Cycling
Tyre Pressure Is a Trade-Off, Not a Race to the Top
Harder is not faster past a certain point. Pressure balances rolling resistance against the energy your body absorbs from a rough…
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Riding a bicycle for transport rather than sport, and the kit that actually matters.
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What a Gear Ratio Actually Means for Your Knees
A gear is not a difficulty setting. It is a trade between how fast your legs turn and how hard each turn has to push.
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Size gets treated as the master variable in buying a bike. It sets a couple of dimensions and leaves most of the fit to the parts…
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Saddle Height Changes More Than Comfort
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A Heavy Bike You Ride Beats a Light One You Do Not
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Frame material arguments usually describe feelings. The genuine differences are in how each material fails, how it is repaired and…
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Wide Tyres Got Faster and the Old Advice Never Caught Up
For decades the received wisdom was that narrow means quick. Measurement on real road surfaces has been steadily pushing the other…
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Mudguards Are the Cheapest Upgrade a Wet Ride Can Have
Rain does not make you as wet as the road does. Most of the water arriving on a rider in bad weather has been thrown up by their…
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Hub Gears and Derailleurs Solve Different Problems
One is efficient, cheap and exposed. The other is sealed, heavy and shifts while you are standing still. Which is right depends on…
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Why Your Hands Go Numb and What to Change First
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Ten Minutes That Tell You Whether a Second-Hand Bike Is Worth Buying
Most used bikes look tired for reasons that cost very little to fix. A short structured check separates a bargain from a project.
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Clipless Pedals Are Optional and Nobody Will Check
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