Buying Guides

Most bicycle thefts in England and Wales happen at or around the owner's home — in gardens, sheds, garages [...]

Your chain lube is grinding paste in waiting. The cleanest drivetrains I see in the workshop are not the [...]

Mud is back. A five-minute bike-safe rinse after a wet ride saves you a £40 chain, a £90 bearing [...]

Avinox vs Bosch vs Shimano — same 250W sticker, completely different ride. In the Bournemouth workshop Avinox vs Bosch [...]

DJI made the drones that film Hollywood. Now they've made the most powerful e-bike motor in the UK. After [...]

Your e-bike battery is the most expensive part on the bike - £400 to £800 to replace. I test [...]

Most UK garages weren't built to store a bike — they were built to store a car, and the [...]

Water alone doesn't fix cramp in a heatwave — you need what you've sweated out put back [...]

The bottle on your frame is the one piece of hydration kit almost every cyclist already owns [...]

The Met Office issued heat-health alerts across England this week, with temperatures forecast into the mid-30s. I've had more [...]

Not every rider gets on with sucking a gel down at 20mph. If that's you, chews do the same [...]

Most riders don't run out of fitness on a long ride — they run out of fuel. I've had [...]

The gains above about £200 get very marginal, very fast. I've fitted cleats and sorted hot-spot pain [...]

I've been fitting cyclists for eyewear alongside servicing their bikes for 30 years in the workshop. What I see [...]

I’ve been fitting bike computers for 30 years in the workshop. What I see most: cyclists buy a fancy [...]

Only 5% of stolen bikes are ever recovered. A hidden GPS tracker can change that — giving police a [...]

The wrong tyre can ruin a ride. The right one transforms it. After 30 years fixing bikes in my [...]

The single most common mistake I see is cyclists spending £100 on a jersey and £30 on bib shorts. [...]

UK weather doesn't take days off. I've seen more weather damage — corroded cables, seized derailleurs, cracked saddles, rusted [...]

A 30kg e-bike wobbling in a stand designed for a 10kg road bike is a workshop accident waiting to [...]

I've been fitting helmets and treating crash aftermath for 30 years in Bournemouth. Here's what I tell every customer: [...]

More terrain. Less faff. One bike. After 30 years active in the bike trade in Bournemouth, I've watched the [...]

Fuel prices up. Bus fares up. Car insurance up. After 30 years fixing bikes in Bournemouth, I've watched the [...]

Hot. Cold. Soaked in sweat. Freezing mid-ride. After 30 years fixing bikes in Bournemouth, we've heard every comfort complaint [...]