Jennifer Sherry

Award-winning road bikes tested and reviewed by our editors.

The Takeaway: The Gazelle Ultimate T10+ HMB is a mid-upright speed bike that craves variety—it’s for getting places quickly but also revels in mild off-road adventures.Internally routed cables and wires, dynamo-powered lighting, and a battery neatly integrated into the down tube all make for a sleek-looking ride.An SR Suntour fork with 80mm of suspension and a lockout provides a little extra bump absorption when you need it.The small rear rack has a built-in bungee that lets you secure cargo wit…

The Takeaway: The Brooklyn Lorimer (and its lankier partner, the Roebling) can be at once your fitness, commuter, city, and flat-bar road bike. A 3x8 drivetrain supplies you with more than enough gears for a variety of circumstances.An abundance of eyelets lets you add racks and fenders to make this bike the ultimate commuting tool.The low price and high versatility make the Lorimer an exceptional value—you might even buy a pair.Price: $520Weight: 27.1 lb. (18-in)Buy Now See 30 ImagesThe Lorimer…

By now we’ve established that most unfavorable weather conditions—save for hurricane-force winds and relentless blizzards—are no excuse to skip a ride. Cold-weather apparel is available in everything from wind-blocking bib tights to insulated gloves. And there’s rain gear out there not just for your body but for your bike as well. But ride on a bitter, windy day with nothing protecting your precious ears and you might be soured by cold-weather cycling once and for all. If you’re not the type who…

Price: $1,850Available: Order now for December shippingBuy Now Every holiday season, Oprah continues her tradition of giving by gracing her readers with a curated list of unique and meaningful gifts. Her annual list, called Favorite Things, has one guideline: If she doesn’t like something enough to want one for herself, it doesn’t make the cut. This year, among the 107 gifts she chose to include, a Dutch-style step-through e-bike from Story Bikes earned a spot. Considering this catalog of goodie…

Price: $2,799Weight: 42 lb. (M)Style: City e-bikeDrivetrain: Shimano Sora 9-speedMotor: Bosch Active Line, 250 wattsBattery: Bosch PowerPack 400Range: 30 to 110 miles (claimed)The right bike for: Quietly zipping through town with a little more pep than everyone elseLearn More View 36 Images At 42 pounds for a size-medium step-through frame, the Civia Parkway weighs about 15 pounds less than a lot of urban e-bikes. The only other model I’ve reviewed that I could say this about is the elegant Fara…

Price: $399 (1-speed), $469 (7-speed, as tested)Weight: 25.8 lb. (M)Style: City bike, step-throughThe right bike for: A city dweller who has friends to impress, hills (and steps) to climb, and an entry-level paycheck.Buy Now More ImagesLately, it’s not unusual to find at least one of these features listed on a city bike’s spec sheet: disc brakes, fat tires, internal gearing, belt drive. The Civia Lowry is a reminder that, though these things have legit benefits, not every bike benefits from thes…

Price: $870Weight: 30.8 lb. (54cm)Use: Road, adventure, commuter, gravelBuy NowHow do you know if the fast, so-stylish-it-hurts Marin Nicasio RC is the kind of bike that matches your lifestyle? Simple. You fit at least one of these descriptions. You want to commute to the office—but not on skinny rubber and certainly not with a drop bar in your hands. You fancy yourself a wanderer who often chooses the dirt path over the paved route. You’re a college student on a budget who desires the luxury…

This e-bike can boost you to the top of any hill without bottoming out your budget

This is not the first time Benno founder and owner Benno Baezinger has brought joy into my life. In 2004, he and his then-partner and cofounder at Electra Bicycle Company visited Bicycling with a fleet of stylish, innovative cruiser bikes. I couldn’t take my eyes off the three-speed Revil—a red chopper with orange flames and an ape-hanger handlebar. I’d never seen a bike quite like it.But those cool cruisers were more than just a novelty. They were a huge leap toward a lofty goal: “to get more p…

If you like vintage appeal but appreciate modern convenience, this steel bike lets you enjoy both

When this German-made urban bicycle enters a room, heads turn. Jaws drop. Eyes light up. But this smokin’-hot bike is more than just something to ogle, it has the personality traits of a lifelong companion. It’s also… INTELLIGENT The Supernova dynamo-powered front and rear integrated lighting system fires up as soon as the wheels start rolling, so you never have to kick yourself for forgetting lights. ELEGANT Take your time admiring this bike, because if you look too fast you might miss the teen…

These are the things I dislike in a road helmet: a bulbous shape that morphs my head into a white button mushroom, a fit that leaves an unfortunate red mark on my forehead, and a one-position-fits-all ponytail port. Thankfully the Rudy Project Sterling falls into none of these categories while also providing some serious comfort. RELATED: The Ten Best Road Bike Helmets The Sterling has a cushy removable pad on the chinstrap to ensure that no part of the plastic clasp ever has to touch your…

Editor’s Note: This story originally published in the October 2016 print edition of Bicycling. Turns out you don’t have to be a master frame builder to play a role in creating your own bicycle. Here are five of our favorite methods (including one great party trick). RELATED: How to Restore an Old Bike to Even Greater Glory TwistBlow up five 260-size balloons (the most common size), leaving about ¼ inch uninflated. Start twisting: Two get spiraled to make the wheels; three make up the frame…

The climb was so brutal she stopped caring if she was last to the top—and that’s when she learned just what she was capable of

There are bikes with which we have very little chemistry. And then there are the ones that feel like old friends the first time we throw a leg over them. I barely had time to get acquainted with the Felt ZW3 Disc before our first ride together. I had just pulled into the parking lot at work when I realized that my laptop was at home on my kitchen table. My normal reaction would have been to stomp my feet like a child and curse the world for having to drive back (counterproductive). But then I re…

We’re on Schultz Bridge Road, a gravelly stretch of pavement too narrow to divide with yellow lines. There are no cars, one house, and two brown horses soaking in the sun on their side of the fence. Bill raises his fingers off the bar in a subtle wave and says hello to the one standing closest to the road. The horse gazes at him. The moment is innocent. I start to cry. A few weeks earlier, I am fresh off a long weekend of late nights in South Beach Miami. Waiting in the office when I return is m…

Smooth. That’s the word I keep thinking whenever I ride the Strada. It’s the one word that can almost capture the bike’s over-the-top comfort, oh-so-pleasant ride, and the way it seems to make having fun easy. This is Bianchi’s first multispeed, flat-bar road bike with 700c tires, and the company is excited. “It’s a model we’ve needed for quite a while,” says David Reed, VP of marketing and communications. “We’ve had other versions in different tire sizes and different speeds, but never one like…

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