Whether you found a new steed under the Christmas tree or made a New Year’s resolution to fix up that oldie goldie in the garage, there’s no time like the present to familiarise yourself with the basics of bike maintenance. Cycling is a reasonably accessible…
“I will not lie to you, the situation is far from great by now,” says Pierre-Alain Renfer, a Swiss MTB guide based in Marrakesh, Morocco. A former member of the Swiss bicycle military unit has been living in Morocco for 28 years. Since 1992, he’s…
Bikepacking and gravel biking are booming, but sometimes it is hard to understand the ever-changing nuances of the cycling market. I spend time a lot with bikepackers and gravel riders (often the same people) and have observed that most of them struggle when faced with…
Piece of bent metal or carbon fibre for some, a product of modern science for others. After fifty years of evolution, MTB handlebars remain one of the most important bike components for they represent one of the main steering elements. They underwent marvellous development since…