09.02.2023 | Reading time - 14 min(s)

2022/2023 Road Bikes Reviews

Written by Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative

As the road cycling season is fast approaching, it's time to check out the latest and best road bikes for when the weather gets better. Here are some of our favourite road bikes for 2023.

What distinguishes these bikes generally is their shape and the purpose they are designed for. Endurance road bikes are designed to be shorter and more upright for longer rides. Race geometry puts you in a faster position by being more stretched out and lower and aero bikes are race bikes with more emphasis on an aerodynamic frame for faster straight line speeds.

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There is also a distinction in the frame materials used - Aluminium frames and carbon forks are common at the lower end of the price scale and when you spend more money, you get full carbon frames for significantly more efficiency and comfort. We have a wide range of men's and women's road bikes for sale.

We’ve chosen 6 of our favourite road bikes from our 2023 collection from our race, aero and endurance, full-carbon and aluminium road bike categiories.

Liv Langma Advanced Pro 1 Disc 2022 Women's Road Bike

The Langma Advanced Pro Disc features a re-engineered lightweight climbers frame which blends lightness, stiffness and compliance, enabling riders who want to race to do so but also provides all day comfort! Like all brands under the Liv pedigree, it's built from the ground up for female riders at the heart of the design.

With its Giant SLR-2 36 Disc WheelSystem and Giant Course 1 Tubeless tyres, you will be able to conquer every climb you take on. While the Shimano Ultegra Advanced-Grade Composite discs with full-composite carbon fork will bring you to a complete stop when necessary.

merida scultura Endurance Rival 2023

The Merida Scultura Endurance has a shorter and higher front end to provide comfort for all day rides while still providing exceptional efficiency so you can ride longer - this is due to the carbon frame and fork for that perfect blend of stiffness and compliance. Kitted out with the incredible SRAM Rival electronic wireless groupset for effortless, reliable shifting every time and powerful hydraulic brakes for stopping in all weathers, this really is amazing value for money.

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Giant TCR Advanced Pro Disc 0 Ultegra Di2 2022 Road Bike

The TCR is Giant's lightweight all-rounder. This frameset was developed to give road racers and riders greater climbing capabilities, aerodynamic efficiency, and sprint stiffness for race-winning performance, thanks to an exceptional stiffness-to-weight ratio and enhanced aero tube shaping.

In varying weather and road conditions, integrated disc brakes provide smooth, powerful stopping ability and modulation for increased control. Flat mounts and redesigned thru-axles improve overall handling, whilst increased frame and fork clearance allows for up to 32mm tyre diameters.

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giant propel advanced 1 2023 Road Bike

The Giant Propel 2023 range is one of the most exciting road bikes to be released in recent years. It has had a full overhaul and has improved on an exceptional bike. The Propel is Giant's aerodynamic race road bike and has a very fast straight line speed. Giant have vastly improved handling (a common trade-off of aero bikes) to make this their all-round race bike.

Full carbon frame and fork mean excellent efficiency and comfort for longer rides and the Advanced 1 has carbon wheels for even more speed (there are other models available at lower price points with different speifications)

These bikes are so new, they haven't made it to our website yet so please call us or visit us in store for more info and availability.

Don't leave it too long though as we don't expect these to hang around too long.

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liv avail ar 2 2022 Road Bike

The Liv Avail AR range of women's bikes are great for a number of reasons, 1) they are designed for women from the ground up, 2) they ahve aluminium frame and carbon forks for a very affordable bike, 3) they have the ability to take mudguards and pannier rack for those that want road bike efficiency with versatility and 4) you can fit wider or more knobbly tyres for comfort or grip on different terrains.

There are 4 models in the Liv AR range at various sppecifications and price points. Liv Avail AR 1, Avail AR 2 (pictured), Avail AR 3 and Avail AR 4

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Giant Contend SL 2 disc 2022 Road Bike

The Giant Contend range is Giant's aluminium frame/carbon fork offering and come in at a variety of specifications at lower price points. The "SL" stands for "super light" as time is taken to make the aluminium frame as light as possible without sacrifing strength.

Available in Disc brake and rim brake versions there really is something for everyone and with a non-SL version availble too, there is something for every budget too.

As with everything with the Giant name attached, you can be assured that you are getting exceptional quality at a very good price.

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2022/2023 Road Bikes Reviews

Liv Langma Advanced Pro 1 Disc 2022 Women's Road Bike

merida scultura Endurance Rival 2023

Giant TCR Advanced Pro Disc 0 Ultegra Di2 2022 Road Bike

Browse our road bike range:

giant propel advanced 1 2023 Road Bike

liv avail ar 2 2022 Road Bike

Giant Contend SL 2 disc 2022 Road Bike

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