Clocking the miles on these bikes was the easy bit; deciding which was best was like being asked to choose between your missus and your mistress. The point being, it wasn't an easy call to make.
How could it be? If you were to look at any of these models in isolation, you'd probably rank the one you rode last as the best thing ever. And that's the beauty of a test like this, riding tons of miles, across a spectrum of roads, at different paces and with a smattering of track action thrown in for good measure – you