Other than occasionally checking the pressures, truthfully, how many of us set time aside to make sure we have set up our tires properly? Whether it's due to time restraints, slackness, or being ...
Traditional tubular tires continue to rule the roost at the top levels of cyclo-cross racing, and for good reason: the wheels and tires are lighter, the casings tend to be suppler and do a better able ...
Tubeless mountain bike tires certainly improve on their conventional counterparts, but could they perform even better? The OPTIS insert is claimed to help them do so, by serving as an inflatable ...
Already have some nice clincher wheels and don’t want to throw down cash for another wheelset? Not a problem. NoTubes sells a cyclocross rim strip and sealing tape to make your rims tubeless-ready. Or ...
Road tubeless tire and wheel technology is nothing new for mountain, cyclocross or gravel bikes. Road cyclists have been slower to adopt this technology—and I am firmly in this camp—until somewhat ...
Tubeless tire technology is nothing new. In fact, it’s been industry-standard in the mountain bike world for a while now. It’s taken the road cycling industry longer to embrace the upgrade, but ...
Of course, the one I didn't try was "do things right the first time." Still, with at least three and a half correct elements out of five, I got some not-quite tubeless tires to mount and hold air. I'd ...
Traditionally in cyclocross, gluing tubular tires has been a rite of passage at the start of cyclocross season for professional mechanics and amateur racers. Whether it be for feel, suppleness, ...
Tubeless wheels are a standard in mountain biking but despite availability for several years now, tubeless tech for smoother road surfaces hasn’t caught on as quickly, despite claimed weight and ...
A good pair of road bike tyres can transform the ride quality of your bike – nothing makes a bike feel alive better than supple, comfortable and fast tyres. However, factors such as puncture ...