Bike Gear

Prolonging the life of your bicycle requires ongoing maintenance, but it also involves spending some extra time getting it ready for the cold, wet and slippery road conditions. We offer some helpful tips below. Safety checks It’s important that you  check your bicycle before taking it out for a ride.…

Whether you’re planning on a short day-trip or a longer bicycle tour, selecting the right cycling socks is important to ensure your feet are as comfortable as possible once you hit the road or trail. A well-designed pair of socks that fit appropriately and are suitable for your particular bicycling…

How many times have you hit the trail or road and realized that you forgot to attach a light to your bicycle? As a year-round bicycle commuter for almost a decade, I can testify to the importance of ensuring your bicycle is as visible as possible. And unlike some bicycle…

Waterproof Cycling Pants Overview If you’ve ever bicycled in the rain, you know that your choice of clothing–especially waterproof cycling pants–makes all the difference. I definitely have experience with this topic since I bicycled to work every day for almost a decade in Oregon. Currently, I live in New England…

In the future, we plan to offer links to the best classified ads in the area. As we grow the site, we intend to launch our own free classified resource. In the meantime, here are some of the best road bike sales we’ve found recently. In many cases, some of…

Bike Rack Basics In our 7 Best Affordable Bike Racks that Actually Work post, we did our best to prioritize cost alongside of functionality. After doing our research, we’ve hopefully taken the work out of your bike rack search by researching other “best bike rack” lists. We then combed through…

If you’re planning a bicycle trip to New England, you’ll undoubtedly benefit from some pre-trip research to make sure the  biking trails you’ve picked match with your hoped-for difficulty level, length and terrain. If you’re looking for the best bicycle trails in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire or another New England…

Best Water Bottles for Bikes It is critical for athletes to remain hydrated during their exertions; this applies to cyclists no less. After consulting customer reviews from REI and Amazon as well as recommendations from popular cycling blogs, we’ve compiled the following list of the best insulated and non-insulated water…

Mark Twain once delivered a comical speech on the weather in New England in which he said, “There is only one thing certain about New England weather: you are certain there is going to be plenty of it.” New England weather is notoriously unpredictable and presents a special challenge for…