Which bike crank is best? Biking can be a complicated hobby at times. There are a lot of complex mechanical parts on a bicycle and they’re not always easy for an inexperienced rider to understand. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Appleman Bicycles has just announced an expanded line of spiders and direct-mount chainrings, making the Appleman 2XR crankset ...

In any motorsport, the more you know about how the engine is performing, the better a driver is likely to do in a race. That holds for bicycles, too, where the driver just happens to also be the ...

I Tested 155mm MTB Cranks—Here’s What Surprised Me originally appeared on BikeMag. I have been an advocate for short cranks for years, so when I got the chance to spend some time on the Appleman 2XR ...

You always find that the moment at which you are forced to get off the bike and walk is when you are at the top of the pedal stroke - this is because at this dead point the rider has the least ...

We’ve spotted a Shimano patent that suggests the company is working on its own version of direct mount chainring cranksets. The patent describes both a road and off-road flavour. The patent ...

Mountain bikes mostly come with three standard crank lengths, but which one is best for you? Longer cranks have leverage, but how much does that matter? Depending on the terrain you ride, it might be ...