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The 2020 Outside Bike Test

40 bikes. 3,500 miles. 6 days. This is how we determine which bikes are truly worth the investment before we recommend them.

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Here are five takeaways from this year’s test.
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5 Things We Learned at Our Bike Test This Year

What we learned from riding the best bikes of the year

Mountain Bikes

There are real innovations taking place that make modern mountain bikes more capable and more fun than ever before. 
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4 of the Best New Mountain Bikes This Year

These innovative whips rode to the top of the heap

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Our Favorite Mountain Bike of 2020

Our testers loved how playful Revel's Rascal was and how it provided confidence in any terrain

Road Bikes

This year’s road test covered traditional race bikes but broke from the pack with a large number drop-bar bikes designed for endurance as well as gravel grinding.
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4 Road Bikes That Stood Out from the Rest During Our Annual Test

This is not the category it used to be

Here are three elements shaping the future of gravel bikes.
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The Biggest Trends in Gravel Bikes This Year

This category is coming for your road bike