CROSS COUNTRY

TRAILBIKE

ALL MOUNTAIN

Bronson
Bronson carbon
Heckler
Nomad
Nomad carbon

DOWNHILL

V10 carbon

HARDTAIL

Intended use:

All Around

Material:

Aluminum

Frame :

$751

Medium Size Frame

4.07 lbs

Intended use:

Cross Country

Travel:

4" ( 100mm )

Material:

Aluminum

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$998

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

5.54 lbs

Intended use:

Cross Country

Travel:

4" ( 100mm )

Material:

Aluminum

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$998

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

6.165 lbs

Intended use:

Dirt Jump, Pumptrack, Slopestyle, Park

Material:

Aluminum

Frame :

$751

Medium Size Frame

5.02 lbs

Intended use:

All Mountain - Freeride

Travel:

6.3" ( 160mm )

Material:

Aluminum

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$1925

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

6.84 lbs

Intended use:

Trail - All Mountain

Travel:

5.5" ( 140mm )

Material:

Aluminum

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$1925

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

6.33 lbs

Intended use:

Trail - All Mountain

Travel:

5.9" ( 150mm )

Material:

Aluminum

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$1098

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

6.87 lbs

Intended use:

Trail - All Mountain

Travel:

5.5" ( 140mm )

Material:

Carbon

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$2698

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

5.96 lbs

Intended use:

Cross Country

Travel:

4" ( 100mm )

Material:

Carbon

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$2698

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

5.1 lbs

Intended use:

All Mountain - Freeride

Travel:

6.3" (160mm )

Material:

Carbon

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$2898

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

6.16 lbs

Intended use:

Trail

Travel:

4.92" ( 125mm )

Material:

Carbon

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$2698

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

4.69 lbs

Intended use:

XC - Trail

Travel:

4" (102mm)

Material:

Aluminum

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$1925

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

6.64 lbs

Intended use:

XC race

Material:

Carbon

Frame :

$2098

Medium Size Frame

2.63 lbs

Intended use:

Cross Country Race

Travel:

4" (100mm)

Material:

Carbon

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$2698

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

4.35 lbs

Intended use:

Cross Country

Travel:

100mm

Material:

Aluminum

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$1098

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

6.03 lbs

Intended use:

XC Race

Material:

Aluminum

Frame :

$751

Medium Size Frame

4.04 lbs

Intended use:

Trail - All Mountain

Travel:

5.3" (135mm)

Material:

Carbon

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$2698

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

5.18 lbs

Intended use:

Trail - All Mountain

Travel:

5.3" (135mm)

Material:

Aluminum

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$1999

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

7.1 lbs

Intended use:

All Mountain

Travel:

5.9

Material:

Carbon

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$2699

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

5.3 lbs

Intended use:

Trail

Travel:

4.92" (125mm)

Material:

Aluminum

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$1925

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

6.58 lbs

Intended use:

All Mountain

Travel:

5.9

Material:

Aluminum

Frame & Float CTD shock:

$1925

Medium Size Frame with Float CTD shock

6.8 lbs

Intended use:

Downhill

Travel:

8.5"-10"

Material:

carbon

Frame & DHX RC4 k shock:

$3499

Medium Size Frame with DHX RC4 k shock

7.9 lbs

New York, NY and Emmaus, PA (June 27, 2011) - Bicycling magazine has revealed the eight winners of its 2011 Editors' Choice Awards in the mountain bike category, honoring the year's best new models across a wide range of categories and price points as part of an eight-page feature in the new August issue of the magazine on newsstands this Saturday, July 5.

The winners, as well as the finalists in each category, are also featured as part of a special Editor's Choice Awards slideshow on Bicycling.com

Bicycling's test team, which collectively has more than 50 years experience reviewing mountain bikes, determined this year's Editor's Choice winners following a week of intense testing on the trails of Sedona, Arizona—a backdrop that features prominently in the dynamic photography showcasing this year's winners in the August issue.

The magazine's 2011 Editor's Choice winners in each category are:

BEST OF THE BEST: Santa Cruz Tallboy Carbon

BEST VALUE BIKE: Salsa El Mariachi

BEST ALL-MOUNTAIN BIKE: Specialized S-Works Enduro

BEST TRAIL WOMEN'S BIKE: Santa Cruz Juliana SPX

BEST TRAIL BIKE (26-inch wheels): Pivot Mach 5.7

BEST RACE FULL SUSPENSION (26-inch wheels): Trek Top Fuel 9.8

BEST XC FULL SUSPENSION 29er: Santa Cruz Tallboy Carbon

BEST TRAIL 29er: Turner Sultan

BEST RACE HARDTAIL 29er: Cannondale Flash 29er 1

"The technology and performance in today's mountain bikes are the best we've ever seen, but our Editor's Choice winners stand out as truly exceptional bikes," said Peter Flax, Bicycling editor-in-chief. "Our testing team once again went to great lengths to make sure that we rode the hell out of every bike in consideration—all of which makes it easier for our readers to choose their next mountain bike."

Bicycling's Editors' Choice Awards are a long-running mark of distinction for exceptional bikes and cycling gear reviewed by Bicycling, which formalized the awards in 2005 into specific product categories, with one winner selected from among four or five finalists, tested head-to-head.

From a market of hundreds, Bicycling's testing team narrowed the field down to the best 32 bikes available—all named as finalists in their respective categories. They then took the bikes to Sedona for a week of hard-charging riding on slickrock descents, jagged climbs and rugged washes. To ensure fair comparison, price, travel, and components were evenly matched whenever possible.

Each winning bicycle manufacturer, as well as the finalists in each category, is eligible to include the Bicycling Editors' Choice logo in the marketing of their brands—in print advertising, catalogs, websites, product hang-tags and retail displays—to build awareness for the award among cycling consumers.