t’s been an absolute smorgasbord of all-purpose road bike introductions recently, with BMC, Canyon, and Focus all introducing versatile, high-end, and thoroughly engineered options that are designed with real-world road riders in mind instead of racers. Although far from identical, they’re more similar than different, and certain to have broad appeal to a large segment of the road market. US technical editor James Huang takes an in-depth look at the trio to see what makes them tick — and why you might actually be reducing, not increasing, the number of road bikes in your stable.
