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Article #177: Choosing A Cycling Road Bike

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How To Choose Your Road Bike, Different components would be Campagnolo Chorus or
Level Of Riders Shimano Ultegra, unless you can afford
How to choose your road bike? Well the the top components of both manufacturers.
first question is how much do you want to Wheels again would be possibly Mavic,
spend and how much cycling will you do? Shimano or Campagnolo, deep carbon rims
The answer to the first question is a look Great and have a wonderful ride, but
difficult one, many people when they are will probably be too expensive, best if
younger they want to ride there bike all you stick to alloy rims for high pressure
day and what to be the next winner of the tires as tubulars, even though they ride
Tour de France, but they can not afford wonderfully, will be expensive and a lot
to spend much on there bike. If they get of trouble. Handle bars, stem and seat
fit and win some races and get in a good pin could be alloy or carbon, if you have
team they will be given a top class bike, the money. The frame is the heart of your
but what usually happens is they have to bike and you will want a good one, at
give up and work, have a family etc. When this price range alloy is going to be the
they are older and have more money they first choice with carbon forks and
can afford the bike of there dreams. As possibly a carbon rear triangle. If you
to how much cycling you do, that depends look around you might manage to find an
on whether you can justify having the all carbon frame at this price, Giant
best bike around and only doing a short make a very well priced carbon frame in a
ride on Sunday morning. Remember you get compact, sloping design, there are others
what you pay for. but you will have to spend a lot more
Basic Level Bikes. money.
If you go to the larger sports stores or The Top of The Shopping List.
bike shops they will have complete bikes When're looking at a lot of money here if
for sale, probably a alloy frame with you want to buy a professional road bike.
Shimano Tiagra or Campagnolo Mirage or a The frame will be all carbon or titanium
mixture of cheaper components, this bike with carbon forks and maybe a carbon rear
will be built to a price, will ride triangle or alloy main tubes with carbon
fairly well, wont be very light and is a front or rear end. The nicest ones on the
good place to start. To get some thing market at the moment, in my opinion, are
better, start with a nice alloy frame and Colnago, De Rosa, Pinarello, Battaglin,
if you can afford it, carbon forks, then Time, Scott, Cervelo and many more, all
with what money you have left chose your are available in different colours,
group-set of either Shimano or Campagnolo geometries and sizes, check out there web
and then you can pick your saddle, sites for information and try to make
handlebars, wheel rims and tires, this is your choice, it's a difficult job. This
all fun, but if you are working to a is a professional road bike so it will
budget, it can be tricky. have to have the best components, Shimano
Mid Level, Touring and Possibly Racing. Dura.Ace or Campagnolo Record are your
In this range of bikes you can buy them only choice at this level. Same with the
as a complete cycle, in the cycle shop, wheels, Dura-Ace or Campagnolo Bora,
sports store or even in the specialist these can be for high pressure clincher
magazines or on the web. It is more fun tires or tubulars, tubulars are more
to choose the components for your frame trouble but do ride well, but clincher
and how much you want to spend. At this tires are very nearly as nice and much
level you would probably be looking at more practical. Handle bars, stem and
Shimano 105 or Campagnolo Centaur road seat pin will be carbon and your saddle
bike parts and you could possibly buy will have a carbon base with a leather
some built up wheels from Shimano, cover and sometimes with gel for a little
Campagnolo or Mavic, but first start with extra comfort.
the frame, there are many frames out The Best Bike You Can Afford.
there to choose from, get on the net and You do only get what you pay for, so get
look for what you want, it will probably the best bike you can afford, look around
be alloy again, with carbon forks. Alloy the magazines and the web sites and don't
seat pin, handle bars and stem and a forget your local bike shop until you get
comfortable saddle. that little jewel, but be careful not to
Top Level Bike For Racing and Pleasure. make your partner jealous!
Now it gets more difficult, your






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