Cycling Equipment For Beginner

Cycling, more than many other sports, is equipment-centric. I am of the minimalist school – you don’t need a host of fancy gear to get started. Add those later.

What’s the minimum gear needed? Here’s my list:

Maxxis Tyre For Fixie

Also available in a heavier wire-bead version, the Re-Fuse is cheaper than most of its rivals and comes in a rainbow selection of colours. London fixie riders will no doubt love it for that feature alone.

Puncture protection comes from a Kevlar composite belt under the tread, and what Maxxis call a ‘silkworm cap ply’ casing running bead to bead. This protection bows out the tyre, so it needs a toe-strap or two to hold the tyre to the rim when fitting.

How to Use Bicycle Gears?

Most bikes these days come with 18spd (front 3 x rear gear 6spd) or 21spd (front 3 x rear gear 7spd). However, this doesn’t mean you have an unusable gears. Most USJ Cycles’ customers get confused by all of the gear combinations available.