There are plenty of cheap bike upgrades that will make your ride more comfortable or improve its performance, without buying a new bike or making a big ticket change like wheels or a groupset. There's ...

Did you know that mountain bike brakes are hydraulic? I know, they don't look it when they're sitting on the shelf at your local bike store, but they're not the cable-operated rim brakes of your youth ...

Many old wide-profile cantilever brakes from companies like Dia Compe and Polygon came with doubled-ended straddle cables. These cables make brake setup a bit easier, since it reduces the three ...