The bikes are the reason we’re all here. As much as we love to tinker with the latest tech and drool over new components all those things serve a purpose, and that purpose is to be built up into bikes.

We’ve chosen a selection of bikes that fit pretty much every major trend in the market at the moment. There are super-light climbing bikes, designed to defy the laws of gravity and weigh less than your average dog. We also have disc brake road bikes – yes, they’re not coming any more, they’re here to stay – which combine the best of next generation technology with classic road bike geometry, to provide a ride that might offend purists but will find many fans.

Next up are the aero road bikes. The racing machines. Bikes designed to go fast and that look ever more like the concept bikes from yesteryear. And then there are the one-offs. Custom-built bikes from genuine masters and a sense of individuality that will steal your heart and have you reaching for that bank loan application.

Oh, and they’re not all carbon. If you fancy something steel, aluminium or even titanium, we have you covered.