| This articles gives information on road bikes and | | | | The metallic colors and designs often prompt you |
| figures out why they are popular. | | | | to stop and have a second look at them. To add |
| The oldest and most popular form of bikes is the | | | | style to them, these come with special curved |
| Road Bike. These have been an eye-catcher for | | | | handlebars that give many hand arrangements |
| people since decades and one can easily find | | | | over long runs. These handlebars also assist the |
| several deals on the internet to buy Vintage Road | | | | rider to a have a low, smooth riding stance. |
| Bikes. These bikes are popular as they are light | | | | Gearing System: - Another astonishing feature |
| weight and have been designed specifically to ride | | | | about these bikes is the gearing system. In order |
| on smooth roads. One can easily sail on a flat | | | | to provide a relaxing feeling over along distance, |
| road for miles with an ease and speed, which | | | | most modern bikes have triple chain-rings at the |
| cannot be found in any other bike ride. | | | | front and around 10 rings on the rear wheel. This |
| Why Are They So Popular | | | | allows a huge gear range so that bikes can cope |
| Tires: - The road bikes are swift as they run on | | | | with steep hills and twisting roads. Even the ones |
| thin tires - tires are kept as thin as possible so | | | | used for racing and superior performance employ |
| that the drag produced is minimum. As the friction | | | | such gear technology, as high gears are required |
| is minimized, these bikes can attain high speeds | | | | for faster speeds. Integrated brake levers and |
| within seconds with very little effort. A word of | | | | gear shifters is another recent advancement that |
| caution - as the amount of friction is lessened on | | | | has allowed bikers to change the gear and pull the |
| the bike tires; stability of these bikes also comes | | | | brakes, both at the same time, with very little |
| under scanner. They are less steady as compared | | | | movement of hands. |
| to mountain bikes (which depend a lot on stability | | | | Road Bikes - An Asset to Own |
| and road grip due to the terrain on which they | | | | With the amount of work, money and time being |
| are used). | | | | invested in road bike technology, it is an |
| Handlebars: - Propelled by new innovations in road | | | | investment to look out for. If someone has not |
| bike design and technology over the last decade, | | | | driven these latest bikes, that person is certainly |
| these road bikes have become a treat to watch. | | | | missing something in his life. |