Square Wheels Cycling: Thirteen Years, Two Million Posts

Square Wheels Cycling is independently owned, hobbyist-built, and has been running close to thirteen years. It records around one million hits each month and the forum archive is approaching two million posts. A rare yet popular find.

The character of the place comes from longevity. Regulars have been arguing about tyre pressures, frame geometry, and training plans for over a decade, and most of the cycling questions a rider can think to ask have already been answered several times over in the archive.

Forums

The forum is the core of the site: organised by topic, indexed, searchable, and permanent. Threads run from mechanical troubleshooting and component selection through to training, nutrition, race reports, and the longer technical debates that suit a forum format. The archive functions as a working reference, with threads remaining accessible and useful years after they were started.

Reviews

The reviews section is the fastest-growing area of the site. Coverage prioritises technical depth and long-term use, with attention to the specific questions a buyer researches before committing to a component or a complete bike. Members contribute their own ownership reports alongside the editorial pieces, which gives most write-ups two perspectives instead of one.

Routes

The routes section catalogues rides shared by members, weighted toward routes members have actually ridden and annotated with practical notes on terrain, surface, and traffic. It is most useful for finding new terrain locally and for researching unfamiliar rides before travelling.

Classifieds

The classifieds carry second-hand frames, components, and complete bikes listed by members. Activity elsewhere on the site supplies context a general marketplace cannot: most sellers have a visible posting history and a long-standing presence in the forum, which takes a lot of the friction out of higher-value transactions.

Videos, books, and films

Dedicated sections collect cycling films, training books, and video content recommended by the community. The lists are member-curated, so recommendations carry the weight of people who have actually read or watched the material.

Question of the Day

A daily prompt seeds discussion in the forum. Topics range from serious training questions to lighter “would you rather” debates, and the resulting thread is often the most-read piece of content on the site that day.

Independence

Thirteen years of independence is rare in this corner of the internet. Most cycling communities of that vintage have either folded or been absorbed by larger publishers. Square Wheels Cycling has held its line through the shift to mobile, the rise of social media, and the generational drift away from forum-style discussion. The site is built and maintained by cyclists for cyclists, and the editorial direction reflects that.

Visit squarewheelscycling.com and join the conversation.

Last Updated on 13 May 2026 by the5krunner

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