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Appendix A
Intended use of your bicycle
WARNING: Understand your bike and its intended use. Choosing the wrong bicycle for your purpose can be hazardous. Using
your bike the wrong way is dangerous.
No one type of bicycle is suited for all purposes. Your retailer can help you pick the “right tool for the job” and help you understand its
limitations. There are many types of bicycles and many variations within each type. There are many types of mountain, road, racing, hybrid,
touring, cyclocross and tandem bicycles.
There are also bicycles that mix features. For example, there are road/racing bikes with triple cranks. These bikes have the low gearing of a
touring bike, the quick handling of a racing bike, but are not well suited for carrying heavy loads on a tour. For that purpose you want a touring
bike.
Within each of type of bicycle, one can optimize for certain purposes. Visit your bicycle shop and find someone with expertise in the area that
interests you. Do your own homework. Seemingly small changes such as the choice of tires can improve or diminish the performance of a
bicycle for a certain purpose.
On the following pages, we generally outline the intended uses of various types of bikes.
Industry usage conditions are generalized and evolving. Consult your dealer about how you intend to use your
bike.
High-Performance Road
CONDITION 1
Bikes designed for riding on a paved surface where the tires do not lose ground contact.
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