Cycling Advice

No matter how often you ride, it's well worth learning a few things about how to maintain and adjust your bike. 99 Bikes and Velo Academy have put together a series of videos to help you learn a few basic procedures to help you ride more comfortably, and possibly also get your out of a sticky situation (like failing brakes!)

Mid-drive systems provide higher performance and torque than the alternative, hub motor systems. This is because they drive the crank instead of the wheel, taking greater advantage of the bike'€™s existing gears. This, in turn, delivers more power and range.

If you've just recently bought a new bike and are unsure how to get started, keep reading for a few tips to get you going.

Bikes make for a fantastic gift for children. They're fun, safe, and encourage the child to be active and enjoy the outdoors. The most important thing to consider when buying a bike for a child is the wheel size.

1.Save money

How much do you spend each week on fuel, public transport, parking, maintenance? The RACQ estimates cycling just 10km each way to work would save $1700 per year in vehicle running costs. That'€™s $1700 you'€™re not handing over to start and finish each day sitting in traffic.

The feeling of liberation that exudes through your bones whilst cycling passionately across the open road, hearing nothing but your tyres slide smoothly on the ground as you breathe in new air; oh, how nothing compares.

The Australian summer is fierce and unpredictable. You might wake up with that giant blistering ball of heat piercing through the blinds, but not even an hour later, hurricane whatshername is blowing a gale, bucketing down rain whereever she pleases.

Many athletes wear heart rate monitors while they ride, but does that mean you should too? The short answer: Yes absolutely! Out of all the fitness monitoring gadgets, a heart rate monitor should be the number one device you should invest in.

Meal planning

Cyclists in heavy training and young growing athletes will have huge energy demands and may need to eat up to 6-8 times throughout the day to make sure these demands are met.