If you aren't sure exactly which of the various frame options are right for you, take a test ride. Riding a bike made from the different materials is the best way to make the right choice for your road bike. In addition to the frames, the various components of the bike, including wheels, gears, and...

Regardless of whether you decide that you require a high-end bike for roads, public interest in them has exploded in recent years. In fact, while $10,000 bicycles were once a rarity, you can now find cycles for roads, with a price tag of $20,000! Okay, while it may seem incredible that such...

Consideration 2: Comfort vs speed. The reason why athletic abilities come into the picture is because the riding posture on these bikes can be very different. On a road bike, speed is the key concern. So everything is about being aerodynamic. Hence, there are drop handlebars. The handlebars require...

Consideration 3: Make and model. Once you have decided on whether to go for speed or comfort, it's now time to zoom in on the different makes and models. For instance, mountain bikes may be made from different materials such as aluminum (cheap) or carbon fibre (a lot more expensive). Carbon bikes...

FOCUS BLACK FOREST: The Focus Black Forest Bikes have larger tyres and this results in giving a totally new biking experience on trails. These bikes have medium weight frame, good components, good brakes and descent tyres. The wheelset is also quite good. These type of bikes have good initial...

During the early stages, the company only use to manufacture mountain bicycles. But soon the company started producing the touring bicycles. Again after a long gap of nearly ten years, racing bicycles were introduced. Focus bikes have bicycles of various designs and for various purposes nowadays....

FOCUS IZALCO: The Focus Izalco Bikes are fully racing bikes. These bikes are very good in comfort. They are suitable for riding on the plains, rolling hills and on mountain climbs. It also provides comfort at high speeds while crossing corners and the rider can ride comfortably for many hours. Most...

Points of Style That is Public Bikes. The Public Bike shop is actually a chain of stores selling Public Bikes. There are already 2 locations in San Francisco. The shops themselves are very unique and visually interesting. Outside of their surprisingly minimal South Park location, sit some of the...

When you head to the store to actually purchase your new bicycle, you may be able to get a better deal by not purchasing the newest bike in the shop. If you are buying around the end of the biking season you can probably get a much better price on last year's model and usually it will have many of...

There are so many great bike shops in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this post, I'm not even profiling some of the all-time greats. For instance, the Missing Link Cooperative. Its store and annex have been institutions in the east bay for years. Likewise, the chain store Mike's Bikes is great in...