5 great road bikes

By Hugo Costa


A great road bike can be the difference between achieving a personal best or being forced to watch competitor after competitor race past you as you fall to the back of the pack. Make sure that you're not left behind with one of these top 5 picks. Giant Defy 1. If you don't have too much to spend there are few better choices than the Giant Defy 1, which retails for around 1,000. This bike has an aluminium frame making it heavier than the road bikes using carbon frames, but at 8.87kg you'll still manage to be competitive.

Fuji Altamira 1.0. Road bikes need to be fast and sleek. Having as light a frame as possible while maintaining handling is one of the best ways for a bike to achieve a high speed. The Fuji Altamira 1.0 weighs a little over 7kg making it one of the lightest road bikes around. While this model comes in at around 3,700, the 3.0 model is a steal at 1,700, but this cheaper model does come at a price- around an extra 1.6kg of weight.

Bianchi Oltre Super Record. This Italian bike is packed with style but even more packed with features like internal cable routing and aerodynamic frame shaping. At just under 7,500 this road bike isn't the cheapest - but it's certainly one of the lightest at 6.43kg for the 57cm frame model.

Fuji Roubaix 1.0. This is another very affordable model at around 1,200. Roubaix bikes are designed for long distances, so if you've got a long day in the saddle lined up and you don't fancy a particularly sore bottom at the end of it, this is the perfect choice.

Van Nicholas Aquilo. Unlike a lot of premium road bikes, the Van Nicholas Aquilo has a titanium frame at its core. Built for racing, you can feel the power of this road bike as soon as you start pedalling and you'll be thrilled at how well it steers, making the 3,400 price tag completely justifiable.




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