If you bought a bicycle between say 1893 and 2007, chances are you know what a bike chain tattoo (aka “rookie mark”) is—the greasy imprint of your bike chain on your leg or pant cuff. Bike chains, ...

If you’ve been considering buying your first ebike — or perhaps your second or third — chances are you’ve come across some models equipped with a belt drive instead of a traditional chain. But what ...

Belt drives are nothing new in the bike industry. Many have been tried in the distant past and, more recently, there have been rubber/Kevlar belt drives but none have had the efficiency of ye olde ...

Despite looking a lot simpler than cars, motorcycles are very complex pieces of machinery. Around for so many years that no one is left alive to remember how they got going, bikes have constantly ...

Q What's the best way to remove sand from a bike chain? If I got a bike with a belt drive, would sand be a problem? A This is a common problem this time of year, especially if you rode your bike ...

Recycled bike chain and spokes become bespoke in the Rhythmic Metal Recycled Bike Chain Belt Buckle, handmade by Portland metalsmith Trent Stocking. Stocking breaks the chain, cleans it, welds it and ...

This article got way out of hand. It started out as a “Quick Look” about adjusting the chain on the Suzuki GW250. By coincidence, the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 ABS also needed a chain adjustment at the same ...