If you want to cycle faster or need to figure out how to replace parts — forums can be a live saver. These sites are full of people that want to learn, instruct, and be a part of a community that has a similar interest.
Cycling Forums can offer much more than a place to discuss or complain about a manufacturer. With forums, you can read the positive experiences and successes that others have had — and ask them questions on how you can achieve the same goals.
Cycling UK
Simple forums such as Cycling UK gives you full access to the cycling community. The site has opinions on places to cycle, touring stories, and jokes. The site also has sections on weather conditions and how to cope with preparation, proper equipment, and clothing.
Main Areas:
Read Forums on Tools, Modifications, Restorations
Registered Members Can Post, Query, Create Avatars, and Send Private Messages
You can read up on what tools other cyclists rely on and how they perform maintenance, modifications, and restorations. By registering to the forum, you can begin posting your topics and questions to the community, post pictures, and send private messages.
The site is simple to navigate, and Cycling UK has tens of thousands of posts on thousands of topics. The forums also cover classifieds for selling and buying bikes and parts. Or you can use the specialist forums to swap parts, get freebies, or find your missing bike in the lost and found section.
Bike Radar
If you want more than a typical forum, Bike Radar gives members a place to buy and sell their bikes, parts, and clothing. Bike saddles do not always match you or your bike as you would prefer, and the site gives you the chance to swap the saddle with another member’s saddle.
Main Areas:
Question and Answer Forums
Classified Ads
Family, Commuting, and Racing Forums
Stolen and Found Bikes
The forum section gives you all the regular tips on how to look after your bike, and what other members found helped them improve on the sport. Some sections are a little off-topic, but they are all posted and answered by those with a common interest. BikeRadar is a great place for research if you are buying a women’s mountain bike within a certain budget.
Bike Radar also gives women a devoted area to share their experiences. Professional racers can share their top tips on how to become a cycling star. And vintage cycle owners have their chance to express their love for restoring the classics.
Road Bike Review
The main page of the Road Bike Review offers readers a selection of topic starters. The site has a huge selection of reviews on cycling products and accessories. Topics include the latest developments in the bicycling industry. There is also a comprehensive classified ads section and forums.
Main Areas:
Classifieds
Road bike Reviews
New Bike Deals
A Wide Range of Forums
Find Members in Your Area
These are large forums, with members drawn in by the sheer amount of information and the number of deals offered on the site. Forum topics involve general discussions, cycling clothing, accessories, and manufacturers.
Members can reach-out in forums devoted to cycling issues in their regions. And those thinking about buying a bike or parts from unknown vendors can read about the bad traders in the scams section.
Cycle Chat
Cycle Chat has a huge number of active forums on topics from DIY bike racks to maintenance tips. There is a good range of general discussion forums and a media section, which displays a gallery of bike-related pictures.
Main Areas:
Classifieds
Cycling Clubs
Tips and Tricks
Links to Sister Sites
As a member, you can contribute and interact with other members and get the opportunity to meet cyclists at events in your area. Some topics are for younger people, and others aim at retirees looking to become part of the community with a similar age group.
The site also gives its members a chance to sell or find pre-owned cycles and equipment. And if you prefer walking or running, Cycle Chat also has sister sites, with forums and related topics for those communities.
Cycling News
Cycling News is for all levels of cycling — from the mature weekend rider to obsessed cycling fandom. The site has a helpful calendar, so a member can keep up to date with their favorite events and ensure they never miss a major race.
Main Areas:
News and Blogs
Teams and Event Calendars
Forums for Professionals and Enthusiasts
Videos and Pictures
Cycling News has plenty of helpful articles on how to improve your training on and off a bicycle. And there is much more information on manufacturers and the latest clothing. Cycling News has discussions on the best equipment to help riders to improve on their performance.
The forums cover professional and keen enthusiasts wishing to learn from each other. There is even an area for those that use cycling games and prefer to race in the virtual world. And if you need a break from spoke and spandex talk, there are chats for that too.
Road
For all topics bike-related, Road covers all 2-wheeled pedal-powered chat topics. Topics that include the great push of trying to get people out of their cars and into cycling — and opinions on the latest modification trends.
Main Areas:
Forums On all Bicycle Types
Buyers Guides, Reviews, and News
How-to-Guides and Tech Updates
Merchandise and Deals
Sister Sites for Off-Road and E-Bikes, Live Events
The site also has some great reviews of bikes from the top end to the base level. There are plenty of articles on fantastic innovations in the industry. And chats about how clothing can make your journey more comfortable.
Road also has a calendar to remind its members of the big upcoming events and races. Fantasy cyclists have a place to play and create leagues with friends. And the site also has sister sites related to electric bikes and other vehicles with more than two wheels.
Full Circle
Forums depend as much on the content they offer, as they do on the members that write the posts. You are always going to get members that are extreme in their opinion, but most want to talk about their love for a shared sport.
If you want to learn more, it is worth starting with a forum that has some good reviews and information on what is going on in the industry. Everyone has an opinion — and these forums are a safe and effective way to share yours.
