How did a high-end machine shop specializing in exotic metals wind up making some of the best road bikes on the planet? It started when one of the shop owner's sons suffered a running injury and was told he'd have to start biking for exercise. Unimpressed with the selection in bike stores, he decided he could build a better frame. And the rest, as they say, is history. Today the Litespeed Ghiasallo is the world's lightest production road bike. In medium size its titanium frame weighs in at just 1.7 po... FULL REVIEW

It all began with five employees making hand-built, steel bicycle frames. Today, Trek Bicycles is far beyond that-with more than $400 million in sales and a legacy of winning the Tour de France with Lance Armstrong on a Trek. Our "Best of" pick carries on the tradition-it's the Trek Madone SSL 6.9. This is a fast bike. A fast, strong, ultra-light, responsive, carbon-framed bike. In other words, a bike you can really love. You'll find it has all the right features and components like Shimano Dura-Ace R... FULL REVIEW

From the instant you click into the pedals on this "Best of" road bike you know you're ready to move, ready to ride. The Synapse Carbon 2 has been designed in every detail to give you a fast, responsive ride-a true performance ride. It starts with their ultra-light and strong full-carbon frame. Built with what the company calls SAVE technology (that's for Synapse Active Vibration Elimination), the Synapse gives you a near perfect balance of vibration damping for comfort and lateral stiffness for effic... FULL REVIEW