If you value comfort, then look for a bike with at least 28mm tyres, or even bigger, rather than 25mm, as they offer a bit more cushioning and are no slower than narrower tyres anyway.

* It's all change here as Shimano's lower end components will soon all be renamed Shimano CUES, cheap cycling jerseys and technically Shimano 105 is now a 12-speed, electronic groupset; although the older 11-speed, mechanical 105 is still widely available!

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Can I get a carbon fibre road bike for under £1,000?
Unfortunately - and especially after the pandemic and rampant inflation - cheap cycling jerseys it's no longer possible to get a brand-spanking new road bike with a carbon frame from a UK/European retailer for under £1,000. Carbon costs more than aluminium, so to sell a carbon fibre bike under £1,000 it would have to use a lower-grade component set, and the bike would almost certainly have to be a vendor's own brand.

Отредактировано cycling (2023-04-24 08:01:25)