Guide To Commuter Bike Wheels
Whether youโre buying a new bike for commuting or repurposing an old one for rides to work, wheels are always an important consideration. On many new bikes, wheels are a…
Disc and rim brakes are the most common types of braking mechanisms for bicycles.
We also have numerous guides on how to look after your brakes and troubleshoot braking issues that plague bike brakes from time to time.
The parts of a bike that drive you along (with some help from your legs of course!).
The terminology, specifications and sizes of these components can be quite confusing for beginner cyclists. We break it all down so you don't have to work it all out for yourself.
A lot of beginner cyclists prefer the ease of using flat pedals.
For cyclists who want to transfer as much power as possible into the bike with greater efficiency, there's the option to ride with clipless/clip-in pedals and cleats.
Should you ride with slicks or treaded tires? Do you need inner tubes or go without and use the tubeless option? What size wheel is best and should you use alloy or carbon?
Our guides will help you choose the right hardware.
Whether youโre buying a new bike for commuting or repurposing an old one for rides to work, wheels are always an important consideration. On many new bikes, wheels are a…
The three places where your body makes contact with a bike are critically important if youโre to be comfortable on a commute. At the front of the bike, the handlebar,…
Do you have a commuting bike with uncomfortable handlebars? Perhaps youโre choosing a bike from new and wonder what handlebars would be best. There are various types of handlebars to…
Thereโs nothing worse than when youโre riding along and your chain keeps dropping off. There are many reasons that can cause your bike chain to fall off, so weโve made…
Choice of pedals is always a personal thing. The pedals you might prefer for one type of riding are not always the same ones youโd use for another. So, what…
If youโre going to cycle to work each day, you at least deserve to be comfortable. Various parts of your bike affect comfort, including its very shape and geometry, but…
A bike chain is one of the consumable parts a cyclist must deal with and is probably replaced more often than any other bike bit. Or it should be. While…
Bike storage can be a real problem for some cyclists, either because they live in a small apartment, or their bike collection has outgrown their home. One solution to the…
If you do all your own bike maintenance, or if you run into mechanical problems out on a ride, at some point youโll probably have to shorten a chain. Unless…
A Presta valve adapter converts a Presta valve into a Schrader valve, but why would you want that? Among all pneumatic products requiring inflation, only bicycle tires ever use the…