BikeRadar’s biggest road articles of 2013BikeRadar
Hydraulic discs for road bikes emerged from both Shimano and SRAM in 2013Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
Shimano’s Claris groupset emerged as an evolution of the previous 2300 groupOli Woodman/Future Publishing
The spokeless wheel is an interesting concept – this example that emerged at this year’s Eurobike showJon Woodhouse/Future Publishing
North American Handmade Bike Show (NAHBS) 2013Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
The 2014 Cannondale SuperSix EVO Black IncRobin Wilmott / Future Publishing
Mark Cavendish unveiled his special edition Specialized Venge after taking the 100th win of his career at the Giro d’Italia stage 12 in Treviso in MaySam Dansie /Future Publishing
AngryAsianBen Delaney/BikeRadar
The Cervélo RCA is US$10,000 – for the frameset aloneCervelo
Why do cyclists shave their legs?Paul Smith - www.smithpic.co.uk
With the new year fast approaching, BikeRadar have decided to take a look back over 2013. We’ve dug through the stats to bring you the most popular news and reviews from an eventful year in the world of road bikes and cycling. Here they are, in no particular order…
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1 Groupsets
Shimano’s claris groupset emerged as an evolution of the previous 2300 group: shimano’s claris groupset emerged as an evolution of the previous 2300 groupOli Woodman/Future Publishing
Shimano Claris is a new entry-level road groupset that was released earlier this year. As an evolution of the 2300 group, Claris is an eight-speed setup that aims to offer a quality feel for new road riders.
2 Hydraulic disc brakes
Hydraulic discs for road bikes emerged from both shimano and sram in 2013: hydraulic discs for road bikes emerged from both shimano and sram in 2013Ben Delaney/Future Publishing
A hot topic for 2013 has been the introduction and increasing availability of hydraulic disc brakes on road bicycles. BikeRadar took a closer look at the topic in the popular article – Hydraulic road brakes: what’s the point?
Both Shimano and SRAM released hydraulic disc systems for road bikes, with Shimano offering the BR-785, a Di2-only fully integrated hydraulic disc brake system that’s sold in kit form instead of belonging to a groupset. SRAM instead chose to integrate their Red hydraulic discs into the aformentioned Red 22 group.
Long before Shimano’s hydraulic discs were officially announced, BikeRadar brought you news of their existance. This was through an error from Dutch Rabobank pro rider Michiel vd Heijden, after he posted an image to his Twitter account showing his Giant TCX Advanced SL cyclocross bike complete with a first look of the Di2 hydraulic disc brakes.
3 Eurobike 2013
The spokeless wheel is an interesting concept, here’s an example that emerged at this year’s eurobike show: the spokeless wheel is an interesting concept, here’s an example that emerged at this year’s eurobike showJon Woodhouse/Future Publishing
BikeRadar was also present at this year’s North American Handmade Bike Show. We featured all 17 award-winning bikes, click here for more detailed coverage from NAHBS 2013.
5 2014 road bike launches
The 2014 cannondale supersix evo black inc:Robin Wilmott / Future Publishing
Mark cavendish unveiled his special edition specialized venge after taking the 100th win of his career at the giro d’italia stage 12 in treviso in may:Sam Dansie /Future Publishing
BikeRadar‘s Technical Editor James Huang aka AngryAsian has been writing about bicycle tech since 2005, but also has more than 14 years of experience as a shop mechanic. Over the years he’s seen plenty of fantastic gear and technology, but also a lot of things that just flat-out piss him off. This year AngryAsian has put together a series of popular rants exposing the things that really grind his gears. Take a look at the most popular ones below:
The cervélo rca is us$10,000 – for the frameset alone: the cervélo rca is us$10,000 – for the frameset aloneCervelo
There are now more than 11,000 reviews on BikeRadar. Here are the most popular road products from 2013. Garmin had a very strong year, with the Edge 510 and Edge 810 computer reviews proving to be extremely popular, the same goes for the new Vector power meter. Unsurprisingly, reviews of both Shimano’s BR-785 and SRAM’s Red hydraulic discs garnered widespread interest. And the stunning $10,000, 667g Cervélo Rca frameset was another massively popular review.
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Why do cyclists shave their legs?:Paul Smith - www.smithpic.co.uk
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