Archive for the ‘Road Bike’ Category
The Hollywood Palace, host Joan Crawford, air October 9, 1965
Weighing just 2.7kg, find out how this bike got turned into a lean, mean climbing machine.
Building a light bike can be fun but also very expensive. There are however weight weenies out there whose sole aim is to build the lightest bike possible.
The lightest road bike ever built is a custom-made concoction that was originally the creation of one person, Gunter Mai. This same bike has since been rebuilt to be even lighter by Fairwheel Bikes, a bike shop in Tucson, Arizona. We take a look at the story of this bike and how it came to be … More
It wasn’t long ago that a dream road bike started life as a frame in your hands.
You would then pick the parts – wheels, groupset, bars, seatpost, saddle – that best suited your preferences and wallet.
While this is still entirely possible today, at the top end of the market it’s a lot trickier, as brands design their own components to function with the frame.
Take the latest … More