Frame geometry. A track bike frame doesn’t look all that different from a road bike frame. Even the different variations of track and road bikes look fairly similar, with aero tube shapes.

2025 Ridley Omnium Fast aero carbon track bike, geometry. The Omnium Fast also features completely different geometry for quicker maneuverability and a more upright rider position with dropbars.

That’s exactly how I came across the Japanese national cycling team’s new track bike, which reportedly costs a heck of a lot of money. How much, exactly? Enough to buy a brand-new Porsche 911 ...

You don’t exactly expect high-performance track ability when you look at the R1300GS. When BMW updated the famed 1200 GS last year with the 1300 GS, it created quite a stir.