Bike Maintenance

Bike 101: The Simple Guide To Cleaning Your Cassette & Chain

Prevention is better than a cure, and the best way to reduce wear on your drivetrain is by keeping it clean, as we explain here....

Bike tech: the arrival of the road disc

The long-anticipated move towards disc brakes on road bikes finally looks to be here. Iain Treloar explores the pros and cons of this consumer-driven change....

Mastering the links

Iain Treloar runs you through the process of breaking, sizing and fitting a bicycle chain. Chains are beautiful in the simplicity of their function, but...

Bottoms up

Iain Treloar investigates the mysterious, often bamboozling bottom bracket. Illustrations: Karl Hilzinger. There are few parts of the bicycle more mystifying than the bottom bracket,...

Ride ready: the ‘M’ Check

It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the many parts of a bike—and easy to ignore the state of your bike altogether—but this simple and speedy...

What’s that sound?

A brief guide to diagnosing of drivetrain noise. Words by Iain Treloar and illustrations by Karl Hilzinger.  Skipping Cable tension of rear derailleur Shift to...

Feature Articles

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Paris-Roubaix: Van der Poel Claims a Historic Threepeat As Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Claims Femmes

The Hell of the North is a race of dirt, blood, cobbles and heartache. Tyres explode, chains snap, bones break and dreams are shattered. It...

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Tadej Pogačar Untouchable in Oudenaarde: A Masterclass at the Ronde

With a trademark mix of timing, tenacity, and sheer brilliance, Tadej Pogačar delivered a solo masterpiece across the cobbles of Flanders to claim his second...

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Remembering Rider Awareness And Safe Passing Advocate Cameron Frewer

Just days before tragically losing his life after being hit by a car near his Sunshine Coast home, rider safety advocate Cameron Frewer penned a detailed and...

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Riding Like A Flandrian – A Dream Trip To Belgium

Ask any keen rider to name a country famous for bike riding, and most will likely say France or Italy. But for true cycling purists,...

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It’s Back! Ride On Magazine Relaunched At The Tour Down Under

Ride On Magazine, Bicycle Network’s much-loved publication, is back!   Relaunched at the Tour Down Under in January, Ride On Magazine is now a quarterly...

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