The best rooftop cargo bags for SUVs are the soft-shell carriers that strap or hook onto your roof rails, crossbars, or door frames and add 10 to 25 cubic feet of dry storage without touching your back seat. We spent six weeks comparing 12 of them in rain, dust, and highway wind, and the short … Read more
Hauling a kayak behind a truck breaks down into three very different philosophies, and picking the wrong one is how people end up with a scratched hull or a kayak that shifted 20 miles into the drive. We compared eight systems that cover the whole spread: bed-clamp racks that bolt to your bed rails, hitch … Read more
A bike leaning against your apartment wall is not storage. It is a tripping hazard in the hallway, a grease smear on the paint, and a daily reminder that you gave up a square metre of living space to a machine you ride twice a week. Yet the bike is usually the first thing people … Read more
If you only read one thing before you buy, read this: the Garmin Edge 1050 is the best bike computer for road cycling in . It pairs a bright 3.5-inch colour touchscreen with multi-constellation positioning, 64 GB of storage, Wi-Fi auto-sync and a built-in speaker, and it holds a 4.7 rating across 372 rider reviews. … Read more
Road tires live at the opposite end of the pressure scale from mountain bike tires. A 700x28c on a 165 lb rider might sit at 95 PSI on a fast descent and 75 PSI on a training day, and a pump with a soft, imprecise gauge will have you guessing within a 10 PSI band … Read more
The best bike phone mounts for mountain biking fall into three families: mechanical locks that grab a branded case, padded clamps that grip any phone, and silicone straps that tie to the stem. The Quad Lock Out Front Mount is the one we would put on a trail bike first, because its patented dual-stage lock … Read more
A child can start riding in a bike trailer at around 12 months old, once they have solid head and neck control, can sit unassisted, and a properly fitted helmet stays on without shifting. Before that, a trailer will hold your child but their head will bob with every bump. That is the short answer … Read more
There is a particular kind of tiredness that comes from riding eight miles with a laptop and a change of clothes strapped across your shoulders. It is not the legs. It is the neck, the lower back and the shoulders, and it accumulates quietly over weeks until commuting feels like a chore instead of the … Read more
Fat tire bikes break most of the bike racks people buy by default. A 4 to 5 inch wide tire will not fit between the arms of a standard hanging rack, and a 60 to 90 lb fat tire e-bike sits above the per-bike weight limit printed on most platform carriers. Finding the best bike … Read more
The best wall mounted bike rack for an apartment is the Steadyrack Classic: it holds 35 kg, hangs bikes vertically by the front wheel, and swivels 160 degrees to fold flat when nobody needs the space. Renters who cannot drill should start with a free-standing rack instead, and e-bike owners should skip anything rated under … Read more