BikesDirect sells quality bicycles online at exceptionally low prices. At BikesDirect.com, cyclists can get deals on road, mountain, and hybrid bikes from top manufacturers. BikesDirect also helps cyclists maintain their new bikes. Road bikes with drop bars will periodically require new handlebar tape. Bar tape is inexpensive and easy to change and can make an old road bike look brand new. Follow these steps to change your old tape. 1. Remove the old tape and clean away any debris or sticky residue. If you route any cable housing under the bar tape, make sure it is clean and secure. Pull up the brake hoods. 2. Peel off a little of the adhesive backing and start wrapping. Always wrap away from your body, so that your grip pulls the tape tighter as you ride, instead of loosening it. 3. As you wrap, overlap the tape by one-third to one-half of its width. Keep the tape tight, but do not tear it. Wrap curves in the bar so that they overlap more on the inside, and less on the outside. 4. When you get to the brake lever, you should have enough tape on a standard-length strip to cover the brake clamp or make a figure-eight around the hood, if you want to, or you can skip both entirely. Whatever you choose, take extra care to wrap closely around the brake levers. 5. Keep wrapping until you reach the point you’d like the tape to end on the bar. Cut the tape at the same angle you wrapped at, so that you end with a clean line. Secure the bar tape with electrical tape. 6. Push in the provided end plugs, flip the brake hoods back down, and enjoy your new tape.                            

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For more than 15 years, BikesDirect has offered cyclists a wide range of of equipment to choose from. Many bicycles featured on the BikesDirect website are distinguished by such amenities as premium suspension systems. Others offer the benefit of advanced aerodynamic design. Bikes Direct also features bikes with double-butted and triple-butted frames. A double-butted bike frame is manufactured from tubing that is slimmer in the middle and thicker on the ends. Because the tubing ends must withstand stress when the bike is ridden, the ends are thicker to protect both the bike and the rider. When a bike frame is triple-butted, the tubing is thin in the middle and one end is thicker than the other. However, even less material is used at each of the tubes’ ends. This type of weight-reducing design is used where both speed and durability are required. Today, double-butting is a preferred method for making tubing, as it is less expensive and less time-consuming to manufacture. Both double-butted and triple-butted frames are used for road bikes in competitive cycling events.

Here's the fantastic team @four_charlie sporting their new Merida kit outside Bikes Direct. More info on the team here: https://www.facebook.com/FourCharlie?ref=ts&fref=ts

Once you've got your bike from us, be sure to pop in to Bike Beans to fuel up on energy while on a ride around the Surrey Hills!

Take a look at Bikes Direct mention in the review of last weekends action down at Denbies: http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2117852_video_races_momentous_day_for_mole_valley

We look forward to seeing you over what has become the best year for British cycling in history.