It ticks all the boxes; a super lightweight carbon frame with truncated aerofoil tube shapes, integrated handlebars with fully hidden cables, hydraulic disc brakes, carbon wheels and clearance for 28mm tyres. Our collection of features lightweight and aerodynamic designs for smooth, fast rides on pavement or gravel. Whether you’re riding for fitness, commuting, bike touring, or racing, we’re here to help you find your perfect match.
Our advice is that it depends a lot on how and where you ride. If you like the hills, ride fairly long distances, sometimes carry gear and aren’t training all the time to be in optimum fitness, a compact is a nice way to go. You get the easy shifting of a double crankset with mongoose bmx bike gears that make most climbs manageable. Some time-trial bikes, as well as some compact, smaller models come equipped with 650c wheels, which are smaller diameter than 700s. These are a little lighter and slightly stronger, and they accelerate faster than standard 700c wheels.
There aren’t many pricier models now that only offer rim brakes. Many bikes will have an all-carbon fork or one with carbon fork blades and an alloy steerer. This tends to absorb road bumps well for a more comfortable ride, but you can find alloy or steel forks on some lower priced bikes. If you value uniqueness the Argonaut RM3 is as unique as it gets. Everything about the RM3 is custom and built to order at the US based Argonaut headquarters.
This time-tested machine possesses all the benefits of a carbon fiber bike – it is strong, lightweight, durable, responsive, and corrosion resistant. The versatile geometry makes this all-around bike both comfortable and nimble. It is a favorite of professionals, the BLUE Factory Team, weekend warriors, and cycling enthusiasts alike.
Either an aluminium frame and carbon fork at around Shimano 105 level, or a carbon frame and fork with shifting at Shimano Tiagra level. We would advise choosing rim brakes or cable-actuated disc brakes. Every Trek road bike is designed to deliver best-in-class performance, from our fastest hand-built carbon race machines to our refined aluminum models.