Cycling Apparel Road Bikes Accessories Additional Info
What is an Entry Level Road
Bike?
To
begin with, what is your objective for an entry level road bike? Why
cycling? Do you want to be....
A
Weekend Racer
Healthier Person
Lifetime
Enthusiast
Eventual Pro
The
entry level road bike is the common
link between all of these goals.
Everyone has to start somewhere
and here is a good place!
Do You Know Your Bike
Size?
Getting the correct size of road bike will make all the
difference.
If your bike is too small you feel
"squished". To big and you will feel "over extended".
Just
right
is the best place to
be when it comes to a bike.
If you have
not done your own measuring for a bike before, go here
to get details on how to do it.
What You Should Know Before You
Shop
To
find an entry level road bike which fits into your price range and
desired outcome.
You
have a wide choice variety when it comes to bikes and their components.
A
very
versatile bike is an aluminum or aluminum carbon
fiber mix frame with Shimano 105 components.
Of course if you can find a good full carbon fiber frame this will be
good too.
The reason for this is if/when you want to upgrade you have to change
less parts of your bike if you start off with a least a Shimano 105
component set.
For instance, when you upgrade from 105 components you can easily
transition to Ultegra components.
If you started off with Sora, for instance, if you upgraded to 105. You
would have to change the rear hub, where the gears are, along with the
component group.
In some cases you would also have to get a different frame because the
back fork section could be too small to fit 10 gears instead of 9.
Now Where To Start The
Search?
There are many great
cycling road bike manufactures out there.