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giant tcr

Giant TCR is a mid to top of the range road bike, which aims to offer good road performance for a reasonable price. The bikes are all focused on the compact T 800 Carbon composite frame.

Mavic TCR Alliance

Comes with Groupset Shimano 10. 2009 version comes with 20 speed STI. Wheels Shimano RS10. For £1,200 you get a top of the range road frame and reasonable components which can always be upgraded later.

Giant TCR Advanced

Features T-800 carbon composite— the lightest stiffness-to-weight ratio of any composite material available. Also features integrated seatmast

Wheels Mavic Aksium

Groupset: Shimano Ultegra

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The Dawes Galaxy touring bike, is Dawes flagship bike, which has been in production since the early 1990s.

The Dawes Super Galaxy

• Frame: Reynolds 853 chromoly, tig welded
• Gears: Shimano Deore 27 speed
• Fork: Double butted chromoly
• Tech: Weight: 13.7kg
• Saddle: Selle Italia FLX gel
• Touring Extras: Chromoplastic mudguards with stainless safety stays,
• Tubus Cargo rear carrier

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Dawes bikes is a British Cycling firm, who have been producing road bikes for many years. They are one of the market leaders in touring bikes. Originally made in the UK near Birmingham, the frames are now made in the Far East (like many other bike manufactures)

The Dawes Giro Road bike series is aimed at the entry level road bike and serious leisure cyclist. They are based on Aluminium frames and different types of Shimano groupset.

Dawes Giro 300

Frame: Lightweight aluminium
Gears: Shimano Sora STI equipped
Weight: 11.5 kg

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The frame of a bike performs several functions:

• Supports rider in position to ride
• Converts rider’s effort into forward movement
• Provide mounting point for various component parts
• Absorbs much of the shock of riding.

A Good Frame has the following features:

• Stiffness - to withstand the twisting and buckling forces induced by hard pedalling
• Lightness - Lower weight makes it easier to cycle up hill. Light weight frames need also to have stiffness to combine strength
• Shock absorbency - to minimize shock damage from road surfaces
• Resilience to withstand reasonable impacts
• Heat resistence to permit strong, safe joints by brazing or welding
• Aerodynamic.

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• Best bike frame materials
• Road bike frame size

Evans Cycles - Leading cycle retailer, with 31 branches throughout the country including 14 in London.

Wiggle - One of the Leading mail order companies. Extensive range of accessories, road bikes and time trials

ProbikeKit - Mainly cycling accessories and clothes.

Ribble Cycles - Mail order firm based in Lancashire. Have a custom bike build section, which allows you to build a bike to your exact custom specifications.

Cycle King - Cheap and Cheerful - budget range of bikes

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The Giant SCR 1.5 provides a good value road bike for under £600. Giant have developed a reputation for providing good starting range road bikes. This Giant SCR 1.5 will be fine for someone looking to explore road racing, touring without committing to a big budget.

The spec on a Giant SCR 1.5 is solid without being spectacular - what you would expect for the price range.

• A butted ALUXX aluminum frame and T-700 Composite fork,
• FORK: T700 carbon composite, aluminium steerer
• handlebar and stem - Giant own brand
• Groupset - Shimano Tiagra. does the job.

Giant SCR 1.5 only £550.00 from Wiggle

Other Giant Bikes from Wiggle

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• Best Road Bikes under £500
• Giant SCR 4

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Since its foundation in 1954, Colnago has developed a reputation for being one of the world’s top bike builders. It was founded by Ernesto Colnago in 1954 in Cambiago, Italy.

Colnago have a reputation for building stiff bikes, with excellent road holding properties. They have sought to remain at the forefront of bike technology. In conjunction with Ferrari, they developed carbon fibre frames. Their flagship bikes the C-50 and C-40 are currently made out with Carbon fibre.

In the 1980s, they developed a straight fork, which was found to offer excellent strength and was often lighter than aluminimum forks. The “Precisa” straight fork has influenced design of modern carbon fibre forks.

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You can tell a serious cyclist by the way, he is bound to have a strong opinion on the relative merits of Shimano vs Campag. If you look on some cycling forums you can see pages and page of endless debate about which is better. Both have their supporters, but, to be honest, the difference is not actually that much. Both have been developed along similar lines, and there’s not too much to choose between them.

Strengths of Campag

• Generally agreed to be longer lasting and harder wearing
• Italian for the European cycling purists.
• Campag Record Carbon is one of the most advanced and lightest groupsets on the market.
• Campag first to introduce 11 speed groupset.

Strengths of Shimano

• Generally cheaper
• More popular

• Shimano and Campag Groupsets at Probike Kit

Campagnolo website

Shimano Bike Website

Cycle touring is great fun. Recently we went to Ireland on a cycle tour, we had a support van so didn’t need panniers. But, next time, I may go without vehicle back up so I need to get some panniers for my touring bike.

If you are travelling for a few days, you will want to get some panniers with extensive capacity. If it is wet,  you will need several changes of dry clothing. It is better to have too much pannier space than too little.

If you are cycling in Northern Europe, you can never rely on the weather to remain dry. Therefore, waterproof panniers are essential. In an emergency you could use plastic bags, but, it is better to have waterproof pannier bags for serious touring.

When packing, be strict. Don’t take unnecessary things, but, it is always good to have enough dry clothes.

Deuter Rack Pack at £34.99

It has a universal fit system, so will fit any types of pannier rack. It has a capacity of 38lt a pair which is very good. Weight is 1500g Pr and the Dimensions are 42×32x21cm

Altura Dryline is £39.99.

20 Litre capacity and waterproof

• Selection of Cycle Panniers at Wiggle

Quintana Roo TT Bike

Quintana Roo Kilo TT Bike

The Quintana Roo is a time trial bike, targetted mainly at the triathalon market. The Quintana Roo Kilo provides an excellent value time trial bike for under £1,000

The Quintana Roo bikes comes with an Aluminimum aero frame, aerp forks and aero seat post. It is designed to cut through the air with minimal aero drag. The components include Dura Ace real derailleur, Dura Ace Shifters, Ultegra front derailleur and mix of Shimano 5500 and Tektro for the rest of the groupset. Continue reading →