{"id":41792,"date":"2022-09-23T15:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=698074"},"modified":"2022-09-23T15:23:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T13:23:17","slug":"13-road-bikes-you-can-still-buy-with-rim-brakes","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/13-road-bikes-you-can-still-buy-with-rim-brakes\/","title":{"rendered":"13 road bikes you can still buy with rim brakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Paul Norman\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 23 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It may feel as if rim brake road bikes have gone the way of the dodo, overtaken by road bike disc brakes<\/a> for the most part.<\/p>\n

However, while the selection of rim brake road bikes out there isn\u2019t quite what it once was<\/a>, there are still plenty of bikes out there with rim brake stoppers.<\/p>\n

Many budget road bikes<\/a> still feature rim brakes, where the price \u2013 and, arguably, performance \u2013 advantages of rim brakes over even mechanical disc brakes<\/a> is still compelling.<\/p>\n

In other cases, rim brake frames are still lovingly welded together by custom bike builders<\/a>, or they live on in retro steel road bike<\/a>\u00a0models from larger brands.<\/p>\n

But there are also some surprisingly modern bike options with rim brakes. Italian brands have clung to rim brakes longer than others, but even Giant has rim brake options in its performance road bike range.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a rundown of 13 top rim brake road bikes available today. This list is by no means exhaustive, and there are certainly other rim brake bikes out there that we haven\u2019t included, but it should whet your appetite for old-school stopping power.<\/p>\n

Entry-level road bikes with rim brakes<\/h2>\n

There are quite a few entry-level bikes that come with rim brakes and we\u2019ve picked out a few that we\u2019ve reviewed here at BikeRadar.<\/p>\n

Cannondale CAAD Optimo 1<\/h3>\n
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The Cannondale CAAD Optimo is a high-performing and very comfortable bike.<\/span><\/figcaption> Dave Caudery \/ Immediate Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The CAAD Optimo is Cannondale\u2019s entry-level road bike option, with an alloy frame, dropped seatstays and part-internal cable routing.<\/p>\n

There are four specs, with this range-topping build equipped with Shimano 105 shifting, although the in-series rim brakes are swapped out for Tektro R741 dual-pivot calipers \u2013 a common theme with entry-level bikes.<\/p>\n

We liked the fast-handling ride quality and comfort level on offer from the CAAD Optimo.<\/p>\n