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Cleaning your Peloton Bike should be as habitual as riding it. A Peloton—or any type of indoor-cycling bike—routinely collects sweat streaks, fingerprints, bacteria, and dust. A simple post-workout wipedown and disinfection can help keep the machine clean and those who ride it healthy. Here’s how to do it.

As a string of setbacks—tanking earnings, layoffs, recalls—continues to knock Peloton off its pandemic-built pedestal, you might wonder if spending top dollar for its signature bike is worth it right now. If you have your heart set on pedaling in place within the Peloton universe, we think you’ll still be very happy doing so even…

Just like regular bikes, electric bikes experienced a pandemic boom—and have become equally hard to find in stores. That’s why adding a motor to the bike you already have can often be easier than finding a new ebike. How do I know? Let me tell you. My wife started bike commuting last spring to her…

Cleaning and lubricating your bike’s chain can be kind of a messy process. But doing this can keep your bike rolling properly, and it will extend the life of both the chain and the drivetrain (that is, all the gears the bike chain touches). This is also a good time to check the chain for…

Some of us at Wirecutter like our bikes so much that we’ll ride them when it’s raining—or snowing, or sleeting, or freezing, or whatever the weather brings. (And these days, more and more people may be venturing out in weather they never would’ve dreamed of riding in before!) Thanks to our experiences riding in many…