Why Road Bikes Are Still King

No matter how much we love all kinds of cycling, like gravel and mountain biking, we can't help but always come back to the humble road bike. For us, road bikes will always be boss ...and this is why!

00:00 Why are road bikes boss?
00:25 Performance & Speed
01:05 Comfort
01:38 Tyre Clearance
02:11 Affordability & Price Spectrum
02:58 Socialising
03:53 Climbing
04:30 We love road bikes!

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[gcn]

What are your thoughts? 🚴‍♀💨 Do you think road bikes are boss? Let us know what road bike you're riding!

[Areklata]

Just picked up Endurance line Trek Domane sl 6 about a few weeks ago. I love it !

[lordyay]

i love the look of road bikes so much and am so excited to get my own one day, right now I need to lose a lot of weight first (which i'm doing on my hybrid)

[malikhaidar]

if only I knew earlier that roadbikes are really good on the road. seems obvious but somehow bike shop in my country mostly advertise, display and sell MTB for pretty much everyone without asking their needs. it's heavy and exhausting to ride on the road. I really thought that's the real biking experience because everyone I know seems to have the same experience. I just bought my roadbike 3 months ago, and damn it's fun. I can do 30km everyday without breaking a sweat. at the end of the day, good bike is what make you want to ride it instead of just a mean for transportation.

[TK-ovhn]

Started cycling during the pandemic and ended up waiting 18 months for a new gravel bike. In the meantime I found a 1999 Trek 5200 oclv road bicycle and refurbished it with 11 speed 105. I have had the heavy slow gravel bike now for two years and rarely ride it because I am drawn to the road bike first. For me the idea of gravel is better than the actual experience.

[Seppster]

Don't own a road bike, but love my gravel bike!! Just did a 50K spin this morning. Maybe the roads and tracks I like to ride are more suited for gravel bike. 😀

[jellyfishsalad]

I've gone off my road bike due to the increase in cars and agro/ bad drivers out there. I mostly stick to gravel now. If we had safer road cycling routes I would probably get back into more road riding.

[MrCyclist]

I own 3 bikes. Road, MTB and touring. I spend 95% on my road bike and love the 12, 000 km I do each year here in southern Ontario, Canada.

[rainyambience]

Hank and Conor video is always a MUST WATCH

[ronaldweed]

As a kid, I lived in a small city, just love my city road bike, mountain views. Now I live by sand and gravel, so I'm looking at a FX 3 by Trek. Things change. People do not care if they kill you with their cars. Their cellphones are more important.

[Blaze]

My rookie year of road cycling will be over in November and ever since I got my road bike I haven’t rode another bike

[UserNo]

I love my little 2013 Trek Alexa SL. Bought it second hand in 2023, have made some upgrades and when I am not commuting on my KHS to work, I'm road cycling on my Trek.

[antoniomorgado]

i like my road bike and climbing with it too! i am ridding a triban RC 520 with 105 group set from decathlon! I am super happy with it! i am from Portugal! Cheers boys and girl!

[cycleonSK]

I recently sold one of my mountain bikes to upgrade the roadie. Got myself a 2025 TCR and love it. Road for me is about riding from home which can't be done on an mtb where I live, covering distance, riding with mates, and the speed.

[siimot]

Hate riding on the road now and try to avoid it whenever I can lol

[kelvingrover]

Best mode of transportation your health environment wake up world

[jacksonbangs]

I am currently ridding a TREK aluminum road bike in the Pacific Northwest. There are plent of paved roads that go into the mountains. This makes for some good quality climbing.

[jaimerojas]

I live in Kansas City. Very close to the mecca of gravel cycling, Emporia, KS. Gravel roads are a mere 5 miles from my home. This year, I have 3500 miles on my Canyon Ultimate and a paltry 800 miles on my 3T Exploro. I agree, road is just more fun due to speed. Great video.

[Cycle.every.day.]

You can cover ground, people make the same mistake they think road bikes are about speed, they're more about covering distance.

[andyfairchild]

A Brompton and a Moulton TSR do it for me. Brompton for round town (Bristol) and the Moulton for further afield. Oh and a cheap second hand hybrid “pub bike” for when I know I’ll have to lock the bike somewhere.