Silence your ride

A quiet bike is a fast bike, or so the old adage goes. Whether you use the peace to focus fully on technical challenges, put out maximum pedalling effort or simply enjoy the tranquillity of the countr

WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE. From rounding a bolt to starting a task that’s deceptively complex, it’s all too easy for a simple repair job or some routine maintenance to become an odyssey. So, to ease your w

RiDE’s resident spanner-twirler on the mostly cost-free tweaks that’ll give your bike a great start to the year

we’ve all been there. From rounding off a bolt to starting a task that’s deceptively complex, it’s all too easy for a simple workshop job to become an odyssey. So, to ease your maintenance woes, we’ve

Some of that’s down to my own bikes, but it’s largely thanks to my time spent preaching the word of the mudguard evangelists while working as a mechanic in a perpetually damp Edinburgh bike shop. Our

Saving you money on essential bike maintenance with easy-to-follow tips