With the Tour de France more than half over we think it’s a good point to take a step back and look at the past stage results. As we feel cycling is truly a team sport we thought it would be fun to give a totally meanlingless award to a the team that best represented the bike racing lifestyle we have come to admire.

Ream more to find out what team won the Brumble Bike Tour Award and why. Read More...

Now that the summer is here customers start asking similar questions to me about training. Many times these come from riders who have a few seasons of experience but who have some new problems that shouldn't be happening in their minds. So let's look at what happens this time of year. Read More...

If you have ever been dissatisfied with how you front derailluer is working then read on.

Set up of the front derailluer. is the most common problem leading to poor shifting. Following a standard set up list of steps solves most problems. When you follow these steps in this order you will solve 90% of the problems that commonly occur. Read More...

Americans, by and large, know one bike race - the Tour de France.   Truth be told, this is the biggest bike race of them all and it deserves to part of the american conscious.   It has all the elements: drama, history, epic stages and a three week timeframe that coincides with the peak of summer.    You really couldn't ask for a better set of variables.   Readers of our site know that at Brumble Bikes we think the biggest isn't necessarily the best.  While Le Tour de France is always called "the tour," there are other grand tour lasting three weeks with just as many variables that make for dramatic and historic events.  The Giro Italia and the Vuelta Espana are two such biking events. Read More...

So lots of cyclist are starting there seasons now. They want to go out with groups and have fun. But do they know how to be safe while cycling in a group? This time I want to bring up group ride techniques to make rides safer for everyone.

The first thing to look at is where you are in a group. The three basic positions are leader, middle and the last rider. Each position has a different responsibility to making a safe fun ride. The leaders job is to set a even pace at all times varying the speed with the terrain so that the group doesn't bunch up or string out unnecessarily. Read More...