CHOOSING A ROAD BIKE CHOOSING A ROAD BIKE

Choosing your road bike

Whether you're a beginner or an expert, your choice of road bike is a crucial one.At DECATHLON, we've got a few tips to help you choose the model you need.

Discover, leisure or competition: there's a specific bike for each type of riding. Comfort for leisurely rides, lightness and responsiveness for performance: discover how to choose your ride to joyfully go racking up the miles.

For you, a road bike's all about...

  • Maybe you're a beginner or maybe you're seasoned road rider, but for you, a road bike's all about discovery and comfort.

    You're not bothered about crushing speed records, you're more into going further and faster while enjoying the scenery...In that case, welcome to the TRIBAN community!

  • If your road riding's all about performance and pushing your limits.

    Your main goal is to beat your records, win races, or even collect all the KOM/QOMs (Strava crowns for records) in your area.If you're competitive by nature, welcome to the VAN RYSEL community!

At Decathlon, we find you the bike you need

the CYCLOTOURIST range

Our cyclotourist team is on hand, attending to the requirements of our sports community: accessibility, ease of use, safety, comfort, durability, adaptability to accessories.

That's why the TRIBAN range is perfect for:

• Those who want to take up road cycling and experience a sport like no other.

• Those looking for a bike to go riding regularly or occasionally to get back in shape.

• Those who want a bike they can ride over medium to long distances all year round.

The CYCLOSPORT range

The cyclosport design team is in charge of attending to our sports community's expectations: accessibility, stiffness, responsiveness, aerodynamic qualities, safety, comfort, durability and ease of handling.

That's why the VAN RYSEL range is perfect for:

• Regular road cyclists who throw pace changes into their riding, at varying degrees of intensity.

• Cyclists who take part in races as a way of challenging themselves to push their own limits.

• Those who want to improve their performance with a lighter and more dynamic bike.

Now you're all clued up and ready to choose: cyclotourism with Triban or cyclosport with Van Rysel. Set your priority, comfort or performance, and hit the road!

Nicolas

Decathlon cycling specialist

To boost your bike's performance and make it lighter, you can opt for a higher-end range of components such as wheels and gears.