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A description of some key features of several manufacturer-built bicycles is presented. The bicycles are categorized into mountain bikes and road bicycles and are manufactured by Shimano, Deore and Campagnolo., Bike manufacturers continue to reverse the trend toward sameness by mixing component brands and models at the higher end. Still, the majority of bikes, especially in the lower- to mid-price [...]

BEST FOR SHORT RIDES ON PAVEMENT NEW DESIGNS EMPHASIZE PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS COMFORT FAT TIRES, UPRIGHT SEATING, SOME TYPE OF SUSPENSION MAKE A FASHION STATEMENT All of the bikes [...]

Distilled to its essence, mountain biking is all about control--finding the ideal speed on a tricky descent, putting just enough weight on the rear tire for climbing traction, just enough [...]

Men and women are proportioned differently, but most bike companies didn't start taking women's bicycle design seriously until a couple years ago. Women's bikes are hardly new--Terry Precision Cycling has [...]

When it comes to fun, there's no substitute for riding full suspension. One ride is all it'll take for you to feel the benefits of added comfort and control, regardless [...]

Let's just say this upfront: Unless you're hell-bent on racing the lightest bike possible, there aren't many reasons not to buy a full-suspension bike. The weight of full-suspension race bikes [...]

You can't beat a hardtail for overall weight and power efficiency. Hardtails weigh about 2-3 pounds less than even the lightest full-suspenders. The ride isn't as forgiving as a bike [...]

These bikes are the best values in mountain biking--almost all of them boast a ride similar to that of their pricier racing brethren at a fraction of the cost. Competition [...]

It seems as if we say this every year, but its always true--there's never been a better time to buy a road bike made for recreational, fitness or fast fun-riding. [...]

*** $600 PROFILE: Versatile road bike for easy-paced long rides and tours. BEST THING ABOUT THIS BIKE: Its burly, go-almost-anywhere demeanor. The suspension saddle, cushy 38-mm-wide tires, granny-ring low gear [...]

**** $1,100 PROFILE: State-of-the-art full suspension at an introductory price. BEST THING ABOUT THIS BIKE: One of 2000's best all-around suspension concepts gets better. While the overall geometry of the [...]

*** $700 PROFILE: Comfort bike that borrows heavily from mountain bike suspension technology. BEST THING ABOUT THIS BIKE: The iDrive suspension, which is a bona-fide, serious mountain bike suspension design, [...]

**** $549 7 WORDS ABOUT THE BIKE Pertly. Laterally stiff. Decent suspension. Off-road wannabe. BUT IT IF You'll do anything to ride full suspension-and you're on the harshest of budgets. [...]

Exceptional Ratings are based on performance, value, quality and innovation. PROFILE: Budget racer for the go-fast crowd. BEST THING ABOUT THIS BIKE: The steel ride: stiff when it counts and [...]

Exceptional Ratings are based on performance, value, quality and innovation. PROFILE: A realistically affordable urban assault/aggressive jump bike. BEST THING ABOUT THIS BIKE: The price. While other manufacturers are pushing [...]

Exceptional Ratings are based on performance, value quality and innovation. Ritchey products have never been cheap--but they definitely deliver a lot for the money, and the WCS Road Stem is [...]

Bestsellers at OWEN CYCLERY (423/875-6811) Cannondale R800 road bike $1,600 Why It's Hot: "We have an active triathlon community here, and it's a good racing triathlon bike:" GT Outpost Trail [...]

$2,180 PROFILE Tradition-defying, lightweight composite cross-country racer. BEST THING ABOUT THIS BIKE Amazing lateral stiffness without the mind-numbing harshness of previous OCLV models. For 2000, both the Elite 9.8 (and [...]

$700 PROFILE Economical, entry-level, aluminum mountain bike. COMPARISON While its less expensive brother, the Fuji Outland, found a warm place in our hearts (Buying, Jan/Feb.), the $200-more Tahoe stumbles in [...]

$600 PROFILE No-frills road bike with a steal-me price. BEST THING ABOUT THIS BIKE Price. You get a steel-hearted frame where other bargain bikes go with harsh-riding aluminum. Plus this [...]

