Given GT鈥檚 BMX heritage, we weren鈥檛 surprised that the company鈥檚聽听($3,580)聽outpaced its competitors. 鈥淚t鈥檚 like the griffin of the cycling world,鈥 said one tester, 鈥渨ith the snappiness of a road bike but the handling and trail manners of a hardtail.鈥 Flex points built into the carbon frame paired with a pencil-thin, reverse-camber fork took the edge off the chip-sealed asphalt and rough fire roads in Tucson, Arizona. The wide 28-millimeter tires helped, too, and we love that the bike has room for up to 35 millimeters of rubber. The Grade flew along in fast group rides, posing the question: Is there anything this bike can鈥檛 do?聽
18.9 lbs;聽
Handling: 4.5
鈥Comfort: 5