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Is There Such a Thing as the Best Bike?

I’VE BEEN A GEAR EDITOR FOR 30 YEARS: HERE’S WHAT IS—AND ISN’T—WORTH YOUR MONEY

LET’S ACCEPT THAT INDOOR RIDING SUCKS

IN DEFENSE OF BEING SEEN

Join the Ride! Bicycling • Supercharge your riding life with a Bicycling membership. We rounded up all of the tools, gear reviews and expert tips to make you a faster, healthier, more confident cyclist. Plus, Bicycling members enjoy access to exclusive deals and opportunities to join the test team!

OUT: RACE BIKES IN: ALL-ROAD BIKES

GET IN GEAR • …with the best products from bicycling.com/shopnow

098099100 • There are hundreds of ways things can go wrong during a century ride. Our editors divulge 7 hard-earned lessons that will help you ace the iconic distance.

1 Make Sure Your Bike and Equipment Are Ready

2 Examine the Route in Advance

3 Don’t Go Out Too Fast

4 Take More Fuel Than You May Need

5 Pack Layers and a Change of Clothes

6 Find a Group to Ride With

7 Have a Bailout Plan

ANARCHIST LOSER MAGGOT HOARDER CLOWN UTOPIAN SCAVENGER NONCONFORMIST LEGEND SAINT • Igor Kenk Has Been Called Many Things. But is This Former Cop the World’s Most Prolific Bike Thief?

101 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SHIFTING • TIPS, TRICKS, AND FACTOIDS RELATING TO BICYCLE DRIVETRAINS.

THROUGH THE FIRE • NATURAL DISASTERS ARE DESTROYING SOME OF AMERICA’S MOST ICONIC MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS. HERE’S HOW ONE COMMUNITY IN OREGON RALLIED TO PRESERVE THEIR BELOVED WONDERLAND.

WHAT HAPPENED TO NASH QUINN? • Last summer, a University of Wyoming art professor pedaled his singlespeed into the Laramie wilderness and never came back. His friends and family are still hoping for answers.

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