Schwinn Fastback Sport Review (2008)

By Justin Cooper | March 5, 2008 | Bike Reviews, Under $700 Bikes | no comments yet

The 2008 Fastback Sport is the latest entry-level road bike from Schwinn Bikes. Schwinn has been around for over 110 years, so they’re definitely not new to the road bike (the company has changed a lot over the years, an d not always for good…). They haven’t been known to be on the cutting [...]

Trek 1.2 Review (2008)

By Justin Cooper | February 26, 2008 | Bike Reviews, Under $700 Bikes | 14 comments

The 2008 Trek 1.2 is the latest in Trek’s entry level road bikes. It’s a very affordable bike that falls below the $750 price category, and for many, it’s the first step to the world of high-performance road cycling. Trek has updated many of their model numbers in 2008 from the thousand (1000 last [...]

Felt F90 Review

By Justin Cooper | August 30, 2006 | Bike Reviews, Under $700 Bikes | no comments yet

The Felt F90 is another one of the sub-$700 road bikes that I’ve been given a chance to test out. The F90 is Felt’s least expensive road bike, but fares well when compared to it’s competition.
Let’s start with the details and examine them a little further:
Frameset/Fork

Felt F-Lite 7005 double-butted aluminum
Forged dropouts with replaceable hanger
Felt [...]

Giant OCR 3 Review

By Justin Cooper | August 25, 2006 | Bike Reviews, Under $700 Bikes | no comments yet

I was given the opportunity a few days back to give the Giant OCR 3 road bike a test run. The OCR 3 is economy-priced in road cycling standards. It can be found for as little as $500.00 to $600.00 at your local LBS depending on the circumstances.
The Giant was a nice surprise. [...]

Bianchi Brava Review

By Tyler Cooper | August 9, 2006 | Bike Reviews, Under $700 Bikes | 1 comment

I almost feel as if it isn’t right for me to be reviewing this bike because I am such a Bianchi fanboy. I own a 2004 Bianchi Brava and the more I ride it, the more I love it. I have logged well over 2000 miles on it in the last couple years, [...]