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Bicycle Parts Guide - Advice, Help & Buy Guides

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Bottom Brackets
Bicycle bottom bracket help, advice and buyer guide. Learn the differences between the different types of cycle bottom brackets.

Brakes Guide - Road Bikes
Get information on road bike brakes - which ones are compatible and which ones are not. Upgrade for stopping power and less weight!

Mountain Bike Brakes Guide - MTB Bike
What are the best brakes for mountain bikes? Find out how the different types of mountain bike brakes do their stuff - and which ones are best for your riding style. Upgrade you old brakes or buy replacemnet pads for your disc brakes with this buy guide.

Brake Pads Guide
Need to find the best replacement disc brake pads or traditional brack blocks?.. look no further.

Brake Levers Advice
Advice and buyer guides for brake levers - different lever styles and brake lever compatibility.

Brake & Gear Cables
Which brake cables and gear cables do you need? Find out here.

Cassettes & Freewheels
Want to replace your bicycle freewheel or cassette? - here's a quick buying guide to bike cassettes and freewheels.

Chain Rings Help
Chainrings attach to the cranks of your bicycle and transfer power from legs - cranks - chain - to wheels and the road. Find out more about which chainring is best for you here.

Cranks & Crank Sets
The crankset transfers power from the rider to the rear bicycle wheel via the chain and gears. Like buying crank arms or chainsets, you can buy cranksets without chainrings or with them - get more advice and information on bike cranksets here.

Bicycle Disc Brakes Guide
Disc brakes are usually a mountain bike component but you will occassionally find a disc brake system on a road bike. Mountain Bike disc brake systems come in several types and are used for many different styles to suit your riding requirements. Here we explain the disc brake basics to help you decide what's best for you.

Bicycle Wheels Buy Guide
Need some replacement bicycle wheels... check out our cycle wheel buy guide here.

Drop Handlebars
Traditional drop handlebars have evolved in the last few decades into various types for different road bike riding styles. More information and advice on drop handle bars can be found here.

Flat Handlebars
Flat handle bars are mostly used on cross country bikes and XC racers. The flat bar is often suited to climbing and offers a more aerodynamic riding position than the riser bar can offer. There are also more variations with the flat handle bar - see our buyer guide information here.

Forks - Road Bikes
Road bike forks now come in several styles and are made of different compounds best suited to road riding. Get the right ones for your road riding style using our forks buyer guides here.

Forks - Mountain Bike Suspension Guide
There are many things to consider when buying bicycle suspension forks for off road riding - make sure you get the right ones for your ride style here

Frames & Framesets
The frame or frame set is arguably the most important part of any bicycle. When buying a new frame - getting the right size, weight and strength are crucial. More information and advice on frame sizes and compatibilty can be found here.

Front Mechs & Front Derailleurs
The front mech front derailleur is the component that flips the chain from chainring to chainring at the front of the bike. Find out about the different brands of front mechs (Campagnolo, Shimano, Sram, Suntour and others), styles, quality and compatibility of front bicycle deraillieurs.

Gear Shifters & Levers
Gear shifters come in loads of shapes and sizes. You have Rapid-fire pod shifters, STI Road, grip shifts to Shimano Dual control cycle gear shifters. Get the right system for your bike and ride style. We will try and cover the most common types but manufacturers are continually evolving the gear shifting experience.

General Bicycle Suspension Guide

Read this buy guide for advice on suspension - also see other susupension articles above and below.

Groupsets Guide
What's a groupset?.. find out about the different bicycle groupsets available here!

Bicycle Headsets Advice
A good quality headset is essential. The headset joins the front forks to your frame set and contains a race, ball bearing cups and bearings. Find out tips for buying and maintaining your bicycles head set using our guides here.

Cycling Hydration Packs Guide
Staying well hydrated is a must if you're cycling! A cyclist can easily us up more than half a litre of water every hour so get the hydration cycle gear advice you need here.

Bicycle Pedals - Buy & Advice Guide
There are now many pedals for a cyclist to choose from. Very popular are clipless bicycle pedals to suit many riding conditions. Check out the other pedal types available here for mountain bikes and road bikes.

Rear Mechs/ Rear Derailleurs Buy Guide
Check out the many different types and styles of rear cycle deraillieurs and rear mechs here.

Rear Mech Hangers Advice & Buy Guide
Rear mech hanger are designed to avaid frame damage and come in various styles. Read about them here.

Riser Handlebars & Upright Bicycle Handle Bars Guide
Riser handlebars give you a more upright riding position. Find out more about 'riser bars' here.

Bicycle Sales & Sale Bikes
Bonthrone Bikes has regular bicycle claearouts from its warehouses and cycle sales on older bike model and end-of-line sales. Here you can find great deals on our different bicycle brands and models.

Seatposts Advice
Buying a new seatpost?... check out our seat post quick guide before you do. Various styles and sizes are available so check for frame compatibility before you buy!

Suspension Seatposts Buy Guide
Suspension seat posts really do work! Read about how here.

Stems - Bike Stem Advice & Buy Guide
Bike stems come in a range of heights, lengths and weights - all bike stems are not the same! See why here.

Suspension Bikes Guide
Want to buy a mountain bike with suspension.

Triathlon Tri Bars Advice - Triathalon Handle Bar Buy Guides
Triathlon bike riders now have a great selection of handle bars and arm rests to choose from to make their riding position whilst triathalon racing more efficient.

V-Brake Levers Guide
This advice section is for rim brake levers. Read our help guide on vbrake levers here.

V-Brakes Advice & Buyer Guide
This V-Brakes advice section is for rim brakes. Read our help guide on vbrakes here.
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