How Do You Build A Road Bicycle?
Road bicycles are streamlined speed machines made for the open road, tight mountain descents, or ascending into the clouds via your favorite stretch of pavement. The modern road bike is derived from the early 10-speed versions built out of lugged steel by European bike builders and a select few American builders. Today with the capability to have up to 20 gears or more and frames made from aluminum, carbon fiber or titanium, road bicycles may seem complicated to build. However, assembling a road bike is actually quite simple with the right tools. Screw the bottom bracket into the bottom bracket of the frame. One side of the bracket will be regular threads (right side) and the other side will be reverse threaded (left side). Attach your crank to the bottom bracket spindle by sliding the crank arm over the spindle and tightening the bolt down with an Allen wrench. Make sure to put the chain ring side of the crank on the right side of the bike. Slide the seatpost into the seat tube of the
