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...
Maintenance
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...
Mastering the links
Iain Treloar runs you through the process of breaking, sizing and fitting a bicycle chain. Chains are beautiful in the...
Bottoms up
Iain Treloar investigates the mysterious, often bamboozling bottom bracket. Illustrations: Karl Hilzinger. There are few parts of the bicycle more...
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...
What’s that sound?
A brief guide to diagnosing of drivetrain noise. Words by Iain Treloar and illustrations by Karl Hilzinger. Skipping Cable tension...
World of wheels
Simon Vincett opens a window on the wonders of wheels. Of all the parts of your bike, wheels and tyres...
Teeth and chains
Iain Treloar gets geared up to explain the secrets of chains, gears and ratios for road bikes. Gearing has gone...
Reuse and recycle your bike
There’s more than one way to bring new life to old bikes, Damian Antonio and Bart Sbeghen look at two...