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Road Bikes
Road bikes are the fastest, lightest and in many ways most effective forms of travelling on two wheels. The beauty of modern road bikes is that they don’t actually require that much of a compromise — they’re comfortable to ride, affordable to buy, and reliable to run. The single requirement is that you use them on relatively smooth surfaces — hence why they’re called ‘road’ bikes!
Because of the explosion in interest in road bikes in recent years, a number of new sub-genres of road bike have become more prominent. We’ll explain these in a moment, but for now it’s worth understanding that the qualities that make a road bike are fairly universal.
Firstly, all road bikes have drop handlebars. Because of this, they all use integrated levers that control both the brakes and the gear selection. Road bikes tend to put a priority on lightweight — even the least expensive road bike will be substantially lighter than an equivalently priced hybrid or mountain bike. That means their frames will be made from aluminium, carbon, lightweight steel or in titanium. Finally, road bikes roll on 700c wheels fitted with relatively thin tyres, ranging from slicks to more grippy cyclo-cross treads.
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Should I buy one?
If your aspirations involve cycling on asphalt, then a road bike is really the most sensible, and obvious choice. Road bikes are so much more efficient at covering smooth ground, it would be foolish to consider anything else. If you’ve been inspired by the exploits of professional riders such as Bradley Wiggins or Chris Froome and now you wish to get fit, perhaps take on a challenge ride or sportive, a road bike is perfect.
If you want to get to work quickly each day, a road bike is the answer.If you want to travel and see the world from the saddle, a road bike in the form of a touring machine is what you need. And even if you want to do a bit of mild off-roading, there’s always the option of a cyclo-cross bike. With modern road bikes being so good in so many areas, they’re easier to live with than ever before. Buy a road bike and see how far and fast you can go!
Groupsets
A groupset is the collection of a bike’s vital mechanical components, namely: brake/gear levers, front derailleur, rear derailleur, chainset, rear cassette, and brakes. The quality of a bike’s groupset is a main factor that distinguishes individual models in a manufacturer’s range. In descending order of quality, the groupset hierarchy of each major manufacturer goes like this…
- Shimano
- Dura-Ace / Dura-Ace Di2
- Ultegra / Ultegra Di2
- 105
- Tiagra
- Sora
- Claris
- Tourney
- Campagnolo
- Shimano
- Dura-Ace / Dura-Ace Di2
- Ultegra / Ultegra Di2
- 105
- Tiagra
- Sora
- Claris
- Tourney
- Campagnolo
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