Road bike frames come in a vast array of options depending on level of experience of the cyclist, individual requirements and the quality of performance required. There is a great selection available for entry-level road cyclists who are new to the sport and are just after a bike to ride during the weekends, right through to the hardened road cyclists amongst you who are after a bike to increase their levels of performance and finish times.
The Colnago Extreme Power Frameset 2008 is a road bike frame that features lugs that are compression moulded using a process so refined that no finish work is needed on the lugs before painting. The frames front triangle features 3PRS technology, which stands for Power Reinforce System, and means that it has triple butted oversized tubing paired with longitudinal reinforcing ribs that run along the interior of the main triangle.
The 3PRS technology results in the frame being stiffened by over 30%. The CNC-machined titanium bottom bracket insert is matched to a compression moulded bottom bracket shell. Oversized 17×35mm chain stays with Colnago’s Leaf Chain Stay design mate with the bottom bracket for unparalleled stiffness. Colnago’s B-Stay completes the platform to provide the legendary ride.
For sprints, breakaways, or extended efforts, the Extreme Power delivers everything the name implies. The frame comes supplied with a pair of Carbon 75 Forks, a bottom bracket cable guide and headset expander. The main features of this frame are the Italian 70mm bottom bracket shell, Braze-On front mech boss, 31.6mm seat post fitment, frame assembled in Italy with carbon tubes and lugs, front triangle with variable wall thickness tubes and carbon wishbone seat-stay.
The Look 585 VHM Origin Full Carbon Frameset combines comfort, lightness and stiffness. It weighs 990 grams, being one of the lightest road bike frames available on the market today. It also benefits from cutting edge developments in carbon technology. It is made from Very High Modulus tubes (VHM), which optimize the weight and stiffness of the frame, the 585 also includes Look exclusive technology in the manufacturing of carbon lugs: forged at very high pressure for the bottom bracket (the part of the frame the most subject to stress), woven for the seat post and head tube.
The frames also feature 100% carbon Monobloc HSC5 SL fork and have moulded and compressed dropouts, with the frame and fork assembly weighing 1300 grams. The key features of the Look 585 VHM Origin Full Carbon Frameset is its VHM (Very High Modulus) frame, light frame weight of 990g(S) and a HSC5 SL Fork weighing 310g.
Road bike frames are available for a whole range of riding styles and experiences. Depending on your requirements and level of abilities you will be able to find a number of road bike frames that are suitable for you and your skills. Before heading to the shops be sure to do your research, look fully into the brands that are available, the price ranges of each model and what each frame is best suited for. If you are just starting out with road cycling then do not pay over the odds for an all singing all dancing road bike frame that is more suited to someone with more experience. Likewise if you are a well advanced road cyclist be sure to get a frame that is matched to your ability and will take you to the next level in the sport.
