GMC Yukon XL Road Bike

GMC Yukon XL Road Bike The GMC Yukon XL is a lightweight road racing style bicycle featuring a 6061 Aluminum frame and aero fork. Alloy frames are not only lighter, but are torsionally stiffer and transfer pedaling energy more efficiently to the rear wheel. The Shimano STI Shifters with their integrated brake levers give you excellent control of shifting and braking. This puts gear changing and braking conveniently in one central location. The Yukon XL also sports a light and strong alloy wheelset and Kenda tires for superior traction and excellent braking response. Small Frame bike ; 20″ or 51.0cm, Top Tube 52.5cm, Chain Stay 40.4cm, with a standover height of 30″ or 75.5cm. Medium Frame bike; 22″ or 56.0cm, Top Tube 55.5cm, Chain Stay 40.4cm with a standover height of 32″ or 81.0cm. Large Frame bike; 25″ or 63.5cm, Top Tube 59.5cm, Chain Stay 40.8cm with a standover height of 34″ or 87.0cm.

GMC Yukon XL Road Bike Great value bike

This GMC Yukon XL Road Bike is a super value. The integrated Sora STI brake/shift mechanism alone when purchased separately costs over a hundred bucks. The bike is of course heavy at 26 lbs when compared to those with composite or titanium frames and forks. But with excellent physical fitness, one cannot avoid the feeling of worthy satisfaction when one zips by ahead of those poorly conditioned bikers commonly seen saddled on extremely more expensive GMC Yukon XL Road Bike and sporting those USPS, Discovery Channel and other fancy jerseys. The only drawback about buying this bike is that it only comes partially assembled. As a result, aside from the unavoidable task of putting the machine together one can also chance upon getting an inadequately tuned GMC Yukon XL Road Bike, like I did. The GMC Yukon XL Road Bike I got refused to shift the chain from the small to the big chainring. No problem because I have done a lot of derailleur adjustments in my lifetime; it was just a matter of putting the front and rear derailleur levers in high gear settings, letting the chain rest on the big chainring and the smallest cog, tightening the cable while the derailleur cage is positioned dead center to the chain, and turning the two derailleur adjustment screws to provide the right space/limits for the sideway movement of the cage. But for a person just newly introduced to the machine, it can prove to be a real big downer. The bike is made up of very decent components. Its aluminum frame and fork are not the best material in dissipating road shock; on the other hand, the material is just so inexpensive and higly durable. Aside from that, with the proper tire pressure and good riding technique road shock can easily be minimized. If one measures potential miles per dollar, and not snob appeal, in arriving at an intelligent decision to buy a bike, this is an excellent choice. I got this bike for diversion purposes from my regular marathon training. And from its smooth performance, the diversion has so far been fun.

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