Gear of the Year

How We Chose the Best 2020 Road Bikes

Our Favorite Mountain Bike of 2020

Gear of the Year: 2019 Ibis Ripmo MTB

2019 Gear of the Year: Orbea Gain E-Bike

Gear of the Year: Evil’s The Following MB

2017 Gear of the Year: Santa Cruz Tallboy

2016 Gear of the Year: Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper FSR 6Fattie
Sunglasses: Oakley’s Radar Lock
Backpacks: Eddie Bauer First Ascent Alchemist 40L
Thule TCRU-2 60 Liter Upright
The North Face Double Track
Marmot Plasma
Deuter ACT Zero 50+15
Garmont Zenith Mid
New Balance 890
Bolle Vortex
Peak to Peak
Gear of the Year: Evil’s The Following MB
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This winter, Outside held its annual bike test in sunny Tucson, Arizona, where we tested 25 brand new mountain bikes over the course of a week. Our testers rode everything from flowy desert singletrack to chunky downhills and massive rock drops—all in search of the best bike of the year. Watch to see why Evil's The Following came out on top.