Biking Reviews and Rankings

Best Hybrid Bike

Winner: Specialized Sirrus Comp
Hybrid bikes are for the practical cyclist. What is a hybrid? you ask. Take the ruggedness of a mountain bike, the speed and lightness of a road bike, and...

Best Hybrid Bike under $500

Winner: Specialized Sirrus
If you haven't been on a bike in a few years and you've grown tired of paying out the wazoo for gas, or you want to cut off a few pounds for the...

Best Mountain Bike under $300

Winner: Raleigh Talus 3.0
Buying a mountain bike on a limited budget can be difficult. You want something strong and reliable, but you don't want to break the bank. At the same...

Winner: Cateye CC-RD300W Strada Wireless Bicycle Computer
Not all cycling computers are created equal. Some offer a lot of functions, some offer only the most rudimentary. Some measure speed, distance, and time...

Best Beginner Mountain Bike

Winner: Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc
One of the things that makes mountain biking so fun is its accessibility. When you're out on the trails, you pick your own lines, and if you come up on...

Best Road Bike under $1000

Winner: Cannondale CAAD8 6
For some people, cycling is a hobby. For others, it's a way of life. For those of us who work fifty or sixty hours a week, it's hard to give ourselves...

Best Mountain Bike under $1000

Winner: Specialized Rockhopper Comp Disc 29
The nice thing about mountain bikes is that they're versatile machines, able to handle all sorts of terrain. Of course, like everything else, there's a...

Best Hybrid Commuter Bike

Winner: Specialized Sirrus Elite
For a lot of people, cycling is becoming an increasingly viable option for transportation, saving non-renewable resources, maximizing fitness, and most...

Best 29er Mountain Bike

Winner: Specialized Stumpjumper Comp 29
There is nothing better than being on a mountain bike, snaking through smooth single-track and riding over and down things that would be twice as difficult...

Best Cruiser Bike

Winner: Electra Rat Rod 3i Cruiser Bike
With bikes, there is every kind of staple and standard. You have your rugged, mechanized full-suspension mountain bikes; you have your space-aged...

Best Clipless Road Bike Pedal

Winner: Look Keo Classic Pedal
A dedicated road cyclist needs three key things in any bike: comfort, speed, and reliability. A good road bike wastes no weight and spends no time on...

Best Road Bike Seat

Winner: Specialized Toupe Bike Saddle
When you're out for five or six hours on your road bike finishing your Saturday-morning century, you'll know for sure when you get home if you love...

Best Bike Gloves

Winner: Giro Bravo Cycling Gloves
For the novice or the professional cyclist, gloves are a necessary part of the whole package. Cycling gloves help dampen road vibrations, give you better...

Best Road Bike

Winner: Specialized Tarmac Expert SL
In the world of cycling, road bikes mark the industry's most long-standing vehicle. Cycling got its start on the roads, and some of the oldest races in the...

Best Cycling Gloves

Winner: Giro Bravo Cycling Gloves
Someone new to the world of cycling may question why cycling gloves are so important. While wearing gloves in a sport that relies mostly on the legs...