A new Adult [Handcycle.sup.TM] features easy entry access, low center of gravity, a choice of in-line or opposed cranking, adjustable fore and aft seat, three-speed coaster brake, large rear basket, […]

RITCHEY ZED WHAT THEY ARE: To complement its time-tested Z-Max tire, still one of the better XC knobbies available, Ritchey has introduced the ZED (Z-Max Evolved Design). Utilizing the same […]

MIDDLEBURN RS7 A Middleburn, we're assuming, is what falls between a little burn and a lotta burn. This plucky British company doesn't register in the States the way it does […]

WITH SO MANY OF THE ORIGINAL SMALL FRAMEBUILDERS CLOSING THEIR DOORS, WE ALWAYS LOVE TO SEE A LITTLE GUY TRYING TO MAKE IT USING THE OLD FORMULA: SMALL BUDGET, SUPPORT […]

Looking for a real road ride? Check this out--a test of the best sub-$2,000 road bike we've tried. When Main decided to make a road bike, it wanted to do […]

"RACING IS DEAD." "Freeriding is dead." What's new? The key word for the new millennium is "FUN." The hype lives on. As we traveled from one bike company to the […]

Creative Review's very own Nathan Gale takes Audi's bike for a spin Before was asked to review Audi's new mountain bike, I was already aware that BMW had also designed [...]

Cannondale's R800 consists of an aluminum frame and a vibration-dampening carbon fiber fork for easy riding. Its other components include Shimano chainrings and levers, Mavic CXP 14 rims and a Coda 900 saddle., Big, strong, aggressive riders have long appreciated the stiffness provided by Cannondale's large-diameter, thin-wall aluminum tubes - at least while they were doing big, strong, aggressive things with the bikes. [...]

Fuji's 1996 edition of its Finest line of bikes retains its reputation as a comfortable and well-designed bike that can overcome ascending and descending trails without difficulty. It is low-priced at $680 and features Shimano RSX parts., After reading Fuji's '96 catalog, it's a bit hard to reconcile our test bike's name, Finest, with its place in the line. Obviously, because Fuji's Professional ($2,500), Team ($1,300), and [...]

Diamondback's WCF 2.0 carbon-tube road bike has a resilient 4.2-lb. frame that offers comfort and rigidity. Its aggressive frame geometry will appeal to hard-charging riders but not to casual bikers. It has a retail price of $1,000., The resilient ride that only carbon can provide If you didn't look too closely at this bike and simply took it for a ride, you'd never know that it contained [...]

Bianchi USA' $1,354 Veloce bicycle has brazed, lugged joints and Dedacciai SuperSet 2 tubes. The frame weighs 4.6 lbs. and total bike weight is 23 lbs. The shifting is commendable and the brakes provide a no-nonsense, on/off feel., What it means to be green What does it mean to be green? To the folks at Bianchi, everything. The company has been producing its trademark "celeste" road bikes, and [...]

The Masi Team 3V bicycle is composed of Reynolds thin steel tubing for the frame, Sachs group gears, Campagnolo brake and shift system, Selle Italia Turbo saddle and Vittoria tires. The large diameter frame provides maximum control but weighs a heavy 4.26 pounds., Old-school frame technology with a new-world ride Choosing a road bike is a lot like choosing a violin. Think about it: Violins and road bikes all look alike and are [...]

The Scott AFD 303 bicycle is equipped with the RSX Dual Control brake and shift system made by Shimano. It also has a triple-chainring design that saves knees from abrasions and a light but durable chrome-moly frame., SHIMANO'S NEW RSX TRIPLE WON'T TAX YOUR KNEES If the refund line on your 1040 reads "$700" and you've been dreaming about club road rides, centuries, or even commuting, consider [...]

The Mongoose IBOC Road bike is being offerred at a price of $1,000. The bike features a carbon fiber frame with aluminum rear triangle, parts by Shimano, Campagnolo and Selle San Marco and Dia-Compe. It has performed well on short distance rides but causes lower back pain for extended rides., Carbon fiber has been called the most programmable frame material. Want a mount that's suitable for sumo wrestlers in a field sprint? No problem. Or perhaps you desire Lexus-like comfort? [...]

A detailed evaluation of the Green Gear Family Tandem bicycle is presented. This bicycle features 20-inch wheels, 3x7 drivetrain system, weatherproof drum brake, chromemoly steel frame and an adjustable rear seat post., Dad, this bike is a regular ringbeller" my daughter intones from the back of the tandem. "Uh, excuse me?" "You know - it's just whoppsy!" Right. As I'm discovering, it [...]