As a cyclist, would you be able to tell the material, size, rim depth and the exact type of wheel on your bike? You’re probably unaware of some of these details, either because you’ve never really thought about it or it’s practically impossible to know it all, given the variety…
The introduction of disc brakes in road cycling created a huge debate among professionals. Some people even believe this is a marketing strategy from the cycling industry, a solution to a nonexistent problem, as if they had trouble selling bikes, components and accessories over the years, or as if good,…
Having previously talked about the power meter, how it works and the different types in this basic guide, we’re now jumping back on this topic to bring this tool closer to any cyclist ready to take on a challenge, and move on to more intense workouts. Whether you want to…
Is electronic shifting better than mechanical? Is it worth the upgrade? Is it really necessary? These are some of the questions you have been sending us, and today we’ll try to answer them to help you choose a new bike or make adjustments to the one you have. Here are…
In cycling we use a variety of different electronic devices, and one of the most useful and popular ones is the power meter. In this blog post, we’ll dive into what a power meter is, how it works, what it is for and what types you can find on the…
If you practice cycling and want to upgrade your bike gear, take a close look at the following list of 7 expensive improvements that are unnecessary to most cyclists. To be fair, some of them result in marginal gains, while others can make your bike look flashier and improve the…
Any cyclist has asked this question at some point and the answer, for good measure, is: It depends. In the vast majority of cases upgrading our bike is more cost-effective but sometimes modernizing an old bike costs more time and money than simply getting a new one. Let’s see some…
In a previous post we talked about the advantages of using specific shoes for cycling and explained the different models available on the market. Most of them require the use of specific pedals and that is what we are going to talk about in this article: different types of pedals,…
If you’ve been cycling for several years and you don’t just carelessly toss things in the trash, it’s quite likely that you’ve gathered a lot of bike parts that are no longer useful to you. You may even have an old bike parked and forgotten in a garage because its…
