This post compares the advantages and disadvantages of curved and straight bicycle tubing. The Advantages of Curved Tubing Shorter Chainstays Some aggressive road and track bikes have a curved seat…
This post compares aluminum and steel forks. The Differences Between Aluminum and Steel Forks 1. Endurance Limit + Compliance Steel is an elastic material that can flex within a certain…
This post compares carbon and aluminum forks. The Main Differences Between Carbon and Aluminum Forks Compliance Aluminum loses its integrity upon deformation. To avoid failures, aluminum parts are built stiffer.…
Condensed Info: Many titanium bikes use carbon forks because carbon makes it easier to produce an affordable fork in all kinds of shapes. Moreover, to avoid excessive flex, titanium forks…
Mini Info Bomb: A time trial (TT) bike's geometry and components make it dangerous and inefficient when used as a regular road bike. For that reason, TT bikes are banned…
Drop bars can be installed on a time trial (TT) bike, but only if the model's geometry is already close to that of a road bike. Otherwise, the drop bars…
Condensed Answer: Thumb shifters are designed for handlebars that have a 22.2mm diameter grip area. Since modern drop bars are thicker, thumb shifters cannot be installed on them by default.…
Trigger shifters are designed for handlebars with a grip area that has a 22.2mm diameter. Meanwhile, drop bars are 23.8mm thick. Consequently, the clamps of trigger shifters are too narrow…
This post compares the advantages and disadvantages of grip shifters and trigger shifters in relation to one another. Definitions Grip Shifters – a shifter model controlled by rotating the wrist.…
This post compares the advantages and disadvantages of cottered and cotterless cranks. Definitions Cottered Cranks Cottered cranks are attached to the bottom bracket spindle via a wedge inserted into the…