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great road bike is a celebration of perfection.<br />
Riding blacktop is pure pursuit, with bikes so pared-down<br />
the tiniest flaws become glaring.<br />
ROAD A<br />
There is an almost Zen-like purity to road riding and road bikes. When<br />
you’re in a groove on top of the gear and just turning the cranks over<br />
in a fast one-two, it’s cycling at its purest. There’s the rapid-fire clicking<br />
of the cassette as you coast, the gratifying ker-chunk of a well-executed<br />
gear change, the soothing thrum of the wind, and underlying all the barely<br />
audible hiss of tires on asphalt -- the sizzling sound of speed.<br />
A great road bike is a celebration of perfection. Riding blacktop is pure pursuit,<br />
with bikes so pared-down the tiniest flaws become glaring. On the surface,<br />
there doesn’t seem to be a lot to a road bike. But small flaws become amplified<br />
quickly. Very minute differences can make a tremendous difference, separating the<br />
merely good from the amazingly great. And we’re better at sweating those details<br />
than anyone.<br />
The frame is the road bike’s core. And while a lot of emphasis is placed on material<br />
choices, its true foundation is its geometry. If a bike can be said to have a soul, it lies<br />
in its specific arrangement of its angles and lengths. We’ve spent years perfecting our<br />
geometry, and our bikes have a ride and handling that’s absolutely legendary.<br />
There are as many ways to enjoy pavement as there are roads and there’s a <strong>Jamis</strong> for<br />
almost every one. For full-blown road racers there’s our Xenith series with a high-modulus<br />
carbon monocoque frame that’s so ride-tuned and so gram-lean it’s truly a magic carpet<br />
to the podium. Dedicated pavement pounders will dig the Ventura lineup which matches a<br />
featherweight aluminum-and-carbon chassis with the Xenith’s perfect geometry. And we round<br />
out our road line for those who appreciate the comfortable riding qualities of Reynolds butted<br />
chromoly with the Quest and Satellite.<br />
If you’re stopwatch-obsessed, you’ve got to check out the revolutionary new carbon Xenith T2 and<br />
T1 TT/Tri bikes. Every detail of these bikes, including an industry-first shrouded front brake caliper,<br />
has been designed to reduce aerodynamic drag, increase stiffness and optimize strength-to-weight<br />
characteristics. Trilogy and Comet will also put you into a power position over the pedals with a similar<br />
wind-cheating form that’ll speed you through time trials, sprint triathlons or full iron-distance events.<br />
For muddy pursuits (and purists!), we have our Supernova and Nova Pro. They are true competition<br />
cyclocross bikes – from the flattened-for-portaging top tube section to the front derailleur cable roller at the<br />
bottom of the seat tube to the integrated seat binder/rear brake cable stop, every detail was chosen to get<br />
you to the finish first.<br />
Fixed-gear junkies will thrill to the new Sonik’s aero-profile aluminum frame with matching carbon seat post and<br />
American Classic track wheels. Our perennial steel fixie sell-out, Sputnik, is back with a full carbon fork upgrade for<br />
‘08 and lower, street-friendly 46/16t gearing.<br />
And when you’re ready to go the distance, there’s our Aurora and Aurora Elite touring bikes. You can hit the road<br />
and take it all with you. Then when you get back home you have a great all-rounder for commutes and comfortable<br />
century rides.<br />
It’s a beautifully paved world. We’re here to help you ride it.<br />
ROAD<br />
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