The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Whether cycling through the puddle-ridden streets of London or ...

Most bike shops recommend that you purchase mechanical bicycle chain cleaners or pay their repair shop to clean dirty chains, but you can clean a chain simply and inexpensively using a wide mouth ...

Which bike chain cleaners are best? Bikes are amazingly reliable machines—so reliable, in fact, that it’s easy to neglect them. A little maintenance goes a long way. A clean, well-oiled drivetrain ...

The chain is the most used and abused part of a bike. At over a hundred links, you can imagine each pin constantly stretching and bending to adapt to your gears as you pedal along briskly at your ...

There's a saying: a clean bike is a fast bike, and as cliche as it sounds, there's a huge amount of truth in it. The proper function of a bike depends on a number of moving parts being able to, well, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An unexpectedly large repair bill can put a dampener on the joy of cycling, potentially stopping ...

A bike works more smoothly, lasts longer and looks better when it’s clean. That will make riding it more enjoyable and save you money in the long term. While it may be tempting to just pop it in the ...