Removing an inner tube for repair or replacement is a lot easier if you know a few helpful tricks and don’t try and rush things. Let our experts talk you through the easiest way to fit a fresh tube ...

This article has been freshly updated as part of our 'New to Riding' week, running from March 10 to March 17, with a special focus on tips, tricks and inspiration for new riders. At some point as a ...

Don’t throw away your old bike inner tubes: Use them to make something instead. Old, punctured rubber tubes are the secret MacGyver tool lurking in almost everybody’s tool box, and here at the Lab we ...

This inner-tube vending machine is outside a bike store in Cologne, Germany, and a new tube will cost €6 ($8.50) — a pretty normal price in Europe. It’s certainly handy — If you need a new tube, you ...

Homemade bungee cords are sturdier and longer lasting than many store-bought versions. I’ve found that most bungee cords wear out, at which point the ends break off or the cords lose their ...