
Gearhead Top Picks
Road Bikes
Choosing a road bike is no easy task. Good thing our Gearheads tested the latest to narrow it down for you. Whether you’re saddling up your first race rig or upgrading your daily driver, our top road bike picks are ready to push your pace and go the distance.

Pinarello F3
Top Affordable Aero
Who It's For
Racers aspiring to charge to the front on a reasonable budget.
How It Rides
Pinarello's Dogma DNA courses through the F3 in its near identical race-proven geometry. T700 carbon fiber makes this frame supple and forgiving, even when the road gets choppy. For the price-point, it's among the smoothest aero rides in the peloton.
Why We Love It
For entry-level racers and pros who are no stranger to the podium, the F3 punches well above its weight class. With aero wins across the frame (just look at the soft, sloping lines), precise handling on high-speed descents, and Pinarello pedigree of course, this is a bike we're always eager to saddle up for speed.
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Ridley Falcn
Top All-Rounder
Who It's For
Riders who want one bike to do it all.
How It Rides
Cobbles, steep climbs, and dicey sprints, this bike was designed to handle it all. Carefully designed geometry balances speed, stability, and responsiveness, with an aggressive riding position that keeps your eyes on the finish line.
Why We Love It
The Falcn delivers essential performance in a relatively affordable do-it-all package. It's aero. It's lightweight. It's the blend of everything we look for in a bike we'll pedal daily. Whether we're channeling race-day adrenaline or just getting in our daily pedal strokes, the Falcn takes on every challenge we throw at it.
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Scott Addict RC
Top Featherlight Racer
Who It's For
Riders looking for their next race weapon.
How It Rides
Everything about this bike was designed to lead the pack. Quick turns and rapid descents feel breezy thanks to the Addict RC's agile handling and stability. And with its hollow, ultralight frame, climbs take on a speedy conveyor-belt convenience.
Why We Love It
Scott tapped their mountain bike expertise to flip the Addict RC's design on its head. The result? A fully hollow frame with a massive 300g weight reduction from previous models without compromising stiffness. For the racer shaving grams across the board, the Addict RC is the obvious answer.
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Cervélo Caledonia
Top Café Race Bike
Who It's For
Riders who love long days in the saddle.
How It Rides
Dialed-in geometry delivers predictable handling and confidence-inspiring stability on basically all terrain, and extra tire clearance keeps things smooth when the road gets rough. It's the ideal long-haul machine for casual cruisers and fondo glory seekers alike.
Why We Love It
Affordable fun in a sporty package, the Caledonia is an unapologetic endurance machine that doesn't hide behind gimmicks to deliver standout ride performance.
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Pinarello X5
Top Long-Ride Luxury Machine
Who It's For
Riders who ride more than they rest.
How It Rides
Rider comfort comes first for the X5. It gets its relaxed riding position from a more compact reach and higher stack. Boasting perfectly laid T700 carbon fiber and signature X stays, this bike dampens road vibrations like no other.
Why We Love It
The X5's latest edition maximizes rider comfort and vibration absorption, to which we say thank you, Pinarello! Relaxed geo keeps the ride position sustainable, and 35mm tire clearance makes it possible to unlock the frame's maximum potential for comfort and speed.
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Cervélo Soloist
Top Aero Climber
Who It's For
Riders who want one bike for race day, training, and every day in-between.
How It Rides
Cervélo's decades-long legacy of racing machines arrives in the Soloist, landing right between the R5 and S5 in terms of weight and aero advantages. With its modern race geo and stable, precise handling, it's fast and eats twisties for breakfast, then keeps sprinting for that next PR.
Why We Love It
As much as we'd kill for separate rides for race day and every other day, we know the need for a race-ready bike that's happy to go hard on training day all too well. Lighter than an aero bike, but more aero than a climbing bike, the Soloist truly hits that one bike to rule them all sweet spot.
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