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Inside Knowledge • THIS ISSUE'S RIDERS & CONTRIBUTORS SHARE A FAVORITE TIP

THE SELECTION • BECAUSE #BIKEISTHEWAYOFLIFE

WHAT WE’RE RIDING • OUR IDIOSYNCRATIC BUT EXPERT ENDORSEMENT OF AWESOME BIKE STUFF

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THE TEST ZONE • NOTES, OPINIONS, USEFUL TIPS, AND THE COOLEST GEAR FROM INSIDE THE WORLD’S MOST RIGOROUS BIKE AND GEAR TEST CENTER

2019 BIKE BUYER’S GUIDE • THE WORLD’S MOST AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO THE BEST BIKES AT EVERY PRICE

SPAWN YOJI 16 • THE KIDS’ BIKE YOU WISH YOU HAD

RALEIGH REDUX 1 • INSPIRED BY MOUNTAIN BIKES, IT MAKES EVERY BURRITO RUN MORE EXCITING

EXPERT EYE: WHY A BIRD?

GIANT CONTEND 3 • RIDE MORE AND SPEND LESS

DO I NEED A CARBON FORK?

ROCKY MOUNTAIN GROWLER 20 • FINALLY, A LOW-COST MOUNTAIN BIKE THAT RIPS

DO I NEED A DROPPER POST?

EXPERT EYE: SIMPLIFY WITH A SINGLE CHAINRING

DIAMONDBACK HAANJO 3 • A BIKE YOU’LL LOVE TO RIDE EVERYWHERE, NOT JUST GRAVEL ROADS

EXPERT EYE: THRU-A XL ES ADD $300 T O A BIKE’S PRICE? FOR REAL?

1X OR 2X FOR A GRAVEL BIKE?

JAMIS VENTURA COMP • THE THOUSANDDOLLAR BIKE THAT WILL PISS OFF EVERYONE WHO PAID MORE FOR THEIRS

WHEN YOU LIVE TO RIDE

IF MY BIKE HAS DISC BRAKES, SHOULDN’T IT ALSO HAVE THRU-AXLES?

EXPERT EYE: WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO HEAD BADGES?

CO-OP CYCLES ADV 1.1 • BUY THE BIKE, THEN CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

SHOULD I GO TUBELESS?

3 Tips to Make Your First Tour a Blast

EXPERT EYE: SCHWALBE MARATHON TIRES

BROMPTON • CRUSH CITY STREETS WITH THESE SMALL WHEELS

IS THE FOLDING BIKE HYPE FOR REAL?

MARIN RIFT ZONE 2 • YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER FULL-SUSPENSION 29ER UNDER $2K

WHAT’S MORE IMPORTANT: GEOMETRY OR PARTS?

EXPERT EYE: FUN FOR EVERYONE

SPECIALIZED ALLEZ SPRINT COMP DISC • CARBON, SCHMARBON: THIS RACE BIKE PROVES THAT ALUMINUM STILL HAS SOMETHING TO OFFER

WILL MY PRESS-FIT BOTTOM BRACKET: CREAK?

EXPERT EYE: WHY BRAZ E A LUMINUM?

CANNONDALE SYNAPSE • GO FAST, GO LONG, GO EVERYWHERE

SHOULD I BUY A BIKE ONLINE?

TRANSITION SENTINEL ALLOY NX • AN ALL-AROUND TRAIL 29ER BUILT FOR LONG DAYS AND BIG LINES

DO I WANT A CARBON FRAME?

SPECIALIZED TURBO VADO 3.0 • YEAH, IT HAS A MOTOR AND WE LOVE IT FOR THAT

DO I NEED A LICENSE TO RIDE MY E-BIKE?

OPEN NEW U.P. • THIS IS THE ROAD BIKE YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU NEEDED

DO I WANT 650B OR 700C WHEELS ON MY GRAVEL BIKE?

ALLIED ALFA DISC • AN EARNEST BIKE FROM A DARING COMPANY

EXPERT EYE: WHAT’S A LAYUP?

HOW WIDE SHOULD MY ROAD TIRES BE?

JULIANA JOPLIN CC X01 RESERVE • UPHILL SPEED AND DOWNHILL SHRED IN ONE GORGEOUS BIKE

DO I NEED A WOMEN’S MOUNTAIN BIKE?

THE EXPERT EYE: THE MAKINGS OF A BEAUTIFUL BIKE

ARGONAUT ROAD DISC • WHY YOU SHOULD DROP 15 GRAND FOR THIS BIKE—AND NEVER LOOK BACK

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HOW TO BE A RIDER • ACCORDING TO LAURA SOLÍS, 32, FREELANCE BIKE MECHANIC, PORTLAND, OREGON