Blue skies and warm weather are the perfect combo for bicycle riding. It’s time to get your bike out of storage and give it a quick eye test to assess the overall condition of your bike. Obvious issues like flat tires, broken seats, and bent rims will require repair, but general maintenance should only take a few minutes. First you’ll want to give your bike a good washing by simply hosing it down to remove dirt and mud. Then you can dive deeper into the overall health of your bike and evaluate what it really needs. Use this checklist and you’ll be cruising by the weekend. Adjust Seat Ti ..read more

Whether you are looking for a relaxing ride, commuting route to work, or just going out doing errands, the user-friendly Washington, DC Bicycle Map will introduce you to the District’s extensive bicycle network of cycle tracks, new Capital Bikeshare stations, bike lanes, bike routes, trails and safety information. Cycling in the DC Metro Area provides one of the most stunning environments to tour on a bike. Having an adequate route mapped out allows for enjoying the scenes while ensuring a safe and smooth ride. While only updated in 2021, this is the most updated Washington DC Bike Route Map a ..read more

If you own a bicycle it is vital that you know how to treat it and keep it good in order to use it. So, we know that to run a bike you do not only need the power of our legs, there’s also other important things such as lubrication and a lot of love. Maybe you do not know each possible cure for each thing that could happen to your bike in order to provide it a long and good life, but as time goes on you keep learning things that help you keep your bike in top-notch quality. This article is specially made for you so you can have a variety of tips to keep your bike in good conditions for general ..read more

A properly-tensioned wheel is stronger, and stays true longer. This article will review how to properly measure and adjust spoke tension.. 1. GETTING STARTED Spoke tension is the amount of pulling force being exerted along a spoke. It is typically measured and called out by component companies in Kilograms of force (kgf), or in Newtons (N). When truing or dishing a wheel, the mechanic is making adjustments that affect spoke tension. However, spoke tension isn’t just about individual spokes. Rather, good tension looks at the entire wheel system with the goal being consistently good tension betw ..read more