How to determine the right size bicycle
Written by drbob on May 20, 2010 – 9:59 pm -How to Get Right Size Bicycle Make sure the bicycle you buy is the right size for you. Learn how to measure sizes on a bike with expert tips on bicycle repair in this free video clip. How to Get Right Sized Bicycle -- powered by eHow.com Read More →
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Giant TCR Advanced T-Mobile Team Bike Review
Written by drbob on March 28, 2010 – 9:24 pm -By Jez Loftus, BikeRadar The TCR Advanced T-Mobile Team is Giant's no compromise road race machine and gets its mouthful of a name from being the choice ride for the German pro team. Built with nothing but all-out performance in mind the Advanced Team is light, stiff and fast. At £4150, it's almost identical to the bike the pros ride but unless you're paid to race do you really need one? Will it make you a faster rider, or simply make you look like an all-the-gear-no-idea poseur? The fact that the TCR Advanced isn't your average versatile, performance road bike makes it even more appealing. The T-Mobile colours, only minutely adjustable (2cm), one cut, one fit seatmast and compact, stiff frame make it a unique bike. The ride is hard to describe... more
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Giant TCR Advanced SL 2 Review
Written by drbob on February 7, 2010 – 5:22 pm -Giant TCR Advanced SL 2 Frame Technology Experience the one-of-a-kind ride quality of Giant’s unique Alliance technology, which blends the best characteristics of both composite and aluminum. You get amazing power transfer for the sprints and a supple ride for long days in the saddle. Features - Complete 10-speed SRAM RIVAL (black) groupset - Lightweight Giant Connect SL handlebar and stem - Fi’zi:k Pave CX saddle - Lighter Mavic CXP22 wheelset Review We have to break out the superlatives for this out-of-the-box racer. It's the lightest and stiffest frame that Giant has ever produced—the same one (albeit without the integrated seat mast) that was ridden to more pro wins last year than any other bike. Granted, the SL 2 is hung with a... more
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Scott CR1 SL Review
Written by drbob on January 17, 2010 – 12:57 pm -By James Huang, technical editor, BikeRadar Scott's CR1 has been revamped for 2010, with trick new tube shaping that's designed to take the edge off the bumps without overly diluting the bike's racy feel. This shaping actually works, and quite well – though not entirely the way we expected it to. Ride & handling: Light and stiff enough to race, but with a bit of give over bigger bumps On smoother roads the so-called SDS (Shock Damping System) – basically, the stays have been flattened in key areas so they flex under big impacts – is essentially inactive and the CR1 rides similarly to the company's Addict flagship, leaving us wondering what all the fuss was about. It's notably firm with excellent road feedback and, as is typical for... more
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Cannondale System Six Carbon Superlight Road Bike Review
Written by drbob on January 3, 2010 – 7:36 pm -By BikeRadar "With its short head tube, direct steering response and exceptional willingness to respond to all-out efforts on steep gradients, the new SystemSix is sharper and more refined for speed than Cannondale's previous models, and closer to its competitors in terms of performance. " The heady days of the Saeco team's supremacy in the sprint may be over for Cannondale - certainly since Mario Cipollini bowed out - but the company is still very much at the cutting edge of bike technology. With benchmark setters like the R900 and the sublimely smooth Six-13 Team - used by the up-and-coming Barloworld squad - innovation and success is still a massive priority for the Cannondale crew. Not content with resting on their laurels, the people from... more
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Felt F95: Best Budget Road Bike for Aspiring Racers
Written by drbob on December 11, 2009 – 11:56 am -Budget Road Bike for Aspiring Racers Felt F95 Team Issue MSRP $850 ConsumerSearch.com has synthesized multiple reviews of road bike and concluded the Felt F95 is the best budget road bike for cyclist who desire to become road racers. Below is what they concluded. The Trek 1.2 offers a comfortable and stable ride for beginners, but new riders with lofty race ambitions may prefer the racy and sporty Felt F95 Team Issue. The aluminum-framed Felt road bike offers a more race-oriented positioning than the Trek 1.2, and it has a compact crank set instead of a triple chainring. Outside magazine picks the Felt 95 Team Issue as one of the best road bikes of the year, saying it's a "ton of bike for the money." Reviewers say it has great acceleration... more
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