Road bikes and mountain bikes are among the most popular types of bikes you can buy. But they're very different. Their frames look completely different, one has fat tyres while the other has ...

Lighter wheels are great but the importance of aerodynamics cannot be overstated when assessing your road bike’s overall performance. As testing and modelling software has improved over the last ...

The 29er mountain bike uses a rim the same size as a road bike, for good reason: It offers less rolling resistance, and, arguably, greater stability while climbing, descending and cornering.

The 29-inch wheels now on some mountain bikes (Gary Fisher makes several models) have two supposed advantages: One, you can use 700c tires on them (the road bike standard these days, referring to ...

And yes, while I admit that obviously one of the largest and most important aspects of a pleasant bike ride is the size and fit of your frame, it doesn’t fit my ‘small things’ analogy, and so I won’t ...