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best budget road bike tires
road bike tires

The top 6 best budget road bike tires of 2023

In this article I’m going to give you my list for the best budget road bike tires.

Ok, so before I can give you the list I have to define budget first for obvious reasons. That’s hard to to because b

best tubular road bike tires
road bike tires

The top 6 best tubular road bike tires

In this article I’m going to give my list for the best tubular road bike tires.

In the industry there are a few well known brands who’ve been at the top of their game for many years, and their tires

26 inch tan-wall MTB tires
26 inch tires

The top 6 best 26 inch tan-wall MTB tires for 2023

In this article I’m going to give an overview of the best 26 inch tan-wall MTB tires.

As the industry moved away from 26 inch as the default for MTB tires into 27.5 and 29 inch, the selection of tan-

27.5 inch slick mountain bike tires
27.5 inch tires

The top 6 best 27.5 inch slick mountain bike tires

In this article I’m going to cover my picks for the best 27.5 inch slick mountain bike tires.

Even though 29 inch wheels have taken over the bicycle industry by storm, there are still plenty of reaso

29 inch slick mountain bike tires
29 inch tires

The top 5 best 29 inch slick mountain bike tires

In this article I’m going to give a number of options for the best 29 inch slick mountain bike tires.

The tires in this list represent a category of unique examples that can be used for urban, commut

Gravel bike tires

best allround 650b gravel tires
650b tires

The top 5 best allround 650b gravel tires

In this article I’m going to give you my list for the best best allround 650b gravel tires.

There are many, many tires out there. Even when you distill them to 650b only, you still might not see the

best 26 inch gravel tires
26 inch tires

The top 5 best 26 inch gravel tires for 2023

In this article I’m going to cover my list of the very best 26 inch gravel tires of 2022.

In its never-ending search for new innovation, the cycling industry decided to dust off the age-old concept o

best 29 inch tubeless gravel tires
29 inch tires

The top 6 best 29 inch tubeless gravel tires

In this article I’m going to give you a list of the very best 29 inch tubeless gravel tires.

To do so I turned towards the cross country section of most brands. It’s these tires that are basically ex

Lightweight, narrow, short nose or see al in bicycle saddles

best cross country mountain bike saddles
bike saddles

The top 11 best cross country mountain bike saddles

In this article I’m going to provide you with a list of the best best cross country mountain bike saddles.

Cross country mountain biking is probably my favorite MTB discipline. Partly because of nece

lightest mountain bike flat pedals
flat pedals

The top 7 lightest mountain bike flat pedals

In this article I’m going to give you a selection of the lightest mountain bike flat pedals on the market today.

The average mountain bike flat pedal weighs around 400 grams per pair. Unlike with oth

best budget mountain bike flat pedals
flat pedals

The top 9 best budget mountain bike flat pedals

In this article I’m going to give you my top picks for the best budget mountain bike flat pedals.

The list features a number of MTB flat pedals with nylon bodies, since nylon is much cheaper to produ

lightest clipless mountain bike pedals
clipless pedals

The top 8 lightest clipless mountain bike pedals

In this article I’m going to cover a list of the llghtest clipless mountain bike pedals you can find.

To keep things simple, there are roughly 3 categories of mountain bike pedals: XC, trail / enduro

best MTB lights for night riding
bike front lights

The top 21 best MTB lights for night riding

I love riding at night. So it’s only natural that sooner rather than later I would come looking for the best MTB lights for night riding. It’s simply amazing how many lights you can choose from.

Bri

best gravel bike lights
bike front lights

The top 21 best gravel bike lights

In this article I’m going to cover the 20 best gravel bike lights. The ability of a gravel bike to veer off the beaten bath can easily be even more adventurous when you’re able to do it safely at nigh

best bike lights for bikepacking
bike front lights

The top 21 best bike lights for bikepacking

In this article I’m going to provide you with a list of the best bike lights for bikepacking. Simply looking for a powerful light and be done with might do the trick for you, but I feel there are a nu

Men's cycling clothing

best cycling bibs on a budget
cycling bibs

The top 7 best cycling bibs on a budget

In this article I’m going to share what I consider to be some of the best cycling bibs on a budget.

Before I do let’s first establish a benchmark of what I consider to be budget cycling bibs. I’ve ta

best bib tights for cold weather
cycling tights

The top 16 best bib tights for cold weather

In this article I’m going to give you a list of the best bib tights for cold weather cycling.

