I am by no means the expert on single-speed bicycles, and that’s not really my topic today. I have, however, been put in the single-speed situation and thought that there may be valuable lessons to be learnt from it.... [More]

It is not beyond the best of us to have to admit defeat sometimes. Although our combined knowledge and skill could keep a thousand bikes running for a thousand years, it may just be that there is a problem lurking around the corner for any one of us that will exceed our abilities and require those dreaded expensive-looking spare parts.

My own experience recently was as I rode home one afternoon, and, crossing a wide junction, the rear sprockets of my mountain bike fell off the rear axle.... [More]

Here on Daily Cycle, thanks to the addition of Nathan, we have been writing about city cycling and commuting for some time. So I thought it would be nice to highlight some of the awesome city bikes available on the market today, many of which also make excellent entry level road bikes.... [More]

I’m not in the business of anger management or any kind of therapy, but because it’s a big deal for me I’m sure it’s a big deal for pretty much any cyclist on the roads in modern Britain – and indeed probably elsewhere too, but especially in Britain. [More]

I’m a great fan of recycling bikes (yep, see what I did there? Re-cycling?), so here’s a quick article about what to do with an old bike, or where to look if you want a restoration project. Now I’m not planning to talk about vintage bikes – that’s just not my area of expertise – but I’m certainly a proponent of finding an older bike and revitalising it. [More]

This article will simply deal with the things to look / check for when coming back to an older bicycle or, as in my own experience recently, a bicycle that has been left outside for two weeks. A bike is a creature that thrives on love and feeds on attention; the more you give it, the better it will perform for you. With this in mind, here are some major areas to address. [More]

If you’re going to go fast, brakes are key. One popular sports-car manufacturer even goes to far as to have a policy whereby their cars must be able to stop in half the time they can accelerate. So let’s look at how we can use our brakes to help us go faster. There’s two parts to this – one is making sure the brakes aren’t holding you back; the second is to think about ways of braking that will let you go much faster for much longer. [More]

This is the second instalment of the Optimising for Speed series; speed is as important now as it was in the first article and it falls to the purpose of this article to address another issue or two that often hold(s) cyclists back from realising their speed potential. This time, I’ll look at gears – both setup and usage. [More]

City cycling may be outside of the everlasting quest for speed that racing cyclists undertake for the duration of their lives, but it's no secret that every cyclist wishes they could go just a little bit faster, cut down that journey time a little, or just enjoy the feeling of velocity.

And the good news? You don't have to be a racer to go fast, and you don't need to tire yourself out to get up the momentum you'd really like. With these few simple tips, you'll easily be going 20% faster without really expending any extra effort. This isn't a workaround in place of stamina and strength, but it'll go a long way to giving you that boost you need. [More]

As any city cyclist knows, safety and visibility are inseparably linked in the context of city cycling, and any way to make yourself more visible is definitely a bright idea. So let’s shed a little light on the subject of visibility, particularly at night, specifically with reference to what is of course a legal requirement for a bicycle – front and rear lighting.

The important advice in relation to lights is ‘always use them’. If the streetlamps are on, your bike lights should be on. You will feel much safer around other road users if you know you are visible to them. This is part of your presence on the road, which increases your safety no end.... [More]