These might be silly questions but I am new to road bikes -
(1) I have a compact frame bike (Gazelle Superbe).... do I need compact cranks or low drop brakes or any specific parts related to it's compactness?
(2) Can I put any cranks and BB with a shimano cassette and derailuers? I would avoid the culture clash of Campy and Shimano of course.
(3) Can/should I use the same crank length for Road biking?
(4) Is Mavic Mektronic any good?
(5) How do I calculate stem length on a road bike, trial and error? I use a 120 on my MTB.
(6) Anyone recoomend good wheels from around 1999?
Is there anything else I need to know specific to road bikes? ...other than that prices seem to be extortionate.
(1) I have a compact frame bike (Gazelle Superbe).... do I need compact cranks or low drop brakes or any specific parts related to it's compactness?
(2) Can I put any cranks and BB with a shimano cassette and derailuers? I would avoid the culture clash of Campy and Shimano of course.
(3) Can/should I use the same crank length for Road biking?
(4) Is Mavic Mektronic any good?
(5) How do I calculate stem length on a road bike, trial and error? I use a 120 on my MTB.
(6) Anyone recoomend good wheels from around 1999?
Is there anything else I need to know specific to road bikes? ...other than that prices seem to be extortionate.