I’ve often heard the term of “Heat Treating.” Apparently this is an important step in manufacturing bicycles. Without it, the material used for the frames wouldn’t be as as strong. So I asked our buddy Vince Rodarte of KHS Bicycles if he knew anything about it. The fella did, and check out what he wrote:…
Category: How To’s/Tech Tips
Priscilla was running some nice Avid Vbrakes on her bike. She wanted to give disc brakes a try so I installed a set of Avid BB5’s on her bike. This video shows you how to remove the Vbrake system and install disc brakes. Enjoy!
Meet the Pricepoint.com Sette Reken Hard Tail frame. The Sette Reken has to be one of the best bargains out there for frames…$69.98!!!! Here’s the specs: Seatpost Size: 27.2mm Seatpost Collar Size: 31.8mm (Included) Front Derailleur Size, Pull and Swing: 31.8mm Top Pull/Top Swing Bottom Bracket Width: 68mm Drop Out Type and Width: 10mm Vertical…
I’m one of those guys that don’t necessarily believe in buying cycling specific cold weather clothing. Heck, just use what you’ve got and save some money. So here’s how my cold weather clothing works. I take a long sleeve base layer that I bought from Walmart ($8). This is similar to UnderArmor, but at a…
My buddy Vince Rodarte gave me a handful of heat transfer thingies that have the KHS logo on it. He said we can use it for ourselves or give it away on the site. Well, we’re doing both! I think I have like 10 sheets. I am using my old Team Zoom jersey. Basically all…
This is a great tip that Gerard of Jax Bicycles showed me. This tip uses a bike that has v-brakes, so for all you disc brake guys, sorry! But its worth checking out.
I posted this on BikeCommuters.com and it got some great attention. It’s currently ranked #32 on Youtube’s most linked video from their How To section. Enjoy!
I recruited my buddy Scott Tauzin (Mr. T.) to help show our readers how to execute a sweet bunny hop. Mr. T. was a former BMX racer and all around good guy. He’s got some skills and I figured I’d let him share his knowledge with you…don’t cha feel special! Not like a short yellow…
That’s right, it’s supper time folks. Tonight on the menu are a pair of fresh Velo grips. This is a simple little recipe I learned for installing regular grips(not lock-on). Lock-ons are nice but I like the simple and sleek regular grips for the dirt jumping bike(KHS DJ300) so I went with the flanged ones…
Today I received the Yess Pro Full Suspension Tensioner. One I got the chance, I slapped on the hardware and tried to see how it works. Here’s what I got… The tensioner can work with a hard tail, the only difference that is has for the FS…in my opinion, is the roller that you install…