| Road bikes or racing bikes are designed to go as | | | | raced indoors on oval circuits. There is a single |
| fast as possible while making sure of the rider's | | | | fixed gear with no brakes. A rider can only stop |
| safety. They are mostly featured as skeletons of | | | | by slowing down the way he pedals, and the gear |
| bicycles, but there is a reason why it looks so | | | | makes it impossible to suddenly stop pedaling. This |
| bare. This is because everything is toned down in | | | | racing bike is stripped down to the absolute |
| order to save weight and improve aerodynamics, | | | | minimum with no extras to make it lighter and |
| which is crucial if you want to go as fast as you | | | | faster. |
| can. These two factors will help give more speed. | | | | Remarks for the Racing Bikes |
| There are many gears for the racing bikes, but | | | | On the plus side, racing bikes are very fast. The |
| they are clustered together so that the biker can | | | | slick tires offer very little drag on the road, and |
| choose immediately which gear to use for the | | | | the aerodynamic position keeps the wind drag to |
| occasion. Its riding position is hunched over to | | | | a minimum. On the other hand, because the |
| offer less wind resistance. Some will favor drop | | | | bicycle is very skinny, it is often called as |
| handlebars, which will cost the rider to hunch over | | | | uncomfortable by other riders. The tires do not |
| more. The tires are very thin and very high | | | | absorb much of the vibration when it comes to |
| pressured, and one mistake on a hole can | | | | rough surfaces, and the hunched-over position can |
| puncture it. | | | | be very painful to the neck, back, and wrists. |
| Types of Racing Bikes | | | | Whatever your speed thrill though, the racing bike |
| There are several types of racing bikes. The | | | | will probably outstrip it. Racing bikes are fast, light, |
| most common is the standard racing bike, which | | | | and very versatile. They can pass through very |
| is perfect for road riding. The riding position is | | | | narrow places and leave that police car in the |
| hunched over, but still high enough which enables | | | | dust. If ever things get sticky, racing bike rider will |
| the rider to see where he is going. It is also very | | | | just pull his throttle downward, and the next you |
| fast. | | | | will see is the dust in your eyes. |
| Another would be the time trial bike, which is | | | | Buying Racing Bikes |
| designed to go as fast as possible around a circuit | | | | If you are interested in buying a racing bike, you |
| or an oval on a closed-off road. The riders are | | | | can look for websites offering such in the |
| very much hunched over. Some would prefer the | | | | Internet. You can also look at newspaper ads and |
| use of extensions on the handlebars for added | | | | bicycle magazines. They feature racing bikes for |
| comfort, to get a better grip on the handles and | | | | sale that there will so many for you to choose |
| to get their hands forward. Others would still | | | | from. You have to remember though that if you |
| attach smaller front wheels to modify the riding | | | | are going to buy it online, you should check first if |
| position to something even lower than the usual. | | | | the website is legitimate so as not to waste |
| Another would be the track racing bike, which is | | | | money. |