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Bikes designed for road use only. Could be any road-only bike, but typically means bikes optimized for speed / racing / club rides with drop handlebars, narrow tires and a crouched-forward rider position.
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Entry level bike for 140kg rider - what features to look for and what to avoid?
You should buy a touring bike. Whereas a regular road bike can accommodate a person weighting 100kg, a touring bike can accommodate a person weighting 100kg and also 40kg of cargo. So, without cargo, …
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Are 105 r5800 front derailleur and Claris rear derailleur compatible?
Problem with 5800 front derailleur is that it's an 11-speed front derailleur.
Usually you can mismatch by a generation with front derailleurs, so that 8-speed and 9-speed can be interchanged. But in t …
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Looking to get a good starting bicycle, interested in recommendations and considerations as ...
I'd say consider where you are planning to ride and choose the bike accordingly.
For example:
If you plan to ride mostly on roads for long distances, a drop handlebar is preferable as it allows a lar …
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Can mechanical disc brake overheat?
No, hydraulics aren't better, all disc brake suffer from ridiculously low pad life.
Disc brakes have pretty crappy pad life. You may be able to extend pad life by using sintered metallic pads as oppos …
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Consideration for buying a used entry-level road bike. Aluminum vs Carbon vs Steel?
If you care about durability, not weight, you should prefer good quality (e.g. chromium molybdenum) steel. Avoid cheap gas pipe steel.
If you don't care about weight at all, it shouldn't matter whethe …
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Going over speed bumps in road bike safe?
I don't believe the very small speed bump the picture shows would do any damage.
I ride at 15 mph over far larger speed bumps. I have 28mm tires. I have never had a pinch flat when riding over speed b …
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Would the seating position of a road bike cause issues with prescription glasses
I currently use a mountain bike to commute to work but I am keen to switch to a bike more suited to commuting
Commuting is a form of cycling where several aspects of bike fit are important.
Firstly, …
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How much slower should I expect to be in winter rides?
I have created a simulator for cyclist speed. Some results from that:
Continental Grand Prix 5000, the best overall tire, gives 28.5 km/h speed whereas Continental UltraGatorSkin gives only 26.3 km/h …
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Why is a road bike faster than a city bike with the same effort? How much faster it can be?
Why is a road bike faster than a city bike with the same effort?
Three reasons:
Smaller air resistance due to (primarily) smaller frontal area and (secondarily) thinner tires.
Smaller rolling resis …
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Mountain bike tyre at road bike pressure
The other two answers noted that large tires can't be pumped up to high pressures.
Let me explain a practical solution to your problem:
Buy a gravel bike or hybrid bike with ample tire clearance (dep …
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How can you speed a road-bike up?
So, I have an 80's raleigh bike, reassembled from spare parts. I'm wondering what the best way to get more speed out of the bike is
The two sure ways that work on any road bike are:
Adjusting the r …
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Switching from a mountain bike to a road bike
What are the main things I should be aware of when buying one that are fundamentaly different from a moutain bike ?
The main thing to be aware is that road bikers are obsessed with not only light we …
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Gatorskin Wirebead vs Folding (Which gives a smoother ride)
This isn't your usual wire bead vs folding question, I realise whenever anyone asks folding always comes out better.
Not necessarily: there are two main features where wire bead wins:
Wire bead is …
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Should I rewrap my peeling handlebar tape? Is this a job for a bike shop?
That's a reasonably easy job but you really do need to make your phone silent during the job and wish nobody rings your doorbell. The only important things that can go wrong are:
You use a suspicious …
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Can getting a larger sized bike make the bike less aggressive?
Oh yes that's a very good strategy.
Most road bikes have the handlebars way too low. This, combined with the short range of adjustment (usually you have only 15mm or 20mm of spacers plus the opportuni …
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