Cycling advice without the sales pitch
TwoWheelGuide exists because most cycling information online is trying to sell you something. I am not. I publish what I have learned, and that’s the whole business model.
Why this site exists
TwoWheelGuide exists because finding a straight answer about bicycles is unreasonably hard. Ask something simple — what pressure should these tyres run, when is a chain worn out, what size frame do I need — and you get contradictory forum threads, videos that skip the step you needed, and articles that turn out to be product listings with paragraphs attached.
This site is an attempt to write those answers down properly and keep them in one place: what the options are, what actually matters, and what you can safely ignore.
It is also an attempt to write down the things almost nobody else does. Most cycling advice online assumes European roads and European weather. Mine comes from riding around Fes and Meknes, so it covers what the heat does to a ride, what dust does to a chain, what the shops here actually stock, and what a bike costs in dirhams.
Cycling is a mature hobby with deep expertise in it, but most of that expertise reaches beginners through channels with something to sell. That is not dishonest exactly, but it does mean the answer to “which one should I buy?” is almost never “you probably don’t need one.”
What I cover, and what I do not
I write about three things: choosing a bike, maintaining it, and riding it safely – all of it grounded in riding here rather than in the abstract. Those are the areas where good information changes outcomes most, and riding in this country changes what the good information is.
I deliberately don’t publish product reviews or “best bike” rankings. The format goes stale within a season and it pulls hard toward affiliate revenue. I would rather teach you how to judge a bike than tell you which one to buy this year.
Three commitments
Independent
No brand sponsorship, no affiliate links, no paid placements, and no products for sale. Nothing I write is influenced by what someone would like you to buy.
Practical
Guides are written to be followed, not admired. Where a job is genuinely awkward, needs a tool most people do not own, or belongs in a bike shop, the guide says so instead of pretending it is easy.
Kept current
Every guide carries the date it was last reviewed, so you can judge how current it is. Guides are updated when something changes, or when a reader points out a problem.
How a guide gets written
There is no editorial team here, and no research department. This is how a guide on this site actually comes together.
It starts with a real question
What I know from riding here
Written as steps you can follow
Honest about what I have not done
Dated, then revisited
Found something wrong?
Tell me. Corrections from readers are the fastest route to a better guide, and I would much rather be corrected than be confidently wrong in public.
Who's behind TwoWheelGuide
Riding since 2012
Fourteen years on a bike, most of it off-road, and I service my own bikes rather than hand them to a shop. That is where the repair and maintenance guides come from — jobs I have actually done, including the ones I got wrong the first time.
Honest about the limits
Where a subject is outside my own experience, the guide says so plainly rather than being written as though I had done it myself. I would rather leave a gap visible than fill it convincingly.
Corrections are welcome
If something here is wrong, tell me and I will fix it and say what changed. Reader corrections are the fastest route to a better guide.
Plenty of sites fill an about page with stock portraits and invented credentials. I would rather say plainly that this is a one-person project than dress it up as something larger. What matters is whether the advice is accurate — so every guide carries the date it was last reviewed, and every claim is one you can check.
If you think something in a guide is wrong, or you want to know why it says what it does, get in touch — I answer the messages myself.
How the site is funded
TwoWheelGuide is funded by advertising. Ad units appear on some pages, served by third-party networks that may use cookies to show you relevant ads. My privacy policy explains exactly what that involves and how to opt out.
- Advertisers have no input into what is published here, and no advertiser sees an article before it goes live.
- I do not run affiliate links. If I mention a type of product, I earn nothing whether you buy it or not.
- No sponsored posts, no paid placements and no guest articles.
- Ads are labelled and kept out of the way. Nothing here is designed to look like editorial when it isn't.
Common questions
Please do — reader questions are where most of my guides come from. If you couldn’t find a clear answer elsewhere, that is exactly the signal I am looking for.
Not in full, but you are welcome to quote a short extract with a link back. For translations, or use by a cycling club or school, get in touch and ask.
No. No brand, manufacturer, retailer or workshop has any commercial relationship with this site.
Got a question I have not answered?
Ask it. If it’s a good question, it usually becomes a guide.