Road Bike

Road bikes are designed to ensure great speed and fast commute on good terrains. These bicycles are similar to racing bikes but don't have all those fancy hi-tech features and are more durable. It is also are designed to improve endurance. Main features of road bike is narrow and high-pressure tires. To ensure top speed bike have lightweight construction. Mostly it is aluminium or steel frame and parts made of alloy materials.

For casual use quite popular is single-speed bikes. They cheaper and require less maintenance than bikes with derailleur gears. Narrow tires require to ride on paved roads. Only on those can be revealed the best characteristics of road bike. Road bicycle don't have front or rear suspension. You can easily recognize it from drop (curled) handlebar.

There are also high-end class of road bikes. These mainly are used in sport events and triathlon games. These bikes already have the best possible components, such as carbon fiber frame. The price for high-end road bike can be above 10 thousand dollars.

Road bike without the frame have its main components, which are divided into a groups.

• Wheels (axles, spokrs, hubs, rims)
• Drivetrain (chain, cassette, derailleurs, brake levers, gear levers, crankset)
• Handebars, seat, pedals, and brakes

Bikes can be used for many things. It helps cheaply commute in city but also can be very expensive sport equipment. Everyone know what he wants and choose according to his desires and possibilities.