Bicycling US - Summer 2024

In this issue

2024 BIKE OF THE YEAR: ENVE FRAY
With an aerodynamic frame and ample tire clearance, the versatile Fray pivots easily from road to trail without sacrificing speed, responsiveness, or comfort.
By Dan Chabanov

NEW SRAM RED. DROOL.
With the latest iteration of its flagship groupset, SRAM just set the standard for electronic road components. Again.
By Matt Phillips

BIKE RACING HAS NEVER BEEN THIS GOOD

I KNOW PRECIOUS LITTLE ABOUT COLLEGE basketball.

3 mins

WHY YOU SHOULD GET A CRAPPIER COMMUTER

A FEW WEEKS AGO, I WAS WALKING AROUND South Philadelphia with a friend when I saw a bike easily worth a few thousand dollars locked up outside a bar on a dark street.

3 mins

PRO ROAD RACERS AREN'T COOL ANYMORE

AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING LIKE AN OLD MAN yelling at a cloud, I don't think pro road racers are cool anymore.

2 mins

WHAT IS THE NEXT GROUNDBREAKING BIKE?

TIM RUTLEDGE, THE CREATOR OF THE REDLINE Conquest and a legend of American cyclocross racing, died of cancer earlier this year.

3 mins

GIVE YOUR BIKE THE LOVE IT DESERVES

IT WASN'T THE FIRST OR THE LAST TIME A BIKE left me stranded. At this point in my life, it's not about having \"the legs\" or endurance to sustain a ride, event, or race-but rather a transparent awareness of accepting what I have and who I am.

3 mins

2024 BICYCLING BIKE OF THE YEAR ENVE FRAY

WHEN YOU ARE BUYING A NEW BIKE, IT CAN BE HARD TO PICK THE RIGHT ONE. CHOOSING THE BEST OVERALL BIKE IS TOUGH FOR OUR TEST TEAM, TOO.

10+ mins

NYC'S BIKE POWERED DELIVERY WORKERS vs BIG TECH

HOW THE NATION'S LARGEST TWO-WHEELED WORKFORCE IS FIGHTING FOR BETTER PAY AND SAFER CONDITIONS. ITS VICTORY COULD CHART A COURSE FOR FOOD-TOTING CYCLISTS EVERYWHERE.

10+ mins

EVERY GRAM MATTERS

SRAM'S UPDATES TO ITS RED GROUP PROVIDE BIG RIDER BENEFITS

10+ mins

PERFORMANCE EYEWEAR -FOR ALLTYPES OF RIDERS

These stylish and comfortable shades improve visibility on gravel rides, diminish road shadows, and will stay put on your face even when mountain biking. Bonus: We also tested a few prescription options.

6 mins

I DON'T REMEMBER THE HIT-AND-RUN THAT NEARLY KILLED ME.BUT I'LL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST TIME I SAW MY SHATTERED BIKE.

BACK WHEN I WAS AN EDITOR AT BICYCLING MAGAZINE, IN the 2010s, I covered the walls of my office with bike jerseys: one each from the many teams I'd raced for, a bunch from different events, and a few collectible ones from bygone races that I'd been gifted or I had thrifted.

10+ mins

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