Spokes are arranged in all sorts of ways with the most common being a three-cross pattern. But why are the spokes laced this way and why are they sometimes set up differently? Here’s our quick ...

Lacing: The pattern in which the spokes are threaded when building a wheel. The exact same wheel threaded in a different pattern can produce a completely different ride character. True: A straight ...

Utilising a mixed 45/40mm unidirectional carbon fibre rim profile, the Shamal wheels are designed to offer greater aerodynamic gains while improving performance in cross-winds. The rim itself changes ...

I ride my old mountain bike to and from work (eight miles each way on concrete and asphalt trails). A few weeks ago I popped a few spokes. I got them fixed, but last week I blew another spoke.

HOPKINS, Minn. — Inside a nondescript warehouse, just outside Downtown Hopkins, employees of Berd Spokes are still coming down from an "Olympic high." The company manufactures bike spokes. But ...