How to

This is your home base for learning about Trek bikes and Bontrager gear, including how to choose the right bike and how to change a flat bike tire.

Christina Chappetta on a wet descent

Geared up and ready for wet-weather trail riding
If you want to ride all year, you’re going to have to get a little wet
Christina Chappetta crouching in front of her bike holding an orange

How to pack for any trail ride
Hit the trail with everything you need (and nothing you don’t)

How to choose a cycling computer
Tips for picking the right one for you and however you love to ride.
Rider climbing a hill covered in wild flowers

Boost your bike handling for technical trail climbs
Improve your skills and take on the toughest trails to the top
Christina Chappetta doing a wheelie on the top of a large rock

Trail skills you can learn on the tarmac
Drills and skills for the car park or driveway
A tyre is being inflated with a CO2 cartridge

The need-to-know of different bicycle pump heads
Get pumped up with a handy guide on pump heads and valves
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