How To Find Mountain Bike Trails

Search online or visit a big bike shop and you’ll be confronted with a bewildering variety of chain lubricants. However, they can can all divided into two types: “Wet” and “Dry”. Wet chain lubes are a similar technology to car motor oils. They aren’t easily washed off in wet riding conditions. They stay wet on the chain…

Like its main competitors SRAM and Campagnolo, Shimano has a hierarchy of groupsets with levels offering different weights, number of gears and – of course – prices! It’s important to remember that while each groupset name maintains its place in the hierarchy, they are usually updated every few years. So, for instance, when Dura Ace – Shimano’s top-of-the-line…

Many people purchase affordable folding bikes to use as a daily commuter, helping to beat the traffic and get fit at the same time. The issue with full sized bikes is when it comes to getting a flat tire, or it starts to rain heavily, you are fully committed to riding the whole way to…

Hybrid first got their names because they were seen as a hybrid of road bike and mountain bike design features. They have the flat handlebars and more relaxed frame geometry of a mountain bike, but the thinner tyres and lighter weight of a road bike.

Counter-intuitive though it is, the answer is almost always: No! At least this is the case on any surface where the tyre can make impression. Unlike car tyres, the rounded profile of a bike tyre makes it almost impossible to hydroplane at cycling speeds. This means that the presence of a tread pattern can actually…

Dahon is a California-based portable bike company with an international approach of bringing their niche product to as many people possible. About Dahon Dahon was founded on the premise of the hassle that bikes become when you need somewhere to store them because having a bike rack isn’t always an option. Realizing this problem and…