The best ... bicycles for any kind of rider
For everyday use, cruising, and more
Del Norte
Swobo’s single-speed, steel-frame smooth rider has replaced Schwinn’s Varsity as the best everyday bicycle.
Price: $740
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Contact: Swobo.com
Source: National Geographic Adventure
IF Mode
Weighing only 32 pounds, this “ultrasimple” update of the collapsible bike has a triangular frame that’s easy to break down and larger 26-inch wheels for smoother cruising and more stability. Finally, a “folding bike that is easy to operate.”
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Price: $2,250
Contact: Areaware.com
Source: Metropolis
Pashley Guv’nor
“Hand-built in Shakespeare’s hometown,” this one-speed, “lugged steel” British design has 28-inch wheels that make it the “perfect gadabout bike.”
Price: $1,600
Contact: Pashley.co.uk
Source: Outside
Specialized 2009 Epic Expert Carbon
This is the “snappiest, most responsive 4-inch” dual-suspension bike out there. Specialized spent two years creating a “lightweight frame that’s stiff enough for speed.”
Price: $5,500
Contact: Specialized.com
Source: National Geographic Adventure
Kona Ute
“For anyone serious about kicking the car habit,” this vintage-look eight-speed “transports everything from camping gear to groceries” on an acacia wood rack.
Price: $899
Contact: Konaworld.com
Source: Men’s Journal
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