The next mountain bike wheel-size jump isn’t on the horizon anymore — it’s already rolling. Thirty-twos are slipping out of test labs, being tested by World Cup pros, and pushing brands to rethink ...
A 32in Maxxis Aspen cross-country tyre has been leaked on Instagram by DirtySixer, fuelling debate on whether we'll see the new standard used on XC bikes in the UCI World Cup this year. The new tyre ...
The choice is bewildering and it’s led to rumours of an industry conspiracy that ‘they’re just trying to sell us more bikes!’ But is this true? And does wheel size even matter? Read on to find out.
Older than the question of why did the chicken cross the road is the more pertinent question of what size wheels it was riding while crossing. We just assume that the chicken was clucking along on its ...
DirtySixer, the foremost proponent of the truly wagon-wheel proportioned 36er bike standard has recently launched a (moderately) more sane sized line of 32”-wheeled bikes. We can hear the chorus of ...
I know there’s a difference in wheel sizes between certain types of mountain bikes and city bikes, but what do the differences mean and why should I care? First let’s go over wheel sizes. Mountain ...
The choice is bewildering and it’s led to rumours of an industry conspiracy that ‘they’re just trying to sell us more bikes!’ But is this true? And does wheel size even matter? Read on to find out.
Finding the right size tyre for your bike can be more tricky than it at first appears. That’s a result of different ways to define a wheel and tyre’s size and the need for the tyre to fit in your bike ...