Lightweight Custom Ebike for 5’2″ rider
When people contact us after having searched for ages trying to find a bike that fits, we love telling [...]
Hoop Stress and Why Tire Pressure Should Decrease with Increased Tire Size
Hoop Stress and Why Tire Pressure Should Decrease with Increased Tire Size By Lennard Zinn This report filed June [...]
Short Cranks or Long Cranks on a road or gravel bike?
Some Pros Are Winning With Short Cranks—Shorter Than What? By Lennard Zinn It’s been in the news recently that [...]
Short Cranks or Long Cranks on a mountain bike?
When considering crank length for a mountain bike, it is important to keep in mind the type of riding [...]
Zinn Split30 Crank Installation Instructions
Split 30 Crank Installation Instructions Split 30 cranks combine the stiffness and reliability of a 30mm-diameter spindle with the versatility [...]
What difference does a lightweight E-bike make?
By Lennard Zinn Lightweight Electric Bikes E-Bikes generally tend to be heavyweights. But since they have motors, who cares? [...]
Testimonial: Zinn Custom Titanium Electric Road bike with Rohloff Hub and Belt drive
We recently had the opportunity to build a fully custom Electric Road Bike for Rolf Dietrich, founder of Rolf [...]
Testimonial: Zinn Custom Titanium Electric Gravel bike
A happy customer sent us an email reviewing his new Custom e-bike. We worked with this customer who had [...]
E-Bikes for small riders
By Lennard Zinn In the new world of e-bikes, cyclists under 5'5" are stuck with an array of clunky [...]
Custom Travel Bike with Internal Brake Hose
This Custom Zinn Titanium Travel bike was built with Z-couplers for an extremely clean look. The Z-couplers virtually disappear into [...]
Bikes for small riders – Improving bike design for cyclists under 5’5″
By Lennard Zinn I built my first bike frame for my wife in 1980, three years before we got [...]
Why titanium is the best material for gravel bikes
By Lennard Zinn Do you know someone who has broken a bike frame? Most likely it was made from [...]
Cost savings with waxed chains
By Lennard Zinn As I explained in a prior blog post, immersive chain waxing can save you a lot [...]
Fall Colors Gravel Ride Report
By Lennard Zinn Nick and I and Cleo, the Zinn Cycles shop dog, woke up on Saturday, October 7, [...]
Immersion Chain Waxing
By Lennard Zinn When I was racing in the early 1980s, new chains were $4 retail. Now, a good-quality [...]
End of season sale at Zinn Cycles on October 21, 2023
Come in to our shop for our end of season sale. We will be selling demo bikes and a [...]
Testimonial: Clydesdale Whip E-Bike with Duro Fork
Justin sent us an email reviewing his new Clydesdale e-bike, the Whip. It was built with our new super-strong, [...]
Taking care of your new bike – regular maintenance schedule
Congratulations on your new bike. We hope you get many years of riding on this bike. Your Zinn, Clydesdale, [...]
