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Why wheelies are an important biking skill
All these years, I thought wheelies were just about showing off (even while doing them). It turns out that they’re useful for any biker, particularly MTB riders. A wheelie where...
Why wheelies are an important biking skill
All these years, I thought wheelies were just about showing off (even while doing them). It turns out that they’re useful for any biker, particularly MTB riders. A wheelie where...
CHANGE gearing, from novice to expert
Last weekend in the Flatbike shop, we had two gearing-related discussions with potential customers: One caller wanted to know the teeth numbers for sprockets on the rear cassettes of various...
CHANGE gearing, from novice to expert
Last weekend in the Flatbike shop, we had two gearing-related discussions with potential customers: One caller wanted to know the teeth numbers for sprockets on the rear cassettes of various...
Which is best: wide handlebars or narrow?
There’s a saying in the consulting world that the right answer to an question is: “It depends.”” And yet, that’s exactly true with handlebars. How do you want to ride...
Which is best: wide handlebars or narrow?
There’s a saying in the consulting world that the right answer to an question is: “It depends.”” And yet, that’s exactly true with handlebars. How do you want to ride...
The upsides and downsides of quick-release hubs
A lot of bike technology trickles down from the racing circuit to casual riders, whether or not it meets our needs. A perfect example is the quick-release skewer, which turned...
The upsides and downsides of quick-release hubs
A lot of bike technology trickles down from the racing circuit to casual riders, whether or not it meets our needs. A perfect example is the quick-release skewer, which turned...
Frame strength matters more with folding bikes
A few weeks ago, I was having a phone conversation with a caller in the folding bike market when he suddenly realized the bikes he was asking about weren’t Walmart-priced....
Frame strength matters more with folding bikes
A few weeks ago, I was having a phone conversation with a caller in the folding bike market when he suddenly realized the bikes he was asking about weren’t Walmart-priced....
7 ways you've improved lives with CHANGE bikes
We haven’t mentioned this before, but bikes from Flatbike don’t just ship for FREE anywhere in the country; they also ship with a mission. With each new bike we send,...
7 ways you've improved lives with CHANGE bikes
We haven’t mentioned this before, but bikes from Flatbike don’t just ship for FREE anywhere in the country; they also ship with a mission. With each new bike we send,...