Skip to ContentHow we test gear.Best Overall: Aventon Level.2Best Around Town: Cannondale Treadwell Neo 2Best Fat Tire E-Bike: Aventon Aventure.2 / Aventure.1Best Utility: Co-op Cycles Generation e1.1Best Sport Hybrid: Trek Dual Sport+ 2No bicycle segment is growing faster than electric bikes—and that demand is good for you, the e-bike shopper. Brands like Aventon, Rad Power Bikes, and Ride1Up offer affordable options you can buy online, bolstering the higher-performance e-bikes from more established players like Specialized and Trek.As battery technology improves and motor designs become...…Skip to ContentHow we test gear.Best Overall: Aventon Level.2Best Around Town: Cannondale Treadwell Neo 2Best Fat Tire E-Bike: Aventon Aventure.2 / Aventure.1Best Utility: Co-op Cycles Generation e1.1Best Sport Hybrid: Trek Dual Sport+ 2No bicycle segment is growing faster than electric bikes—and that demand is good for you, the e-bike shopper. Brands like Aventon, Rad Power Bikes, and Ride1Up offer affordable options you can buy online, bolstering the higher-performance e-bikes from more established players like Specialized and Trek.As battery technology improves and motor designs become...WW…

Skip to ContentHow we test gear.In more than 20 years of wrenching for pros and even more years as a bike shop mechanic, I’ve learned a few things about bottom bracket repair. It’s important to remember that bottom bracket squeaks have nothing to do with the age of the bike. Sometimes, even when a bike is new from the factory, the bottom bracket isn’t tight and it creaks. Other times, it's not the bottom bracket at all. Read on to learn how to fix a creaking bottom bracket—and where the sound might actually originate.Most surprisingly, what often sounds like a bottom bracket creak is...…Skip to ContentHow we test gear.In more than 20 years of wrenching for pros and even more years as a bike shop mechanic, I’ve learned a few things about bottom bracket repair. It’s important to remember that bottom bracket squeaks have nothing to do with the age of the bike. Sometimes, even when a bike is new from the factory, the bottom bracket isn’t tight and it creaks. Other times, it's not the bottom bracket at all. Read on to learn how to fix a creaking bottom bracket—and where the sound might actually originate.Most surprisingly, what often sounds like a bottom bracket creak is...WW…

Skip to ContentPacing your first century ride—or any 100-mile ride that you do!—can be tough. How hard should you pedal, how tired should you feel, how hungry is too hungry at mile 75? Here, we asked cycling coaches, nutrition experts, and even a mental performance coach for their best tips on how to pace a century ride, so you don’t burn out halfway through. Heed their advice and check off those three-digit miles feeling strong.As every coach we talked to said over and over, when it comes to riding 100 miles, consistency is key. Your goal is to start at a comfortable, conversational pace...…Skip to ContentPacing your first century ride—or any 100-mile ride that you do!—can be tough. How hard should you pedal, how tired should you feel, how hungry is too hungry at mile 75? Here, we asked cycling coaches, nutrition experts, and even a mental performance coach for their best tips on how to pace a century ride, so you don’t burn out halfway through. Heed their advice and check off those three-digit miles feeling strong.As every coach we talked to said over and over, when it comes to riding 100 miles, consistency is key. Your goal is to start at a comfortable, conversational pace...WW…