Many old wide-profile cantilever brakes from companies like Dia Compe and Polygon came with doubled-ended straddle cables. These cables make brake setup a bit easier, since it reduces the three ...

Never mind fancy electronic shifting and disc brakes – back in the real world that most of us inhabit, mechanical shifting and caliper rim brakes are still the most common gear and brake systems ...

After 16 years in the sport of cyclocross, there are many, many things that I take for granted as general knowledge. Recently, I helped a friend prepare for her very first ’cross race, and one piece ...