Use your gears wisely and get the most out of every ride, writes Stephen Huntley. Being equipped with the right gears for the sort of riding you like to do is an important part of having an enjoyable experience on your bike, but many riders simply accept whatever gearing their bike came with, and rarely
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They can be very irritating, but punctures, properly handled, won’t ruin your ride, writes Rowan Lamont. One of life’s deflating moments is a sudden realisation that a wheel rim is grinding on the road – your once-proud tyre reduced to little more than a feeble strip of flaccid rubber. Invariably it’s at an inconvenient time,
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Get more intimate with your bike chain and you’ll find your riding easier, and a lot cleaner, finds Stephen Huntley. Like many components on a bike, the chain is a relatively simple but beautifully effective piece of engineering that has hardly required any design improvement in over a hundred years. Despite being exposed to the
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Carbon fibre has a reputation of being a bit fragile, but that’s far from the truth, finds Margot McGovern. Picture courtesy of Paint My Bike Carbon fibre frames and components were once the preserve of super-expensive high-end road bikes, but with improved manufacturing techniques they now dominates the road bike market, while becoming increasingly common
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What does that rattle mean? How do I know if my chain is haddit? Learn the diagnosis techniques of pro mechanics to understand your bike’s state of health. While you might not feel confident to replace the bearings in your bike’s headset, it’s good to know if they are OK or need to be seen
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Book in for a maintenance course and learn to keep your bike running smoothly. You’ll love having it running well and you can be pleased with tuning it yourself and knowing how to do it in the future. Bikes are pretty simple machines and you can do a lot of maintenance yourself. Just cleaning the chain,
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