Guides
Straight-talking maintenance guides: valves, pressure, pumps and getting home after a puncture.
Presta vs Schrader valves
Two valves, one tyre, endless confusion at the roadside. Here is how to tell them apart and inflate each one properly.
Last updated 12 January 2026
Bike tyre pressure guide
Typical starting ranges for every kind of tyre, and how to adjust them for your weight, your terrain and your rims.
Last updated 12 January 2026
Electric pump vs hand pump vs CO2
Three ways to put air back into a tyre. Here is what each one is genuinely good at, and where each one lets you down.
Last updated 12 January 2026
How to fix a flat tyre
Everything you need to get rolling again, from finding the thorn to reinflating to the right pressure.
Last updated 12 January 2026