Cycling Blog

Non-wearers of helmets always get the same question a lot: Where is your bike helmet? People think that wearing helmets are capable of saving their lives. Here won’t believe that helmets are the panacea for bike safety. Furthermore, compared to walking and driving, cycling is considered to be healthier more than in the aspect of risks warrant. Thus, can helmets mitigate inherent risks? This article is going to unveil 13 evidence of helmets risks to you.Exaggerating Benefits of HelmetThe benefits of helmets may be overstated. From the Norwegian Institute of Transport Economics, with the latest methodologies to identify bias and...

Urban cycling is a good way to entertain and exercise. It enables you a new aspect to appreciate the city. However, as well as driving, urban cycling also has its own rules, which every cyclist should obey. Let’s figure out what those rules are.The safety gear —Helmet is a must.If you think they look dorky, then find a helmet that you like and will want to wear. You may have read articles saying that it's safer without, but wear it if only to protect yourself from the unexpected. Like getting stuck in MUNI tracks.For night-time riding, have a bright front-facing...

When you get a brand-new bicycle chain, hung it up, and carefully started adding weight to the end, your answer would probably be in the high hundreds, if not thousands of pounds. But the problem is, that’s not how bicycle chains are used.In real life usage, bicycle chains are often skewed (each gear, front and back, skews the chain line to one side or another), worn, and have extremely irregular forces being applied to them.A typical bicycle chain has the breaking strength on the order of 1000 kgf. It must withstand 200 lb of tension for hours on end without...

Are you are looking for a new bike? Do you have the curiosity about differences between SRAM Apex and Shimano 105? For their similar price, it is controversial to define which one is better, because both have their pros and cons, as a comparison of apples to oranges anyway. So it's really a preference thing to choose or favor. While the groupset may impact your decision, don’t get stuck with a bike you don’t love because it has “double tap” or other superior function. That can be changed. This article is going to illustrate some points which may help you...

As Speed and Furious hailed as a blockbuster, it is apparent that speed can render speed pursuers both excitement and vehemence. Then another question that most cyclists are concerned about will be how to speed up on the basis of safety guaranteed. Tire, as an integral accessory of bikes, can be adjusted to produce various traction and resistance. Having the ideal tire pressure will make a huge difference on how your bike behaves, sometimes in very counter-intuitive ways.Tire pressure will affect your rolling resistance and traction, as two most important figures that decide the speed, as well as the comfort...