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You can buy a complete bike in this category, in the bikes store, sports shop or even in the specialist magazines or on the Internet. It is more fun to choose the components for your frame and how much you want to spend. At this level you would probably be looking at Campagnolo Centaur or probably Shimano 105 road bike parts and you culd possibly buy some built up wheels from Mavic, Shimano or Campagnolo. But you should think firs on the frame, there are many frames out there to choose from, get on the web and find what you want, it will probably be alloy aain, with carbon forks. Alloy seat pin, handlebars and stem and a comfrtable saddle. If you go to the larger sports shops or bike sores they will hve complete bicycles for sale, usually an alloy frame with Shimano Tiagra or Campagnolo Mirage or a mixture of not much expensive components, These bikes will be built to a price, will ride quite well, wont be very light and is a good point to start. To get something better, you might start with a good alloy frame and if you can afford it, carbon forks, then with what money you have left chose your group-set of either Campagnolo or Shimano, and then you can pick your handlebars, saddle, wheel rims and tires, this is very funny, however if you are working to a budget, it can be tricky.

 At this range of bikes it gets more difficult. Probably your components would be Shimano Ultegra or Campagnolo Chorus, unless you can afford the top components of both manufacturers. Wheels will be probably Shimano, Mavic or Campagnolo, deep carbon rims look fantastic and have a smooth ride, but will probably be too expensive, best if you stck to alloy rims for high presure tires as tubulars, even though they ride wonderfully, will be expensive and a lot of trouble. Handle bars, stem and seat pin could be alloy or carbon, if you have the money. The frame is the heart of your bike and you will want a good one, at this price range alloy is going to be the first choice with carbon forks and possibly a carbon rear triangle. If you look around you might manage to find an all carbon frame at this price, Giant make a very well priced carbon frame in a compact, sloping design, there are others but you will have to spend a lot more money. When’re loking at a lot of money here if you want to buy a prfessional road bike. The frame will be all carbon or titanium with carbon fors and mybe a carbon rear triangle or alloy main tubes with carbon front or rear end. The nicest ones on the market at the moment, in my opinion, are Colnago, De Rosa, Pinarello, Battaglin, Time, Scott, Cervelo and many more, all are available in different colours, geometries and sizes, check out there web sites for information and try to make your choice, it’s a difficult job. This is a professional road bike so it will have to have the best components, Shiano Dura.Ace or Campagnolo Record are your only choice at this level. Same with the wheels, Dura-Ace or Campagnolo Bora, these can be for high pressure clincher tires or tubulars, tubulars are more trouble but do ride well, but clincher tires are very nearly as nice and much more practical. Handle bars, stem and sat pin will be carbon and your saddle will have a carbon base with a leather cover and sometimes with gel for a little extra comfort.