 Looking to ride around the city and commute in style? Then Rocky's Metropolis SEA is for you. Its light aluminum frame is paired with an FSA/Shimano 18-speed compact drivetrain, perfect for riding around town even if your town is known for its hills. An upright geometry with drop bars gives you multiple options for hand positions so it's just as comfy for quick commutes as it is for taking the long way home on a nice day. Plus, it boasts tough, light wheels with wide, multi-surface tires that can handle the city's mean streets and the occasional cut-though-the-park shortcut. Rounding out the package, Avid disc brakes offer quick stops in rain or shine and in stop-n-go traffic. 

2012 Rocky Mountain Metropolis SEA

Experience the thrill of a pro-level ride every time you hit the road with Fuji's SST 1.0. This carbon beauty is an exceptionally light and efficient road rocket with a silky-smooth ride thanks to Fuji's D6 high-modulus carbon frame and a carbon-monocoque tapered fork. Inside the tubes are stiffening reinforcements to let the SST accelerate with authority, while an aero seat tube and top tube connect to a BB86 bottom bracket and oversize down tube for awesome power transfer. To balance out the stiffness, the carbon narrows at the seatstays for a supple vibration-damping ride that lets you pedal in bliss mile after mile. This super frame is built up with a nice blend of components, too, from the easy-rolling Oval 535 wheels, to the precision-shifting Rotor/Shimano Ultegra 20-speed drivetrain, to the dual-pivot stoppers that offer sweet speed control. You'll also appreciate the host of Oval parts and the fine Selle Italia seat.

2012 Fuji SST 1.0

Experience the thrill of a pro-level ride every time you hit the road with Fuji's SST 2.0. This carbon beauty is an exceptionally light and efficient road rocket with a silky-smooth ride thanks to Fuji's C4 carbon frame and a carbon-monocoque fork. Inside the tubes are stiffening reinforcements to let the SST accelerate with authority, while an aero seat tube and top tube connect to a BB86 bottom bracket and oversize down tube for awesome power transfer. To balance out the stiffness, the carbon narrows at the seatstays for a supple vibration-damping ride that lets you pedal in bliss mile after mile. This super frame is built up with a nice blend of components, too, from the easy-rolling Oval 535 wheels, to the precision shifting Rotor/Shimano Ultegra 20-speed drivetrain, to the dual-pivot stoppers that offer sweet speed control. You'll also appreciate the host of Oval parts and the fine Selle Italia seat.

2012 Fuji SST 2.0

Experience the thrill of a pro-level ride every time you hit the road with Fuji's SST 3.0. This carbon beauty is an exceptionally light and efficient road rocket with a silky-smooth ride thanks to Fuji's C4 carbon frame and a carbon-monocoque fork. Inside the tubes are stiffening reinforcements to let the SST accelerate with authority, while an aero seat tube and top tube connect to a BB86 bottom bracket and oversize down tube for awesome power transfer. To balance out the stiffness, the carbon narrows at the seatstays for a supple vibration-damping ride that lets you pedal in bliss mile after mile. This super frame is built up with a nice blend of components, too, from the easy-rolling Oval 330 wheels, to the Oval/Shimano 105 compact 20-speed drivetrain that lets you flatten the climbs, to the dual-pivot stoppers that offer sweet speed control. You'll also appreciate the host of Oval parts and the fine Selle Italia seat.

2012 Fuji SST 3.0

 Lighter, faster, better. That was Trek's goal in creating their best-of-the-best Madone 6.9 SSL. Handmade from their best OCLV carbon, the frame is brutally efficient and amazingly light. Connecting the gorgeous frame to the fork is an E2 tapered head tube for scalpel-like steering. Flowing down, the down tube joins with an insanely stout 90mm-wide BB. This gives you the stiffest possible platform to launch attacks. Perhaps the most ingenious piece on this bike is the integrated seatmast that reduces weight and smooths the road underneath you for sublime comfort. A frameset of this level deserves only the best. It's loaded with top-of-the-line Bontrager XXX Lite carbon wheels, a compact Dura-Ace gruppo and Race XXX Lite stem and carbon bars that add the finishing touches of class. 

2012 Trek Madone 6.9 SSL

 With the DNA of countless wins, including more Grand Tour wins (9 and counting) than any other bike, prepare to start your own legacy aboard Trek's Madone 6.7 SSL. Handmade in the USA, the frame is laid up with Trek's 700 Series OCLV carbon. It's defense-grade carbon so special that it can't be exported to non-NATO countries. This garners the bike the coveted SSL badge because the frameset is so incredibly light. Then, they apply their engineering expertise and their E2 and BB90 technologies to the frame for a ride that is stiff where it needs to be and comfy where you demand it to be. It has best-of-the-best specs too, like a Race XXX Lite fork, full Dura-Ace gruppo and Race X Lite carbon components and wheels. Hill climbs, crits, stage races, centuries, there is nothing the 6.7 doesn't conquer. 

2012 Trek Madone 6.7 SSL

 When you're looking for the ultimate hardtail for rocking the trails or for the winning edge in your races, you've found it in Trek's Elite 9.9 SSL. Its super-light, pro-caliber Trek OCLV Mountain Carbon frame delivers awesome pedaling efficiency and handling. So when the going gets fast, you get excellent power transfer and a featherweight bike for easy speed. Guiding you to victory is Fox's 100mm-travel fork with a remote lockout for unabashed efficiency. You also get the best of the best in components with carbon bars and seatpost, a 10-speed Shimano XTR drivetrain, with quick 2-ring shifting, and XTR discs for maximum stopping power in all conditions. You also get Bontrager's amazing Race XXX Lite wheels with tubeless carbon rims to make this unfair advantage even faster. 

2012 Trek Elite 9.9 SSL

 The Haro dynasty started with a couple number plates, add one for yourself on a Haro Race Lite. The Race Lite is built on a lightweight aluminum frame for explosive handling that snaps you out of the gate and keeps you at the front of the pack. Holding your line in the corners at speed is key, so they spec a CLiQ tapered fork for precision steering and confident cornering. And its spec sheet reads like a racer's wish list: 2-piece aluminum cranks, a carbon Tektro brake, Pivotal saddle and Alienation rims fitted with Kenda rubber. Become a part of Haro's history on your new Race Lite. 

2012 Haro Race Lite

 Stop staring! Norco's Range LE isn't built to be admired from afar, it's built to be ridden at the absolute limit! Its 160mm of plush, active A.R.T. rear suspension dismantles rowdy downhills with ruthless precision, while its lightweight hydroformed aluminum frame trims grams so you can climb back to the top for more. What's more, it's blessed with a slack head angle and stiff rear end, plus a 160/120mm adjustable-travel Fox Talas fork and RP23 rear shock to keep you flowing on endless DH runs. This all-mountain rig also boasts ludicrously light and stiff Easton Haven carbon wheels with ridiculously grippy Conti tires, a SRAM XX/X0 2x10 drivetrain and mega-powerful Avid X0 discs. And for even more trail-shredding prowess, you get a RockShox Reverb dropper post, a dual-ring chainguide that lets you lay down the power in the chunder, and a wide carbon bar and short stem from Easton. 

Emma SSA rank 2012