It started as an experiment: Is the 2.25-inch tyre trend for gravel bikes really a good idea? It was August 2024, and all eyes were on the Leadville 100, where drop-bar mountain bikes were being ...

Now, Vittoria's New XC Trail & Trail share the same core construction, just tuned differently by TPI, and protection ...

If you want to keep riding technical descents in winter, should you change tyres? Specialist mud tyres aren’t that popular in South Africa, but they have features that work a treat, when it is ...

Most mountain bikes are 26, 27.5 or 29-inches (or 559, 584 or 622 in the ETRTO system) and take anywhere between 1.8-3-inch width tyres – depending on your style of riding – and also the type of brake ...

All else being equal, narrower gravel tyres with less prominent tread tend to be faster on tarmac, because they’re lighter, ...

Road bikes and mountain bikes are among the most popular types of bikes you can buy. But they're very different. Their frames look completely different, one has fat tyres while the other has skinny ...

Like a lot of other factors involved in mountain biking, setting the air pressure of the tires is a matter of compromise. Keep them too soft, and you can’t go as fast as you’d like on smooth stretches ...

Riding in the snow and ice can be difficult, if not downright dangerous. Studded bike tyres improve control and traction in icy conditions because metal studs or spikes are embedded into the tread of ...