
When to Retire a Tire
Welp, it’s finally time for me. My rear Thickslick made it just shy of 5,000 miles, but the mean streets of LA finally served up some debris gnarly enough to cut the...

PFTV3 Training Tips: Track Sprints
Riding everywhere is a great way to build endurance but, when it comes to squeezing out more speed, there’s no substitute for sprint-specific training. In today’s epi...

Swap That Cog
Looking to get some more speed out of your steed? Or maybe you want to dial down the gearing to make those commute climbs a bit easier? In today’s post, we’ll walk t...

New Grip Day - How to change your Bike Grips!
Updating your grips is a fast, easy, and cheap way to give your ride a new look (and give your hands some fresh padding). In today’s post, we’ll show you how to slide...

How to Replace a Stem
Whether you’re trying to adjust your reach, bar height, or just fit that new set of oversized bars, installing the right stem is a huge part of dialing in your bike ...

Pre-Ride Checklist
It’s officially Spring and, if your commute looks anything like mine, that means tons of riders are taking their bikes out of hibernation and hitting the road again!...

How to Photograph Your Bike
Whether you want to post your new bike to your favorite forum, showcase your steed for your Instagram fans, or just want to show off your latest upgrades, there are ...

PFTV3 Training Tips: Drafting
On the track, every inch counts and that means getting the most out of your legs (and your opponents’). When it all comes down to the final sprint, drafting is the k...

Every Day Carry
As a year-round commuter, you learn to carry the essentials. Getting halfway through a rainy roadside repair only to find out you left the tire levers on your other b...

Gears and Shifting 101: Deceleration and Descending
In our first two classes, we covered the basics of gears and shifting and how to accelerate and climb effectively. Today, let’s look at coming back down the hill and ...

Commuting by Bike - Getting Started
The weather's warming up, the skies are clearing, and driving to work is just starting to feel... wrong. Let's talk commuting! Commuting by bike doesn’t have to mean ...

PFTV: First Year Maintenance
Your bike’s a member of the family, so celebrate its birthday with a maintenance checkup and you’ll keep it running smoothly for years to come. In today’s episode of ...

Group Rides: Hand Signals
When you’re riding in a group, it’s important that everyone’s on the same page. When a sudden change of pace or a surprise obstacle could cause a pile-up, you want to...

Grease: More than a Musical
If I tried to count on my fingers the number of times I’ve gone to a friend’s house to help them with a bike project, only to find that they don’t have any grease......

Rear Brake Installation
If you’re living the coasty life and riding freewheel, you ought to be running a rear brake. Buying the brake kit is easy, but what about getting it installed? That’...

Local Laws May Apply
When it comes to the “rules of the road”, the answers are often anything but black and white. State, county, and city laws can overlap to form a puzzling patchwork o...

Night Riding
You’ve seen them. Late at night, slipping through the darkened city, roaming packs of bikes taking over streets, parking lots, hidden alleys. Some of the best riding...

PFTV: The Brake Job
Things moving too fast? Just pump the brakes! But if your lever’s to the metal and your bike’s still rolling, it’s time do some wrenching. In today’s episode of Pure...

Left Pedals, Reverse Threading, Precession, and What it All Means
There are few things worse than spending 5-minutes struggling with a bolt that won’t come loose, only to realize you’ve been tightening it the whole time. Besides th...

How to Lock Your Bike
In an earlier blog I mentioned that bike thieves are the worst thing in the world, and they are. Even the guys clubbing baby seals for a living can probably relate ...