Does your chain skip between gears when you pedal, phantom shift, shift twice instead of once, or refuse to shift when you need it to? Abby Hippley, mechanic, bike builder, and former demo driver for ...

An important part of being a cyclist is knowing how to identify common mechanical troubles and knowing how they can be repaired, as well as how to give accurate information to bike mechanics, on the ...

While shifts between the sprockets on a bike's cassette are generally quite fast and crisp, going between the chainrings up front is definitely a slower, more awkward affair. In an effort to make ...

The Earth is not flat, and neither are many cycling trails. One of the major appeals of a modern mountain or racing bike is its ability to shift gears based on the terrain. Riders can choose a higher ...

Ben Chournos opened Shift Works, a service-only bike shop, after working as a professional bike mechanic for over 25 years. Ben Chournos opened Shift Works, a service-only bike shop after working as a ...

Looking to dust off your bicycle and tune it up for riding? With rising prices predicted soon from global tariffs, you might want to save a few bucks and get started now. You probably don't think ...

We asked, and the public voted, showing that most riders still prefer mechanical drivetrains. The results are in, and although the sample size for this poll isn’t as deep as we would have liked, it ...

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