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Road bike tire pressure explained | Everything you need to know

June 4, 2022

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Gone are the days of simply pumping up your road bike tyres to the maximum pressure permitted and hoping for the best. Not only are excessively high pressures uncomfortable, they’ve also been proven to slow you down. Optimising the tyre pressure...

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Buyer’s guide to bike brake and gear cables | What’s the difference between road and mountain bike cables?

May 24, 2022

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Most of us don’t think about the cables that connect our bike’s controls to their derailleurs and brakes until they stop working well or break. However, they play a critical role in ensuring your bike runs, stops and shifts smoothly. In this g...

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Basic bicycle safety check: make sure your bike is safe to ride with the M check

April 17, 2022

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It’s a good idea to carry out a basic safety check on a bicycle before any long ride, or at least once a week. This guide helps you pick out potential problems in a methodical and easy-to-remember way and applies equally to a road bike, hybrid b...

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How to turn an old hardtail into a super commuter

April 12, 2022

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If you’ve got an old mountain bike or frame sitting unloved in the shed, then it could provide the perfect base to create a super-commuter build. With a few carefully chosen components, you can breathe new life into a bike otherwise consigned to...

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How to set up your mountain bike in 7 simple steps

April 8, 2022

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Whether you’ve just taken delivery of a brand-new bike or had it for years, this guide should offer some pointers on how to set up your mountain bike. Technology such as mountain bike suspension forks requires adjustment according to a host of f...

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How to adjust the handlebar height on your bike

March 26, 2022

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One of the key things we do to make our test bikes handle better is adjust the handlebar height. Often, the off-the-shelf bar height doesn’t lend itself to optimal handling, nor is it dialled in for fit. With that in mind, here’s our guide on ...

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How to set the saddle height on your bike

March 26, 2022

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Changing your saddle height right is the most important adjustment you can make to the fit of your bike. In this guide, we will explain how to determine your correct saddle height on a bicycle, including how to set the fore/aft position of the sad...

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Why you should recycle tyres and inner tubes – and how to do so

February 22, 2022

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Wearing out bike tyres and puncturing inner tubes is an unavoidable part of any rider’s life, but what should you do when your tyres are unserviceable and your inner tubes can no longer be repaired? Before you consign a punctured inner tube to l...

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Bike cassettes explained

February 18, 2022

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The vast majority of modern bikes, whether mountain bikes, road bikes or gravel bikes, come with derailleur gears. The rear derailleur moves your chain up or down a set of sprockets attached to your rear wheel. Those sprockets – or gear wheels,...

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How to change a bike tyre – and our tips for fitting tight tyres

February 8, 2022

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Picture the scene: you’ve got a new tyre to mount on a wheel but, no matter how hard you try, you can’t get it on. It’s a scenario many cyclists have found themselves in. In this article, we’ll run through the proper technique for changing...