Outside Magazine’s buyers guide has hit newsstands, and in it you’ll find recommendations on this year’s perfect summer gear, including bikes for all budgets, gear for urban cycling, and field tested car racks.

Sight Carbon 7.1 earns Outside’s prestigious title of ‘Gear of the Year’

Norco’s Sight Carbon 7.1 took home the stamp of mountain bike of the year, praised for it’s playfulness and ability to both “ascend like a cable car” and “pounce down technical descents like a panther,” (MSRP $6,300 CAD).

Straddling the line between form and function with ease, the Knog Blinder Arc 5.5 front light and Blinder Road Rear made an appearance in a spread on urban cycling with the tagline “city biking gear finally gets cool” (MSRP $160 CAD, and $68 CAD respectively).

The Yakima FullSwing hitch-mount rack got the nod for its ‘ease of use,’ with Outside citing the FullSwing’s one bolt instillation, and easy access the rear of your car (MSRP $667 CAD).

Read the full review, from Outside Magazine.