From a €2000 carbon bike to a solid city bike for the daily commute to work, everything was included. Almost a year later, the testers take stock.
A completely free choice is one of those things: the huge range of bikes on offer is confusing and finding the right bike is difficult. After a joint pre-selection with the technical editorial team and lively contact with manufacturers, eight test bikes from different categories were selected to be available to our testers for a season.
The selection starts with a mail-order cross bike. This is followed by a sporty step-through bike from Bergamont with no-stress technology, an all-rounder with a penchant for touring bikes, a balloon bike from Simplon, a rigid fork carbon bike from KTM, a 26-inch touring bike with the finest steel frame, a city racer with racing bike technology from Trenga De and, last but not least, a stylish Velo de Ville. Find out who was satisfied and who wasn't in our test report.
The bikes in the season test:
2Danger Cross LTD, cross bike, http://www.boc24.de
Bergamont Horizon N-9, everyday bike, http://www.bergamont.de
Cube Kathmandu, trekking bike, http://www.cube-bikes.de
KTM Phonic LC, carbon bike, http://www.ktm-bikes.at
Simplon Kagu XT, balloon bike, http://www.simplon.com
Tout Terrain Silkroad, touring bike, http://www.tout-terrain.de
Trenga De TDS-6, Urbanbike, http://www.trenga.de
Velo De Ville Seven Premium, character bike, http://www.velo-de-ville.de
