I'm looking for a good road bike to ride around town, usually for trips under a mile or two... [more inside]
posted by mrunderhill on Aug 27, 2009 - 20 answers

Bikefilter: Trying to get into road cycling for the first time. Trying to pick up the (strange) conventions of pricing and choices. Help! [more inside]
posted by wuzandfuzz on Sep 1, 2008 - 22 answers

Is there a good program to follow to build endurance and cardiovascular fitness on a road bike? I have read previous questions (this seeming the most relevant), but was hoping to find something that was highly structured like the couch to 5K program for runners. How do I do a couch to 100k? I have a nice new road bike and time over the summer.
posted by procrastination on May 28, 2008 - 14 answers

How do I find/buy/examine a used roadbike? I don't want to win the Tour De France, I just want to cycle around the lake near our house 2-3 times a week (which I can access crossing just one major street which has a stoplight). Approx. 12 miles or so... [more inside]
posted by Ufez Jones on Jul 18, 2007 - 9 answers

BikeFilter: Carbon vs Mo-Cr fork on a road bike for a newbie? How much difference does it make? [more inside]
posted by bread-eater on Sep 8, 2006 - 8 answers

Dropped vs. flat handle bars on a road bike? [more inside]
posted by puffin on Apr 25, 2006 - 18 answers