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, [...]
Diagnose a creaky sound on your bicycle
By Lennard Zinn Although sometimes difficult to diagnose, a creaking sound coming from your bike is always caused by [...]
Custom Step Through Road Bike with Z-Couplers
We loved hearing from Jan, for whom we made a custom, step-through travel road bike. This bike has z-couplers, [...]
Master Builders Bike Show – Bentonville AR – Sept 16-17, 2023
We invite you to come visit us at the Master Bike Builders Show in Bentonville Arkansas this September. We [...]
Chris Lloyd Gets the Lead Out for Over 20 Years on Custom Zinn Bikes
By Lennard Zinn Lennard with Chris and his custom Zinn hardtail mountain bike Chris Lloyd fits the [...]
RAGBRAI Adventures on a Clydesdale E-Bike
By: Kip Williams I’m a 64-year-old, 6’ 5” 250LB sized cyclist from St. Louis, Missouri. I have put quite [...]
Colorado Western Slope Gravel Ride with Lennard Zinn on October 7, 2023
Come join Lennard Zinn and friends for a fun, 50-mile gravel bike ride on Colorado's Western Slope! E-bike riders are [...]
Fixing Flats: How to Fix a Tubeless Bike Tire
Wondering how to patch a tubeless tire? If you flat a tubeless tire while on a ride, you have [...]
Partnership with Roan Creek Bikeworks on Western Slope of Colorado
Zinn Cycles and Clydesdale Bikes are proud to partner with Roan Creek Bikeworks, a bicycle shop located on Colorado's [...]
Lightweight Custom Ebike for 5’4″ rider
A few months ago a really nice woman stopped by our shop to chat about e-bikes. She was 5'4" [...]
Upright Riding Positions
By Lennard Zinn If there is one thing that we at Zinn Cycles are experts at, it is building [...]
