Carbon forks and aluminum forks have many key differences. To put it the most simply: Carbon forks are lighter than their aluminum fork counterparts, but the latter is more durable, allowing them...
Category: Bike Maintenance
18-speed bikes and 21-speed bikes are two of the most popular gearing groupset among most cyclists. But what are the main differences between the two? 18-speed bikes are cheaper, suitable for...
Bike chains slipping is a common issue that all bikers have to face from time to time. It happens when your chain skips between gears while you are riding, shifts twice instead of once, or refuses to...
I've ridden bikes for several decades, and in that time I'd say 95% of the maintenance time I've ever spent on them has been on sorting out issues with the chains. The most common bike chain...
It is very possible to put drop bars on your mountain bike. Many mountain bikers do exactly this, for a number of reasons (which I'll go into in a moment). To put drop bars on a mountain bike, you...
It is possible to put drop bars on a hybrid bike. Ideally, the process is straightforward and requires just a few handy tools. I am going to go through the whole process, and also this article has...