THIS MONTH’S TESTERS PREVIEW THEIR ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS

BIKE OF THE YEAR TEST

It’s BOTY time again, and from page 45 we cover 25 of the best bikes available in the hard-fought £1799-£2799 price range, where bikes start getting seriously good. Warren Rossiter, Senior technical editor

COMPONENT TESTS

It’s been a month of hardcore testing and fettling, from 1x chainrings (p86) and multi-tools (p90) t0 Otto’s iPhone-based geartuning system (p92) and DT Swiss wheels (p96). Robin Wilmott, Technical writer

GROUP TEST

More of us than ever before are travelling with our bikes, but what’s the best way to carry it? We put bike bags and boxes to the test on p108 for top two-wheeler protection. Ian Osborne, Freelance writer