We divided 2023’s winning bikes into four main categories: Gravel, Road, Commuter, and Mountain. The Test Team rode and evaluated hundreds of bikes to establish the year’s 40 Best Bikes. We go to group rides and events, dig through Instagram posts, and dive into message board minutia to give us insight into obstacles riders face and how they use their bikes to solve them. So Bicycling tests bicycles how our readers ride them.
With that criteria, we tighten our focus to the bikes with the most potential, get them in, ride them extensively, and spend anywhere from weeks to months discussing the bikes amongst the gear team.Īlmost no one uses a bike only how it’s portrayed on a brand’s website.
The Bicycling Test Team chooses our 2023 award-winning bikes by starting with an analysis of price, features, and how each bike solves a rider’s needs.