​There are estimated to be at least a billion bicycles in the world. Every year manufacturers add another 100 million to the total. China ​makes more than ​50% of those new bikes – but right now it is finding that a ​​huge bike sector can be something of a mixed blessing. ​The problem is ​the country’s bike-sharing boom, […]

Feel like being a little bit retro – and right up to date at the same time?  Then how about riding a “fixie”  (also known as fixed gear bikes) – old-fashioned but up-to-date machines that are also quite practical and have something of a cult following? Fixies offer an entertaining mixture of really old technology, really […]

Tomaso La Forma hybrid Not so long ago, hybrid bikes were largely defined as a mix between a road and mountain bikes;  machines with flat handlebars, user-friendly gears and brakes, larger/faster wheels and the lighter, close-coupled frames of road bikes. Today, however, a hybrid is quite likely to include elements that used to belong to “city […]

Best Hybrid Bikes Guide: Everything You Need to KnowEven the best hybrid bikes have one thing in common with the least expensive – they are all compromises. The way you balance those compromises is the key to selecting the machine that will be best for you. A hybrid bike is just that – a hybrid, a mixture […]

Looking for the Best Mountain Bikes Under 1000? ​Here’s What 31 Reviewers ThinkHaving finally decided to buy a new mountain bike, I set my budget at $1000 (a stressful but doable figure).Not knowing too much about the subject, I wanted to the experts to guide me, so I started searching for “best mountain bikes under […]

Co Pilot Bike Trailer Gives You Back Your Active Lifestyle Got young children? Want to get back to the active lifestyle you enjoyed before the first baby arrived? Then take a look at the Co Pilot Bike Trailer, which can be an absolute life saver for the parents of young children. Or at the very least, […]

​If you need an easy-riding bike that can be be folded, transported and stored more easily, then the Schwinn Loop 20 should be on your list of serious contenders. ​It will suit men, women and older children, and will handle a wide variety of body sizes and weights. As you will ​discover, it’s a bike with […]

​A Huffy Panama Jack Cruiser offers a return to the basics of cycling, where enjoyment and comfort are more likely to head of list of priorities, rather than speed or performance – all at the lowest possible cost.​Huffy cruiser ​​bikes are all about comfort, about relaxed riding and fun in the sun, about attractive frame […]

Most sensible cyclists know that mountain biking safety is something that has to be taken seriously; you need to be alert, even when you’re out for a day’s relaxation.   But life has a way of dishing up the occasional unexpected danger – particularly when animals are involved. While there have been some nasty incidents involving wildlife, […]

If Only All Hills Were Equipped With These! If there is anything ​urban riders hate more than going up steep hills, it is going up two steep hills!Trondheim, Norway’s third largest city, has a solution for this problem – a bicycle lift that was inspired by ski lift technology. Trondheim’s old town center is on […]