Jamis BicyclesThe Editor Choice Award has been given to Jamis for value and performance from their bicycles. In other words you getting a lot of bike for a cheaper price than other manufacturers. Jamis road bikes have much to offer for the amount spent to get it. Which Bike(s) Are For Entry Level Riders?As far as the entry level bike goes, Jamis bicycles has one which is worthy to fit into this title.This bike is the Ventura Race!  Ventura Race is an aluminum frame with a carbon fiber fork. It comes with the Shimano 105 component group, which is a must to be considered for entry level status. All of us want a bike which can be used for many years to come. You can get exactly that with any entry level road bike suggested on this site. You will get a nimble handling road bike which you can feel confident on in the corners. It handles like a Mercedes-Benz! To get such great quality and handling for such a minimal price is excellent. The suggested retail price is $1350 for the Ventura Race road bike. Looking For More BikeJamis bicycles also has other bikes for the more experienced riders.Jamis has the following for those who want more bike.
The notable difference between the two is the Elite is equipped with Shimano Ultegra instead of 105. You also get a bit lighter frame with the Elite than you will with the Race. Plus you need to add on about $500 to the price tag and you got yourself the Ventura Elite! The Xenith models are the carbon fiber frame line of Jamis. Since the SL Di2 and SL are racing bikes they will be skipped over. Xenith Team  You
will find the Xenith Team is road bike is
very good bike for the weekend racer. It has a good component package in SRAM Red. You will also get a pretty light bike, tipping the scales at around 14.75 lbs. After all the less weight you have to move around the faster you can be for an extended period of time. Xenith Team is a smooth handling carbon fiber speed machine. You can get yourself a Xenith Team for $5575. The higher the price tag on any bike is due to basically a few factors, less weight, better components, and better wheels. Since those parts are the heart of any bike so it stands to reason, a higher priced bike will be better in these areas. Xenith Pro The Xenith Pro is different from the Team in a couple of ways. Pro has SRAM Force components, and tips the scale with 2 extra pounds (16.75). Plus you pay about $3100 less for the Pro than the Team. The wheels are still good yet not quite as good and other little odds and ends you will probably not even notice. Xenith Race Xenith Race switches back to Shimano for the component group. On the Race you will get the Ultegra group which is a solid performer. There is going to be a little compare and contrast between the Xenith Race and the Ventura Elite.  Both bikes have Shimano
Ultegra components! Both bikes are within less than a pound of each other in weight. One has a carbon fiber frame the other super light weight aluminum. Xenith Race does have aero wheels while Ventura Elite has less aerodynamic wheels. Is a carbon fiber frame, a little bit more aerodynamic wheels and less than a pound light worth spending about $800 more for? This is exactly what you get with Xenith Race compared to the Ventura Elite. Jamis bicycles are great bikes because they use the whole component group on a bike. They do not mix and match component groups. Having all components on a bike the same eliminates compatibility issues which might arise later on. Several other manufactures mix and match components. It is refreshing for Jamis not to do that to their bikes. Stay InformedSubscribe to the newsletter and you will know about sales on your cycling gear and be up to date on what is new!You can follow mycyclingsource.com on Twitter at Twitter.com/CyclingSource New! Comments
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