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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

This year we’re doing things a little differently and focusing solely on trail bikes for our Bike of the Year test. It’s an exciting category that’s really developed over the past few years, with bike

For this year’s Bike of the Year test, we decided to focus on just one category – trail bikes. But if these mid-travel, wholly muscle-powered machines aren’t your thing, don’t fear – many of the inclu

Before I go any further, I’ve got to address that price. The best part of £12k (once you include the Bosch PowerMore range extender supplied with my bike) is a huge amount to pay for a ‘push bike’, ev

Whittling this group of eight bikes down to just three was a mammoth task. Each one is excellent in its own right, so when it came to making the call, we really had to nitpick the details. It’s fair t

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