SRSUNTOUR WERX athlete David Graf needed relief from his tough BMX winter training. He ended up on Madeira island, riding on a new NICOLAI ION 16 650 equipped with the new SRSUNTOUR AURON fork. Special thanks goes to the guide and shuttle crew BIKULTURE.com, for the epic trail rides down to the beach.

I've been a fan of Cyclocross for a long time, so when Mongoose said they were working on the Selous I couldn't wait to get my hands on one and see what all the fuss was about! It has to be one of the purest forms of off road riding. I would say back to basics but my bike was pretty damn tech as Shimano set me up with there latest electric gears and disc brakes. That aside you're still essentially riding a beefed up road bike with skinny tyres and no suspension making every rock, root, rut a...