How to Choose a Road Bike

Road bikes are built around riding performance, so the clearest way to choose is to focus on frame material and the ride character it creates.

SEVEN CYCLES Axiom / Titanium

SEVEN CYCLES has spent decades building custom bicycles primarily from titanium, a material known for resilient strength and an ability to turn pedaling input into forward motion without beating up the rider. Titanium's biggest advantages are comfort over long distances and excellent corrosion resistance.
If you want to keep riding longer and stronger, and you are looking for a bicycle that can genuinely stay with you for life, SEVEN CYCLES is a door worth opening.

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MASH All Road / Steel

A bike that lets you leave the street behind and widen your riding world. If you want to try bikepacking while keeping a lively, efficient ride—and you like the idea of a steel frame that can, in principle, be repaired by welding and used hard for years—the MASH All Road makes a lot of sense.

BIKE FRIDAY Pocket Rocket / Steel, Small Wheel

The Pocket Rocket delivers road-bike performance that is hard to imagine from its small wheels, yet it can be packed into a travel case in seconds. That combination sets it apart from ordinary road bikes.
We also recommend it with confidence to smaller riders who want a road bike but struggle to find a conventional frame that fits properly.

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Carbon Road Bikes

Carbon is lighter than steel or aluminum but usually more expensive. Serious frame damage from a crash can also make continued use difficult, so Circles—where we tend to favor bicycles that can be repaired and kept for a long time—does not currently carry carbon road bikes.
That said, carbon has become the mainstream performance material, and for riders focused on going faster, harder, and farther, it is understandably one of the first materials to consider.