Acros, a German based component manufacturer, has been quietly making some very nicely done bits for your bike that are just now being brought over to the U.S. They specialize in headsets, hub sets, and bottom brackets, but they do more parts as well.

Here is an example of some anodized parts that they are pitching […]

In the next few days, The Bike Lab staff, Arleigh Jenkins and Guitar Ted will be in sunny California attending the Sea Otter Festival. Look for posts on the latest upgrade goodness coming your way soon.
Sea Otter starts on Thursday, but we’ll be out there on Wednesday and we will have a report for […]

Has it ever occurred to you that many of the greases, lubricants, and other chemicals we use in our bicycle repairs may be doing more than helping us get our bikes working? Well, over the years that I have been a mechanic, I have been becoming increasingly aware that the prolonged exposure to certain substances […]

In the past week Bike Biz has featured two very unique bottom bracket (BB) setups. A maintenance free BB from KHE or Eastern’s new plastic BB.
As the industry pushes forward with more and more outboard bearing, 2 piece, cranks I am left to wonder why. The bearings or whole bottom bracket cups […]

Onza: The name conjures up images of white tires, bar ends, and funky elastomerically sprung pedals. However; Onza isn’t in to that anymore. They have been busy the past few years doing business in the trialsin market in the U.K. One of their products caught the attention of J&B Importers who thought single speed freaks […]

Soulcraft Convert
Price - $75.99

Pushrod quick release feature for easy wheel removal
Quiet polyurethane roller

Arleigh’s Opinion: The biggest advantage to this tensioner over any other we might put on The Bike Lab is the unique push rod that locks the tensioner in place. No bolts, no spring tension, locked in place! As one […]