If you want to buy a new bike, you should do so now. The 2009 season is still in full swing and the best models are still available. What's more, bikes are expected to be up to 20 per cent more expensive in 2010. To help you make the right purchase decision, we provide you with a broad overview of the market in this special. The test team has put over 100 bikes from the 2009 model year, ranging from 999 to 6599 euros, through the BIKE test lab and chased them down the test trails. From this selection, we have put together the 45 best bikes of the season. These are the cream of the crop from our comparative tests, the models with the highest scores in three categories and all price ranges. Make your decision quickly, because experience shows that the best bikes sell out fast.
The complete overview of the categories Hardtails, All Mountains and Marathon Fullys can be found below as a PDF download.
These bikes are among the best of the 2009 vintage:
- Hardtails:
Bergamont Platoon 5.9
Bergamont Platoon 8.9
BMC Team Elite 01
Bulls Copperhead
Cannondale F2
Cannondale Taurine Team Replica
Canyon Grand Canyon 6.0
Canyon Grand Canyon CF 9.0 LTD
Carver Pure 150
Centurion Backfire 800
Commençal Skin 1
Corratec X-Vert S 0.3
Cube Reaction R1 Mag
Drössiger Ltd. 9.3 CC Race
Dynamics Lightning SE
Fuji Tahoe SL
Ghost Lector World Cup
Ghost SE 7000
GT Zaskar Expert
Hai Edition RX
KTM Myroon Master
KTM Race Force aluminium
Marin Indian Fire Trail
Merida Carbon FLX Team
Poison cyanide T
Radon ZR Team 7.0
Red Bull Factory AL-200
Rocky Mountain Vertex 50
Rocky Mountain Vertex 70 RSL
Rocky Mountain Vertex RSL Team
Rotwild R.R2 HT Team
Scott Scale RC
Specialised Stumpjumper S-Works
Steppenwolf Timber Pro
Stevens S8
Stöckli XC 4.9
Storck Rebelion 1.1
Trek Elite 9.9 SSL
Trenga De GLM 8.0
Univega HT 580
Wheeler Pro 69
- Fullys:
Bergamont Contrail 7.9
Canyon Nerve AM 8.0
Canyon Nerve MR 9.0
Centurion Backfire LRS Hydro
Commencal Meta 5.3
Corratec Airtech Worldcup
Cube AMS 125 R1 Mag
Cube AMS HPC
Cube AMS Pro K18
Cube Stereo
Felt Compulsion Two
Focus First Extreme
Focus Super Bud Extreme
Gary Fisher Roscoe 3
Ghost AMR Lector 9500
Ghost AMR Plus 7500
Ghost RT 7500
Giant Anthem XO
Giant Trance X2
Giant Trance XO
GT Force 2.0
Shark Q FS RX
KTM Lycan 1.0
KTM Lycan 3.0
Merida 96 HFS 3000
Merida 96 Team
Merida Trans Mission C 3800
Nox Flux CC 4.5 Comp
Radon QLT Race 7.0
Radon Slide 8.0
Red Bull NPL-500
Red Bull Pro Factory 800
Rocky M. Altitude 90 RSL
Rose Dr Z 2
Rose Granite Chief 4
Rose Granite Chief 6
Red Deer R.C1 FS 140
Scott Genius 30
Scott Spark 10
Scott Spark 35
Scott Spark RC
Simplon Dozer AM-1
Simplon Stomp MR-3
Specialised Epic FSR Comp
Specialised Epic Marathon
Specialised Stumjumper FSR Comp
Specialised Stumpjumper S-Works
Steppenwolf Taiga FS Race
Stevens Glide ES
Stevens Glide Team
Storck Adrenalin Carbon LT
Tomac Automatic Custom
Trek Fuel EX 8.0
Trek Fuel EX 9.9
Trek Top Fuel 9.8
Trenga De AM 7.0
Votec V.MR
Wheeler Falcon 20
