSend me Presents on: 13 FebHometown: Davao City, PhilippinesDaily Grind: I was working at multiple bike shops so ...

DISCOVERING A NEW PLAYGROUND FOR HELI-BIKING Building the Mondraker community brought Richard Gasperotti to the Romanian resort of Muntele Mic, where he met Romeo and Cristian Dunca, the operators of Romania's unique heli-biking experience. Read about their joint adventure in the wilderness, proving that mountain biking has no boundaries. RICHARD GASPEROTTI RIDES ROMANIAN MOUNTAINS ON AN E-MONDRAKER MTB Gasperotti, always in search of new terrains, chose Romania for its stunning landscapes and accessibility by car—a crucial factor due to airline restrictions on transporting e-bike batteries. He set out with trusted companions: photographer Miloš Štáfek and cameraman Marty Smolík, who had ...

We have heard about Berm Cycle and their unique creations over the past few years. This young but daring company is no stranger to unique products that are sometimes slightly off well-trodden paths. Some noteworthy mentions include the Ragnar Drop-bar Ti Mountain Bike Frame and the Riot BMX Ti Frame & Fork set. Aside from these special frames, they also have the more conventional yet no-less-rad Rexx Ti Enduro Hardtail Frame. This article introduces another new frame from them. Let's check out the Razen Ti Dirt Jump Frame. RAZEN TITANIUM DIRT JUMP FRAME When we spoke with Berm Cycle regarding ...

MEET THE TESLA OF MTB - SLEEK AESTHETICS COUPLED WITH UNIQUE KINEMATICS CONCEPT The Eminent Haste MT is an enduro bike that took us a lot of riding time to fully understand it. Not because we couldn't feel the bike, but rather, we took longer than usual to understand why this bike behaves the way it does. First off, the overall aesthetics got us interested and then next, we were ploughing through Eminent Cycles' suspension design theory. Their approach to solving present day's frame design flaws is scientific and convincing. But designs will remain as designs if they are not ...

GOOD CORE STRENGTH IS THE KEY TO UNLOCKING HIGHER LEVELS OF CYCLING SKILLS AND THE GATEWAY TO ENJOYING REAL "BIKELIFE" During many casual conversations with fellow riding friends, the topic on why I still continue to ride my street bike pops up often. While I am not the best old man street styler in town, and had my fair shares of cycling "bailouts". I take pride in my constant core strength exercise opportunities whenever the occasion arises - which is everytime I ride any of my bicycles. Every ride, long or short of it, where depleting energy level from long ...

THE MAIN MAN BEHIND SINGAPORE OPEN ENDURO Singapore Open Enduro (SOE) 2023 happened on 21 and 22 October 2023. It was a very successful event and set the bar high for future events and races to come. Stories about SOE would not be complete without the mention of its founder Wilson Low. This story is not about the actions of SOE, it is about the man behind the flattest enduro in the world. We didn’t realise that a flat enduro could be so tough to put together. Wilson Low shares his blood, sweat and tears of joy for his brainchild ...

FIRST IMPRESSION ON THE CUSTOM-BUILT BERM CYCLE RIOT TITANIUM BMX Berm Cycle comes across to us as a young innovative company with a strong passion for high quality bicycle products that skewed on the side of high octane sub-disciplines. So far, we counted: aggressive mountain biking, bicycle touring and gravel biking. And this list is expected to grow in the near future. It is no surprise that their brand culture spectrum would also include Street BMX. Enter the Berm Riot Titanium BMX frame and fork set, along with a matching 4-Piece handlebar. Bikezilla took hold of the custom Riot and ...

GIVI-BIKE OFFERS 3 TOURING BIKE BAG LINES THAT ARE STYLISH YET FUNCTIONAL This comes as refreshing news to us when we discovered that GIVI had launched their GIVI-Bike website - a separate website dedicated to cycling bags. Currently, there are 3 touring bike bag lines being offered for this Italian brand. We take a look at what would suit mountain bikers best. GV-BIKES Famous Italian motorcycle bag and carrier maker GIVI has entered the cycling world via GV-Bikes.com. This is in view of the growing e-cycling trend and other growing awareness in sustainable ethics. Definitely a good time now as ...

YOUNG PRODIGY SAM MARIANO SHOWS US HOW MOUNTAIN BIKERS ROLL IN THE PHILIPPINES We have heard how hot the Philippines is when it comes to mountain biking (and the cycling sport as a whole). The Pinoy mountain bike community brought their own unique flavour and local culture to the sport, adding more colours to the Asian mountain biking scene. It is from amidst this fun-loving folks that we chanced upon young Sam Mariano who rides out from Caloocan City. Lots of city slickers can claim they are into mountain biking and are totally into the sport. We'll let Sam show ...

HOW DOES THE NEW MONDRAKER SUPERFOXY CARBON R RIDES? AND HOW DOES IT COMPARES WITH ITS PREDECESSORS? Bikezilla was given the opportunity to get well acquainted with the Mondraker SuperFoxy Carbon R recently. Looking back, we had our first experiences with the Mondraker Dune and Foxy in 2015. Those bikes had both the looks and the capabilities to handle the trails well. What's more memorable was that there's a certain unique personality about Mondraker Bikes. We'd like to call it the "Mondraker DNA". It is with this anticipation and benchmarking when we got hold of the new SuperFoxy Carbon R ...

THE SEARCH FOR NEW TRAILS IN CHIANG MAI BROUGHT US FURTHER INTO DOI INTHANON DISCOVERING FRESH NEW FLOWY TRAILS We still love the trails at Doi Suthep and Doi Pui. But more than a decade of shredding the trails on these holy mountains had damaged the trails quite badly. While some riding would continue around these 2 mountains, there are also measures to heal the mountain and ensure safety for users of the trails. It will take time for the mountain to heal. It's time to ride deeper down south-west. Deeper into Doi Inthanon. This is an update on what's ...

3-BIKES CASUAL SHOOTOUT: CANFIELD BALANCE, EMINENT CYCLES HASTE MT, DARTMOOR THUNDERBIRD CF Some folks only need one bike for every kind of ride. Some folks prefer an arsenal of weapons to match the occasion. If we are to ask you what is the ONE BIKE that represents the real rider in you? What would that bike be? Bikezilla presents 3 distinctly different bikes for this casual shoot-out in the hope of getting our riders to discover their true riding personality. This is not one of those usual "serious, technical and number-crunching" bike test. Rather, it is a fun, get-together ride ...

SOME FUN AND LAUGHTER ON A SUNDAY MORNING GATHERING WITH STREET AND PARK RIDERS The first Rad Pack Sunday blasted off with lots of laughs and fun. Riders gathered, strengthened and re-established bonds. Most importantly, everyone - from beginners to veterans - rolled out of United Skates a WINNER. Here's a recap of the fun morning. SOME KIND OF A REBOOT! It's been a quiet few years. With the Covid bug period disrupting outdoor and social activities, adjustments to local pedestrian/traffic laws pertaining to cycling on local pavements/park connectors and urban development plans leading to the demolition of some neighborhood ...

MORE KIDS SHOULD ADOPT THIS RADTITUDE There's so much fun and radness in Freestyle BMX. Yes, this is the heartfelt opinion of this editor. And he totally hates it when fellow cyclists gleefully say shits like "BMX is dead". Sadly there's some truth to it ... and also some hope within. This Rad Ed shares his views. RISE AGAIN For some years, with the demolition of some neighborhood skateparks, we see a dwindling in population of BMX Freestylers on this island. It didn't help with the implementation of laws restricting brakeless cycling and "karens/kens" being extra vigilant when it comes ...