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If you’re riding anything other than a rental bike, changing gears is a necessity. Warm up in one gear and work out in another (or two or three or four); love it or hate it, there’s no way around. And if, like most cyclists, you’re penchant for the sport is somewhat predicated by a lacking of hand-eye coordination, you’re probably looking for tools that can make the job easier. The good news is, there are a number of different tools that can help: knurled chain ring bolts, chain whips, and cog removers to name a few. But, as we all...

If you are still struggling to find your way through navigating all the difficult and confusing regulations, find all things track cycling in the links below.

Whether you’re a young rider or a parent of one, navigating the world of track cycling can be difficult at first. To help, we’ve compiled some information that should be useful regardless of where you ride.

Officially speaking, cycling computers are not supposed to be visible during the course our time on the track…Section 3.2.005 of the UCI rule book states: Riders may carry no object on them or on their bicycles that could drop onto the track. They may not bear or use on the track any music player or radio communication system. In addition, any electronic device with display (for instance speedometer or powermeter) must be hidden so that it cannot be read by the riders. As with any rule, it doesn’t take long for people to find legitimate work-arounds. Unfortunately, and probably not...

It may seem like an odd question coming from the spandex clad rider standing next to you at the track; but try and pump a disc wheel up without one and you’ll quickly learn the meaning. The disc adapter, affectionately called the, “hash pipe,” is probably one of the most under-rated and ill-remembered pieces of equipment in the track cyclists’ arsenal. The adapter ranges in complexity from the simple little brass piece from which its nickname is derived, to the more complex pump heads that lock on to the tire valve, the most recent being Silca’s Hiro2. There are pros...