Cycling Blog

If your goal is to lose some weight, then cycling is a perfect way to do it. And some more good news is if cycling is your only goal, losing weight while keeping power will make you faster. So for example, a 75-kilogram rider cycling up a long hill would actually get the top a minute quicker if they lost just 2 kilos in weight and taking that example to the extreme, the differences are huge. So a 90-kilogram rider, if he manages to lose 10 kilos under exact same conditions will save almost five and a half minutes. So...

With the generalization of city bikes, more and more residents are likely to bike to work. It is beneficial for the environment, I think. But the hard point is biking usually goes hand in hand with sweating. The sweat doesn't smell. So how to deal with it? What should you do? Should you wear your suit biking to work? Here are the answers.>>> the virtues of riding to workRiding to work is actually a healthy and economical way. On one hand, it can build your body. It is a great cardio exercise. On the other hand, you can also save...

If you have bought a vintage bike at a thrift store, the non-aero lever might not work as you’ve expected. Once the original hoods on the non-aero brakes are probably dried, bumpy and sticking to the brakes, they are starting to disintegrate or decomposing or melt or something. You can buy some replacement hoods and install those along with the new cables and housings. It’s necessary for you to replace the original old one for the sake of cycling safety and better cycling experience. The essay is going to tell you how to replace the non-aero brake lever in the...

The Freewheel cogs belong to the hub in one of two ways. Newer bikes tend to use a type hub called a “cassette hub.” The cassette hub takes a “freehub” system, which is a type of clutch mounted to the hub body. This cylindrical mechanism ratchets in a counter-clockwise direction for coasting, and locks in the clockwise direction to impulse the bike when pedaling. The freehub body has serial splines on the outer shell. “Cassette” sprockets slide over these splines. Lock ring threads into the freehub and stays the sprockets or cogs, in place. When the cogs are taken off,...

A bicycle is stolen on average every minute in the world. With less than 5% of those returned as they're difficult for the Police to identify the owner. It is difficult for police to help the owners find back all their bikes with less than 10% for those returned. According to a current research, it suggests that cyclists are more likely to have their bikes stolen than motorcyclists their motorcycle or car owners their cars these day!Here are ten things you can do to keep your bike safe and secure and not miss a chance to log those bike trips.Do...