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We compared top road bikes of different brands with each other.We wanted to see what road bikes are out there and how do they perform in a side-by-side comparison.After hearing from a number of customers, “Wow, Bianchi has a $2600 carbon Ultegra bike?" I thought I'd take a look see at what else is out there from the other top brands.Here is a quick summary of how the Bianchi Intenso Ultegra stacks up against the other top brands. Certainly, these are all good bikes and I chose them specifically so we could see how it compares with the other top brands. I think you will find that for a boutique …
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Unusually hot weather can turn pleasant rides into challenging experiences, but that doesn't mean a little heat should stop you from enjoying a nice ride. Scorching weather conditions can sometimes make a cycling enthusiast want to stay off his or her bike altogether. However, riding in hot weather is not necessarily impossible and here are a few tips to help keep cool and ride a little longer during summer scorchers.Wear the right clothes - Be sure to put on clothing that allows effective perspiration to facilitate evaporation for faster cooling. Not many of us are going to wear silk while ri …
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Downhill test ride of the new GT Sensor Pro 650b in the Santa Monica Mountains above Pacific Coast Highway by downhiller Ericson of Bike Attack.Result: Great light weight carbon bike that corners well and rides smoothly. …

Purefix has been a trusted name in the fixed-gear bike arena for years, so when they married up their quality bikes with solar activated glow in the dark paint, well — Let's just say there's a new way to shine when the sun sets in Cali.The Zulu may be more basic in nature as a fixie when compared to multi-gear road bikes, but this urban bike is anything but basic in style and the components it does have are quality making it's $399 retail price one of the biggest bang for your buck values around.The Zulu has a high tensile steel frame that is built to last and designed for comfort in urban rid …
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For off road biking the wheel set is essentially one of the most important parts of the bike. This fact has led to the increasing popularity of the 650B or 27.5” wheel size. Recently, bicycling.com featured an article by Matt Phillips titled, “Giant Bets Big on 27.5” Wheels” and while there is a lot of great information in that article — Giants’ Big Bet is a relatively safe one.As Matt states in his article, Giant was one of the last big bike companies to get on board with the 29er, and while they haven’t missed the boat completely on the 650B, they are still coming in on the back side of a wh …
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