I tested a lot of bike tech this year and these are my favourites

Variety is the spice of life when it comes to my pick of bikes, just as long as I'm warm and dry on the ride.

Hannah Bussey's gear of the year montage displaying, clockwise from top left) her riding the Liv Langma in the Peak District, a close-up of her torso in the Santini Guard Neos in bright pink, the Whyte Rheo 3 electric hybrid bike against a stone wall and her pulling on a pair of the SealSkiz Upwell electric heated gloves over a brick floor
(Image credit: Future)

As Tech Writer here at Cycling Weekly, I'm fortunate enough to test and review a lot of tech. With a background of bike racing, pre-daughter, I would have always hunted down any bike kit that promised to make me as fast as possible.

Now in my mid-forties, my priorities have changed. While I still like going fast, it's not the be-all and end-all of a ride. Sometimes riding needs to be as gentle as possible to soothe away the chaos of life as a working mum.

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