Road Bikes

Maybe you thought buying a set of handlebars was easy, all you thought you had to do was to go in to your local bike shop and get any pair of handlebars. Well its not as easy as that, you have to consider many different things: width, drop, shape, materials and thickness of bars, all these things are... 

When Tony at my local bike shop phoned me to tell me my Campagnolo Record 10 speed group-set had arrived I felt like all my Christmases and birthdays had all arrived at once. When I got to the shop the sight of those black boxes was enough to bring back memories of the excitement of receiving my first... 

The TIME Edge Translink module (module is what Time call there Frame, forks, head-set, seat pin and stem combination) arrived in an enormous box for protection, the frame weighs in at just a shade over one kilogram, and the box weighed eight. I’m glad of the packaging, as this frame is a gem,... 

After riding a Trek frame for many years, our test rider Borja bought a Look KX Light directly from a pro-rider, enrolled into the Barbot cycle team; Division II at UCI Trade Team and never looked back! Although this look frame had initially around 35000 Km on the clock, its performance has been really... 

Kalina has an old bike it could be a Murray’. We have tried to find out more, but it’s not an easy task with so little information. Question: Hi, I have an old bike i believe made by murray. it has cadet flite on it. also serial number 547…156942. any information that you can provide... 

Time Frames are amongst the best made, technically advanced, beautiful frames available, the EDGE range brings the price into an affordable range for most of us, if you buy one of these frames your sure to be ahead of your Time. You all saw Paolo Bettini win the Olympic road gold and Tom Boonen win... 

Bike parts are now high technology, using the best materials possible for the job. Strength and lightness are most important for cycle parts, you can make cheap bike parts with heavier materials, like steel and some companies have tried plastic, which is light but is not durable and does flex. They... 

Ernesto Colnago started with a welding torch at 12 years old in 1944, he moved on to work for Gloria cycles in Milan and started to race. In 1951 he broke his leg finishing his race career and starts his own business, opening a cycle shop in 1954, since then probably more champions have ridden his bikes... 

How much do you want to spend? That’s the biggest question in your choice of road bike frame. The more you pay, the better the bike frame you get, there are many frame builders in the world and all have there own ideas of what is right, the best way to find out is by trial and probably error,... 

You have to hold on to your bicycle handlebars and use them to steer your bike, also they are the place where you put your brakes, gears and cycle computer. Bicycle handlebars, like all bike equipment used to be made of steel and are now made of alloy or carbon, lightness is very important, but so is... 

You need wheels for your bike, otherwise you won’t go very far with out them. For a long time they were made of steel and were heavy. Wheels had 40 or more spokes and were hand made and would take time for a trained wheel builder to put together. Alloy came along and hubs and rims got much lighter,... 

The Shimano Ultegra group-set uses the same advanced functions of Dura-Ace, including Hollowtech 2 and refined ergonomic STI shifters. Good enough to race with but at a mor economical price, with all the class of top class Shimano. Ten Speed with a choice of double or triple crankset, many different... 

Dura-Ace means simply best and here is the best group-set they make but with the advantage of three chain wheels, to make any mountain ride able, with the style and class of the same equipment that the top professionals of the world use. Designed from the 7800 Dura-Ace series, the triple is designed... 

Shimano Dura-Ace 7800 is the equipment that the Pro’s ride, Lance Armstrong has ridden to victory in the last six editions of the Tour de France on Dura-Ace. The Dura-Ace Group-set has improved braking operation along with stylish and ergonomic Dual Control STI lever system. Ten speed gearing is a... 

Shimano are probably the biggest manufacturer of bicycle components in the world. The company was started in Japan in 1921 with a single speed bicycle freewheel. Since then they have become the leading innovator of the cycle industry. The Shimano mountain bike components are the equipment of choice... 

The bicycle seat is a very important; if you are not comfortable you will not enjoy your bike ride and probably not do it again. If you don’t ride a bike very often then you should buy a bike saddle with gel in it. For a racing cyclist who rides his bike more often then he will be looking at a... 

The bicycle rim hasn’t changed too much over the years; its still round and you still put a tyre on it. As with most cycle equipment the first bicycle rim was made of wood, then steel, alloy and carbon. Alloy came along and hubs and rims got much lighter, also as the rims got stronger they didn’t... 

Bicycle pedals make it possible to turn the cranks which turn the chain that turns the wheels and that makes it all possible. Pedals used to be just a stick that you put your foot on to push your bike along, then riders found out that you could pedal more efficiently if there feet were attached to the... 

Bike headsets have not changed much over the years, basically they are two sets of bearings at the front of the bike so you can steer where you want to go. The headset goes between the steering column and the frame and allows you to turn the front wheel with the handlebars, so you can go round corners. The... 

The Campagnolo Veloce Group-set is available in five different versions, the 10 speed with either double or triple chainset and 9 speed with 2 or 3 chain wheels at the front and also with Ergo Power Flat Bar controls. A wide rage of options for all your needs, whether it’s for racing, touring...