In part one of our annual mega test, we rate the best budget, women’s and commuter bikes around

Whittling it down It’s been a big year for bike launches, and, as ever, the team across Cycling Plus and BikeRadar.com have been hard at work to bring you the best buying advice and reviews throughout

In the second instalment of Group Think, we turn our minds to race bikes. The all-road bikes featured in part one of this series (see issue 164) may be hogging the spotlight currently, but race bikes

Cannondale’s Synapse Carbon 2 (£7,250) is a deserving winner of our overall Bike of the Year title, 11 years since its ancestor claimed victory. Since then, of course, the endurance bike game has move

Cube Attain C:62 SLT £2,999 This is one of the best pure endurance bikes around, and it’s incredible value for money. The carbon fibre frame has stiff and light high-modulus fibres in the head tube an

Wilier Rave SLR ID2 £9,200 (read full review next issue) The SLR ID2 is designed for speed, with aero tube shapes and a widened down tube that shields water bottles from the wind, plus a racy geometry

Endurance bikes have switched up a gear for 2025. The trend towards all-road bikes that we’ve seen over the past few years seems to be over, thanks to the emergence of fast, lightweight, all-road-capa