Rating: White Lithium Grease Review White lithium is the common type of grease you will find in automotive stores such as Napa and Advance Auto Parts. It is a general-purpose grease suitable for most bicycle and automotive applications. It won’t contain any special additives that some bicycle-specific greases do, but it’s cheap, and it’s still […]
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White Lightning Chain Lube Review
Rating: White Lightning Chain Lube Review This is a wax-based chain lube that is designed for dry conditions. It covers your chain in a thin coat of wax which then flakes off as it gets dirty, leaving your chain clean and dry. It has been around a while and has become fairly popular. Pros: For […]
Velox Cloth Rim Tape Review
Rating: Velox Cloth Rim Tape Review Rim tape is the tape/liner that sits between your tube and the rim itself. It needs to be thick and stay in place to prevent sharp edges of the rim from poking a hole in your tube. Unlike most low-quality plastic or rubber rim strips, Velox is a thick, […]
Feedback Sports Pro Workstand Review
Rating: Ultimate Pro Workstand Review Note that this product now goes by “Feedback Sports Pro Workstand.” The Ultimate repair stands may not be as well known as ones from Park Tool, but they are just as good, if not better. The Ultimate Pro is one of these great workstands. The height is adjustable from 42″-70″ […]
Genuine Innovations Tubeless Tire Repair...
Rating: Genuine Innovations Tubeless Tire Repair Kit Review This is a product designed to repair tubeless tires, which are very common among mountain bikers these days. It looks like a great idea because getting a hole in a tubeless tire is a serious problem. You can’t just replace the tube and have things good as […]
Topeak Droid Chain Tool Review
Rating: Topeak Droid Chain Tool Review The Topeak ChainBot (formerly known as the Droid) is, without a doubt, the best-looking chain tool out there. It’s downright sexy! However, looking good has nothing to do with the functionality – the main purpose it to take chains apart and put them back together. Pros: It looks good […]
Stan’s NoTubes Sealant Review
Rating: Stan’s NoTubes Sealant Review The problem with tubeless tires is that, while they eliminate pinch flats, they still suffer from punctures (like if you get a thorn or shard of glass stuck in them.) Then the tire will need repaired in order to fix the leak… Unless you have a scoop of Stan’s sealant […]
Stan’s NoTubes Conversion Kit Review
Rating: Stan’s NoTubes Conversion Kit Review Tubeless is a great breakthrough for mountain biking, but not everyone wants to buy new wheels and tires. That could be easily over $600 for the tubeless wheels plus UST tires! That’s where this kit comes in – the Stan’s NoTubes conversion kit allows you to convert your regular […]
Performance Bike Spin Doctor Truing Stan...
Rating: Performance Bike Spin Doctor Truing Stand Review Not many casual riders have a wheel truing stand at home because 1) wheel truing is one of the more complicated repairs, and 2) truing stands are rather expensive. The Performance Bike Spin Doctor Truing Stand is a truing stand suitable for home use, with a price […]
The Best Cleaners and Degreasers
Rating: Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner/Degreaser Review Simple Green is an all-purpose cleaner and degreaser that works on bikes. You can find it in most department stores and hardware stores (because it works for many things besides bicycles.) Pros: No doubt about it, Simple Green works. It’s great for cleaning most kinds of goo and […]