RUST magazine: Rust#1
RUST magazine: Hi and congratulations on making one helluva jump… You’ve just sailed straight over the top of the other mags and landed on RUST. RUST is a bold new digital dirt bike project that takes over from TBM, and aims to be more than just a great read. Beginning with an in‐depth, intelligently-written FREE digital magazine, RUST will develop over the coming months into a multi-layered riders’ resource, blending the written word with fast-moving video content and a free-to-access back-issue archive. With a nod to the past and our eyes firmly on the future, RUST will tear down the boundaries between print, digital and social media, bringing them all together under one digital awning. So here for your enjoyment is the first issue of RUST… With all of the great bits of TBM and none of the cost of refuelling, what’s not to like? Key in your email address and we’ll ensure you stay ahead of the pack for all upcoming issues. Feel free to comment on our social media and leave us your feedback. After all RUST is more than just a name… it’s a 'brand of brothers'.
RUST magazine: Hi and congratulations on making one helluva jump… You’ve just sailed straight over the top of the other mags and landed on RUST. RUST is a bold new digital dirt bike project that takes over from TBM, and aims to be more than just a
great read.
Beginning with an in‐depth, intelligently-written FREE digital magazine, RUST will develop over the coming months into a multi-layered riders’ resource, blending the written word with fast-moving video content and a free-to-access back-issue archive. With a nod to the past and our eyes firmly on the future, RUST will tear down the boundaries between print, digital and social media, bringing them all together under one digital awning.
So here for your enjoyment is the first issue of RUST… With all of the great bits of TBM and none of the cost of refuelling, what’s not to like? Key in your email address and we’ll ensure you stay ahead of the pack for all upcoming issues. Feel free to comment on our social media and leave us your feedback. After all RUST is more than just a name… it’s a 'brand of brothers'.
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drive. Even then there was a sense it was<br />
gamely trying to keep up, choking in the<br />
dust cloud left by the WR. Then through a<br />
rocky section of chicanes leading into the<br />
downhill cut, while feeling secure the steering<br />
simply didn’t feel fast enough, akin to<br />
the sensation of water dragging on a rudder<br />
when changing course on a sailboat - the<br />
opposite of ‘rapier’ sharp. It didn’t help that<br />
when swapping between the KTM and the<br />
Yamaha, the EXC-F’s low-set handlebars<br />
felt lower than ever (oh, my aching back).<br />
Fortunately in the woods - and these being<br />
typically Welsh, they came with pronounced<br />
roots, off-cambers, mud and deep ruts - the<br />
KTM’s enduro pedigree began to shine.<br />
Here’s where the WR’s bounding gait is of<br />
less advantage. It remains light on its feet,<br />
but sometimes it jumps around a little too<br />
much for its own good and so you spend<br />
a little energy reining it in, forcing it to be<br />
more deliberate, less carefree, so as not<br />
to bounce unwittingly into a tree. As well,<br />
you’re measuring the power as you exit<br />
those tight turns, it’s not pulling quite so<br />
firmly from the bottom, and if you accidentally<br />
reach too far into that boisterous<br />
mid-range then things might get a little too<br />
exciting for your own good. It’s not putting a<br />
foot wrong, but you’re checking its progress,<br />
for safety’s sake.<br />
The KTM meanwhile is a safe pair of<br />
hands in this terrain. It knows this stuff from
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