There are a number of things to consider when picking thermal tights. The first one would be whether or n

men's winter cycling jackets
cycling jackets

The top 10 best men’s winter cycling jackets

In this blog I’m covering some of the best men’s winter cycling jackets money can buy.

You won’t find any non-premium products on this list. I didn’t want to cover budget options that would not keep

women's winter cycling bib tights
cycling tights

The top 5 best women’s winter cycling bib tights

In this article I’m going to give you an overview of the best women’s winter cycling bib tights.

With the help of these thermal cycling bibs you’ll be able to withstand sub-zero temperatures should y

women's cycling windbreaker jackets
cycling jackets

The top 9 best women’s cycling windbreaker jackets

In this article I’m going to give you a number of the very best women’s cycling windbreaker jackets.

Traditionally, windbreakers are use to provide an extra layer of insulation against wind chill, bu

Cycling gloves

best cycling gloves for hand numbness
cycling gloves

The top 13 best cycling gloves for hand numbness

In this article I’m going to give you my top picks for the best cycling gloves for hand numbness.

I’m sure anyone who’s ever been on a bike for an extensive period of time knows the feeling of your

men's summer MTB gloves
mtb gloves

The top 12 best men’s summer MTB gloves

In this article I’m going to cover the best options for men’s summer MTB gloves.

From lightweight no-feel MTB gloves, to padded and protected downhill MTB gloves, the entire range of possible gloves

men's waterproof cycling gloves
cycling gloves

The top 13 best men’s waterproof cycling gloves

In this article I’m going to give you the very best men’s waterproof cycling gloves the market has to offer.

Before I give you the list, when manufacturers talk about their gloves being waterproof it

Bicycle helmets

safest road bike helmets
road bike helmets

The top 8 safest road bike helmets in 2023

In this article I’m going to give you an overview of the safest road bike helmets worth your money.

There are many things which are important when choosing a road bike helmet. But the main focus of a

safest mountain bike helmets
mountain bike helmets

The top 17 safest mountain bike helmets in 2023

In this article I’m going to focus on providing you with an overview of the safest mountain bike helmets.

I’ve done so by cross-referencing big-brand helmet catalogs with Virginia Tech helmet ratings

women's road bike helmets
road bike helmets

The top 7 best women’s road bike helmets in 2023

In this article I’m going to give you a list of the best women’s road bike helmets. And let me follow up that statement by saying immediately that there arent’ any.

Although some brands have designat

Vintage bicycle catalogs

Want to know what year the bike from your favorite brand is from? You’ll find it on the bike catalog pages.

gt catalogs
bike catalogs

Vintage GT Catalogs

Here you can find a selection of GT catalogs from 1990 up to 1998. GT was founded in 1972 by Gary Turner, who welded a

giant catalogs
bike catalogs

Vintage Giant Catalogs

Unfortunately I was only able to find a couple of Giant catalogs. Although it’s a huge bicycle brand, finding the Giant catalogs proved to be

trek catalogs
bike catalogs

Vintage Trek Catalogs

Here you can find all the Trek catalogs from 1976 up to 1999. Trek started out in 1975 by providing only frames. In 1976 they would

Bikes & parts

Stories about vintage bikes and their parts.

Bike restoration

From painting to polishing, if it isn’t broken doesn’t mean it can’t be upgraded.

Bike repair

We go beyond fixing flat tires to bring you the information to get your bike going

Bike maintenance

Once the bike restoration project is finished, your bike needs to receive some TLC every now and then.

Vintage Cannondale mountain bikes

In-depth information about some of my favorite Cannondale models.

Restored bikes

An overview of all the bikes I have that have either been restored or bought as is.

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A place to hangout for people looking for advice on restoring and repairing bicycles and sharing experiences.

About restoration.bike

I love bicycles. I love keeping my bikes in great shape. And I enjoy the quality rides they give me. A lot of bikes aren’t kept in great shape. And the rides that could have been get destroyed in the process.

I pick up some of these bikes. I nourish them. I bring them back to live so they can fulfil their intended destinies. In return they offer their thanks in providing me with the thrilling rides I’m looking for.

After I started restoring bikes, I found an estimated 1 million bicycles are added each year to my country of 18 million. Hundreds of thousands of bikes are sent to the trasher, because it takes more money to refurbish them than they could be sold for.

That’s NOT OK. And if money is an issue, why not offer people the best information available so the only thing to invest is time. With the information offered on this website “lack of information” with respect to restoring bicycles will no longer be an issue (if it ever was).

I wish you all the best with your own restoration projects. Cheers.

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