Fat tires for bicycles are commonly understood as tires with a nominal width of 3.5″ or more. Most common fat tire sizes fall between 4″ and 5″. Fat tires also take special-purpose wide rims, which are available in widths 60 mm up to 100 mm. How should you match these tire and rim sizes up?…
Sideways play in your bicycle wheel indicates a serious mechanical issues in the wheel and should be addressed immediately. I wrote this article to help you diagnose the underlying issues. There are four common causes of lateral play in the wheel: wheel loose in the frame, loose bearings, worn bearings or a broken axle. All…
Spoke issues are one possible cause of noise emanating from a bicycle wheel. Noise from the spokes is not normal – it’s (almost) always a sign that something is wrong. Clicking, ringing and plucking means you should take action. This article help you diagnose and fix spoke issues that give an audible signal. There are…
There is lots of confusion on the proper rim tape width for different sets of bicycle wheels. I wrote this article to give you a few simple rules to follow. Rim tape sizing principles are actually fairly simple: non-adhesive hard tapes should cover the rim bed flank-to-flank, while adhesive tapes should just cover the spoke…
