Road biking

The buycycle frame sizes guide Anyone who rides an inappropriately sized bike not only complains of physical discomfort after a short time. Performance and endurance also suffer a rapid decline. The neck and back ache, and the legs don't generate the power they used to. Especially when racing the fun comes from speed, which in turn comes from your power. Finding the right frame height is considered a real challenge in the bike community. After all, the frame size varies from manufacturer to man

Our buycycle Review for Tour de France: Unchained That we at buycycle are not only huge bike fans, but also film fans, that should have become clear after our article about the best bike movies. So it's only logical that our hearts beat faster when Netflix releases a six-part documentary series about the Tour de France 2022. Even more logical that we binge-watch it for you and prepare you a proper blogpost on it. So here's our review of Tour de France: Unchained! This is not the first Netflix

The underdog in the road bike scene It's time again for a road bike review. And after we have the big players from Canyon, Trek & Cube have already taken a closer look, we now dive a little deeper into the road bike scene. Today it's a true underdog to the collar: The Focus Izalco Max 9.8. It is supposed to be Focus' "all-rounder", but what can it really do? 1. Geometry. Due to the long reach, the short stack and the short head tube angle you sit on it a little more aggressive and aerodynami

Vincent from buycycle reveals it in an interview A sorry in advance to all passionate gravel and mountain bikers on our blog... From a Tour de France review to tips for the first bike race, today it's about road cycling once more. To be more precise, it's about the world-famous Ötztal Cycling Marathon, which our team's own business developer, biking nerd and showcase athlete Vincent mastered last week. In this blog post you can find out what the famous "Ötzi" is, how Vincent prepared for it and

What's up with the new S-Works? It's finally here! In the last few weeks, several leaked pictures have been circulating on the web, giving us first impressions of the long-awaited new Specialized SL 8. Last Sunday, the time had officially come: Remco Evenpoel was allowed to race the brand new bike from Edinburgh to Glasgow at the UCI Men's Championships. That's why we're taking a closer look at the SL 8 today, comparing it to the successful previous model SL 7 and answer the burning question: I

An expert explains how you can best fuel yourself on the bike! We at buycycle know a lot about bikes, of course. And we do have expertise on the larger cosmos of cycling but when it comes to nutritional sciences and the best power fuel for cyclists... In that case, even a Nic from buycycle prefers to confide in a true expert: Namely, Robert Gorgos, co-founder of sports nutrition manufacturer MNSTRY and sports and nutrition consultant for a World Tour cycling team. We invited him to our studio t

The off-season is approaching slowly but surely...once the first single digit temperatures hit, most of you will probably quit our favorite pastime for now and store your bikes in your garages... But in order to find some  motivation motivation for the last nice days ahead and to finish the season in a positive way, we from buycyle want to review some of the most important moments of this year's cycling season! 1. Mathieu Van der Poel broke records. For the first time the Dutch cycling star w

Giant Defy vs. Specialized Roubaix, vs. Canyon Endurace The endurance scene has had an exciting September: three models have been newly released last month, each brought to you by none other than the three giants of the bike industry: Canyon, Giant and Specialized. Each bike combines the latest technical innovations and tinkering from the three manufacturers, but which one suits you best? The Giant Defy Advanced SL 0, the Specialized S-Works Roubaix SL8 or the new Canyon Endurace CFR? Shirin ha

What really drives your road bike? A bicycle should ride. It should roll smoothly, accelerate comfortably, and its own applied power should ideally fire the bicycle's drive as directly as possible. But how exactly does it work? Nothing less than the rear derailleur is responsible for the drive of our bike - and this is especially important on the road bike. After all, no other type of bike is so much about performance and smooth speed. So today we take a closer look at the road bike rear derail

An underestimated component For optimum performance on the road bike, you should put all your energy into the drive. In order to be able to ride pain-free, the seating position and the contact surfaces on the racing bike are essential. Cyclists are in contact with the bicycle via the saddle, pedals, and handlebars. They influence efficiency and freedom from pain. A comfortable grip position and support of the arms enable great riding pleasure and success. So the overall ergonomics of the rider

What to do before the first big competition? It is cycling season and it's in full swing: many of us have been glued to our screens for weeks, following the Giro, Vlaanderen and of course the Tour de France. And some experienced cyclists will be able to empathize with the pained faces during long climbs and the euphoria on the podium. Others, however, who have never ridden a race before will be itching to experience this incomparable thrill. But where do you start? Which race should it be, with

Get ready for the hottest rides Once again, we have managed to break records - but unfortunately this is no reason for joy. With a global average temperature of 16.95 degrees, July 2023 was the warmest month ever recorded, and there is currently no real sign of improvement. In short: It was hot. And it's going to stay hot for now. The great heat was also an issue at this year's Tour de France During the stages in southern France, air temperatures of over 40 degrees were measured. And on the asp