Adjustments to your riding

How can I make my shifting easier? It seems very stiff. Do I need to replace the cables? Wzarycki1 🠦 Stiff or delayed shifting can derive from a number of causes, so it’s worth being systematic as you

Strength and stamina matters, but both will unravel if you don’t pace your climb correctly. That’s where either a power meter or heart rate monitor proves their worth. Ascending by a pre-determined nu

Watch any race, view any cycling website or scroll through social media and you’ll be bombarded with the latest and greatest bikes and products, along with a gazillion ways to make you ride faster, fu

Getting in prime physical and mental shape to hit a fitness goal over a period of many months is no mean feat. It’s like a game of snakes and ladders, where the temptation to skip early, vital stages

In the second instalment of Group Think, we turn our minds to race bikes. The all-road bikes featured in part one of this series (see issue 164) may be hogging the spotlight currently, but race bikes

Back when bikes all shared a double-diamond frame with a horizontal top tube, the frame-fit pump ruled. These long-stroke pumps were easy to operate and, in use, looked almost elegant, with riders dro