MikeN

Anyone else see this months issue? Some interesting choices and information. I won't post everything, just the stuff that applies to road bikers.

Best women's enthusiast road bike
1) Cannondale R1000 Feminine
2) Lemond Versailles Woman
3) Specialized Dolce Comp

Best Plush road bike
1) Specialized Roubaix Elite triple
2) Giant OCR Composite
3) Trek Pilot 5.0

Best Dream Road Bike
1) Independent Fabrication XS
2) Serotta Ottrott ST
3) Seven Elium SG

Best Value Enthusiast Road Bike
1) Jamis Quest
2) Felt F60
3) Schwinn Fastback Comp

Best Beginner Road Bike
1) Trek 1000
2) Giant OCR 3
3) Raleigh Grand Sport

Value Performance Road Bike
1) Douglas Fusion
2) Iron Horse Triumph Race
3) Specialized Allez Comp triple

Best Mini Pump
1) Crank Brothers Power Pump alloy
2) Blackburn Air Stik
3) Topeak Mini Master Blaster DX

Wireless computer under $55
1) Sigma Sport BC-1600
2) Cat Eye Cordless 7
3) Performance Axion A10W

Mini Tool
1) Park Tool I-Beam
2) Performance Skeleton Crew
3) Topeak Mini-9

Short under $100
1) Louis Garneau Ergotex
2) Castelli KISS
3) Performance Ultra

Helmet under $100
1) Giro Monza
2) Bell Ghisallo
3) Specialized Aurora

Road Shoe under $200
1) Specialized Pro carbon road
2) Nike Poggio III
3) Shimano R151

Bibs under $200
1) Castelli Y-Pro
2) Giordana Tenax Laser
3) Pearl Izumi Microsensor 3D Pro

Short Finger Glove
1) Pearl Izumi Race
2) Bell Cool Mesh
3) Giordana Corsa Pittard

Hydration Pack
1) Camelback Blowfish
2) Deuter Hydro M3
3) Hydrapak Big Sur

Heart Rate Monitor under $175
1) Nike Triax C10
2) CicloSport CP23
3) Polar S150

ajst2duk

This will start a few arguments for sure, glad to see my cordless 7 & PI racing gloves featuring

Serpico

sweet, I was really wondering what Bicycling mag's top choices were

maybe somebody should list advertisers by column-inches and compare alongside this list




!!that mag suXors

suntreader

Darn you, Ziggurat! You beat me to it.

lotek 

sheeet.
now I can't ride my bike anymore, it didn't make the
editors list.
I don't get it with Bicycling. the Issue with Following Annie
was really good, then the next 2 suck. . .
fwiw I don't think IF or Serotta advertise in Bicycling.
Marty

Portis

Ok, I'll indulge and say the ratings are skewed to their bigger advertisers. So who is the Consumer Reports of cycling mags? Who DOESN't take adverstising $$?

Serpico

The plot thickens; I just looked at IF and Serotta's websites--Both addresses are located in Biketown, USA.

...coincidence?

Guest

Whoo... I better throw away all my bikes! Bicycling has spoken!

It's all dribble to me. What do real bike magazines rate as the best bike gear?

Koffee

fsor

I would like a "real bike magazine" that isn't either all racing or all SUV ads. Preferably one I didn't have to import (to usa) for a small fortune.