Talk:Racing bicycle

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This article is in earnest need of revision - primarily to remove individual opinion, bias and lament. Kudos for getting it started though. (jdb 5/18/05)

Gave it a shot. --Christopherlin 05:08, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

I fixed a terminological inaccuracy in the wheels and tires section. it said that tires are narrow to reduce "friction on the road". this is wrong. (static) friction with the road is very important to have, otherwise you would slip and fall. what is actually being reduced is rolling resistance. low rolling resistance keeps the efficiency of power transfer from the wheel to the road high, and is very desirable. 147.154.235.52 13:47, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Under the subheading Distinction between road racing bicycles and others, the last line sounds like a circle definition.

Time trial bicycles are a subset of racing bicycles that are designed for time trial events.

Job 03:31, 8 October 2006 (UTC)