Part One explained most of the frame dimensions. Part Two explained trail. Frame materials, frame shaping, frame construction, and bicycle component selection can somewhat modify the ride qualities that the frame geometry is designed for. […]
Part One served as an introduction to bicycle geometry. It isn’t absolutely necessary to read, but it does present many of the terms and concepts you need to understand what goes on with a bike. […]
Bikes are kind of inscrutable. Standing still, there are lots of clues to the character of the ride, but many of those clues can be deceiving. You can sense the bike’s stance, examine the tubing […]
Kid bikes are maddening. Bikes with 20” and 24” wheels typically weigh north of 24lbs. That’s not just the big box bikes, but even from manufacturers that want users to associate their brand with […]
As I was chatting at one end of the NAHBS floor, a show veteran walked by and struck up a conversation. As we got into it, he urged me to check out the booth on […]
Yes, the motorized bike found in the pits at the 2016 Cyclocross World Championships in Zolder, Belgium is a big deal. However, it was caught during the race and it didn’t, so far as anyone […]
Is it performance or fatalism? Road bikes are going to get disc brakes. This much has been clear for the past few years. But there’s much to suggest the reason is fatalism, not better […]
Always looking for the next hot vegetable? When it comes to bikelandia, and the kales of bike gear, I searched InterBike 2014 for clues as to what could be the new kale., What I found […]
Velcro is so 2012. I dutifully made the pilgrimmage to InterBike. I sweated out my salt in the desert. I rode bikes, I walked, I talked, I listened, I drank gallons of electrolyte beverage, I […]
