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