Learn Road Bike Information

Series Summary

There is nothing like learning to ride a bicycle. Once we have mastered this skill, popular saying tells us that we will never forget it. However, is it really the skill that you mastered? Or, is it that you will never forget the wonderful feeling that riding a bike gave you? Regardless, the popularity of cycling is undeniable. People all over the world have fallen in love with this invention. As this upsurge of amateur biking enthusiasm continues to reach untouched parts of the globe, the varieties of cycling continue to multiply. Now, there seems to be bicycles for a variety of conditions. Regardless of what form of cycling you decide to enjoy, it is important to not only find the right bicycle but also to learn how to care for that investment.

In this free video series, let Mickey Denoncourt show you how to take care of road bikes. He shows you the important differences between a road bike and other bicycles. Mickey illustrates gear constructions of road bikes, and he offers advice for repairing and shifting these gears. Also, learn when to replace your bicycle tires as well. If long bike rides are your fancy, learn how to take care of your own road bike today!

Video Transcript

"I'm a big proponent of using the right tool for the job. And in the case of road rides longer than half an hour or so, the best tool for the job in my opinion, even as a die-hard mountain biker, is a road bike. What makes a road bike better than a mountain bike for longer road rides is the fact that larger wheels with smaller diameter tires are a lot more efficient. The riding position offers more hand positions -- three hand positions. And it's also a more aerodynamic hand position and just overall body position. So it makes it a lot more pleasant to go riding. The things that are different on a road bike from a mountain bike are -- well, first, your riding position, the way you actuate the shifters is different, uses a different braking system, usually the number of speeds that you have, and the overall gear range that you have is also much smaller than what you have on a mountain bike, because it's designed for a more controlled situation. So those are some of the main differences between a road bike and a mountain bike."