Editor Jan Heine prefers clipless pedals. One of his favorite and most used bikes has an early version of a threadless stem clamped directly to the steerer. And BQ has favorably tested bicycles made of titanium, aluminum, and carbon fiber. He is biased in favor of wider tires, which probably stems at least partly from being one of the fastest finishers in the most recent PBP and setting multiple course records in ACP brevets while riding 30mm tires.