The best of BikeRadar — 5 top articles and videos

A lot of great articles are published on BikeRadar, but it’s easy to miss the very best stuff among the gleaming mountain of high-quality content. So to make your life easier, here are five of the best articles and videos from the past month...

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1. Best smart trainers

We locked Ben Delaney up in a white room for the better part of two months to find out what the very best smart trainers out there today are, and the fruits of his toils are now on the site for your perusal.

• The best smart trainers

2. BMW launch an e-bike that doesn’t suck

Earlier this month Oli checked out the new BMW Active Hybrid e-bike that, in contrast to the most collaborations between car brands and bike manufacturers, actually didn’t suck.

• At last, a bike that isn't hopeless from a car brand

3. This is why drop bars sometimes suck

Undoubtedly the spiciest wit on the BikeRadar roster, Matthew Allen is unafraid to weigh in on the issues that matter. In this piece he mercilessly sets his sights on the humble drop handlebar and the results are savage.

• This is why drop bars sometimes suck

4. Best lights for road cycling

With the nights well and truly drawn in for the winter in the Northern Hemisphere, we rounded up the best lights you can spend your hard earned currency on.

• The best bike lights for road cycling

If you’re after something more akin to a lumen-bazooka, be sure to check out our guide to the best mountain bike lights too!

• Best mountain bike lights

5. Top 5 XC bikes for 2018

Lastly, we have our rundown of what we think the hottest XC bikes for 2018 will be. From weight weenie specials such as the S-Works Epic to Nicolai’s genuinely innovative Saturn, there’s a go-fast mountain bike for everyone’s tastes.

• Top 5 XC bikes for 2018

Top 5 videos from the BikeRadar YouTube channel

Here are five of the best videos from the BikeRadar channel this month. Make sure you remember to subscribe to get the early scoop on any new content!

1. How to train a trail dog — featuring Tom and Ruby

_{Friends of BikeRadar, Tom Wragg and Ruby, talk us through how they gained the trust, skills and confidence to ride together on the trails}

2. Best cycling smart trainers

_{If you don't feel much like reading, why not watch Ben Delaney's roundup of the 10 best smart trainers}

3. 5.3kg hill climb machine — Joe's Custom Fuji SL 1.5

_{Featherweight BikeRadar racer and videographer Joe Norledge talks us through the process of building his equally feathery hill climb bike}

4. Singlespeed conversion… not as simple as you'd think

_{Reuben recently tried to breath some life into his old hardtail by converting it to singlespeed and the process has been more difficult than he imagined}

5. Top 5 road cycling trends 2018

_{The world of road cycling tech trundles on ever more. Here's where we think the industry will move in 2018}