What to Look For in a Long Distance Folding Bike

E-Bike Batteries are generally lithium batteries, the best thing about them is that they are very good for being able to store large amounts of energy. Also if you care for them properly, you will find tips for this below, they will last you a good amount of time and have a long life. If…

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…

This is probably the most common question we get from people coming into the shop to use our floor pumps (also known as track pumps). All the pumps have a pressure gauge with a scale marked in PSI (pounds per square inch) and/or Bar. The answer is simple: Look carefully for numbers on the sidewall of the…

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…

Retrospec is a bicycle and component design, manufacture, and distribution company in downtown Los Angeles. Their company philosophy is simple: “we value quality and are committed to providing our customers with high-quality but affordable fixed-gear bicycles. We are dedicated to the minutia of bikes. We give all of our attentions to every element that shows…