A headset is a relatively simple set of bearings resting in cups that connect your fork to your frame. It’s one of the most overlooked components on a bicycle, but it’s absolutely vital. Without it there would be no bikes, and we’d all have to walk everywhere – ugh, I can't bear the thought.
Read MoreEvery now and then I still feel the need to say “pinch me” despite the fact that BFF Bikes is approaching is 4th anniversary. In fact, when I think about that fact, that is what makes me feel like I am dreaming, because holy crap! So much has happened in the last five years!
Read MoreWhen I registered for a triathlon in the summer of 2011, I designed a rigid training plan of daily runs on the race course, swims at the beach, and death glares at the bikes in the back of the garage. I dreaded dusting off my sister’s sparkly purple Walmart mountain bike. My motivation was about as low as the air pressure in its tires that hadn’t been touched in months.
Read MoreI went from being too wimpy to Divvy two miles from the Metra, to skipping the train altogether and riding 30 miles all the way to work every day. No matter what distance you want to ride or what conditions you want to ride in, you can do it.
Read MoreFor as long as I’ve been choosing my bicycles, I’ve been buying cross bikes. When the road bug bit me early this season, I decided it was time to finally invest in a proper road bike.
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