This weekend I drank my share of Fat Tire Ale that could last me for a few days. So I wondered what I should do with some of the bottles left over. So I figured I’d do a little project with one of my bottles. Step 1. Take an old Fat Tire Ale Bottle and…
Category: How To’s/Tech Tips
Last Thursday I had a rough day. I went to bed on Wednesday night around 9:30pm, woke up at 1:30am had to be at work by 3am, work until 12pm, drive out 40 miles from my home to go to a meeting after work then drive back home. Then at 6:30pm, we had a night…
This evening I spent some time in the garage doing some work on the Woodstock 707. I’ve installed the Marzocchi Bomber fork that has 5 1/2 inches of travel and lockout. I also slapped on this mondo large front tire. What you’re seeing is a 2.6 Kenda Kinetic DH tire. I’ll let you all know…
I have never taken my bike to have it worked on by a bike mechanic. Well except maybe that one time that I paid $20 to a shop when I was a 13 to “tune-up” my road bike. Well now here’s your chance to save money. Get one of these workstands and start working on…
Ok, it’s not that old. It’s a few years from its prime but it was really really really neglected. The owner left it on her porch for a year while she lived right next to the beach in Santa Monica. The sun, combined with the sea air took its toll on this Gary Fisher Tassajara.…
Lenosky recently joined with fellow pro rider Kyle Ebbett, the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and the New York City Mountain Bike Association to build a mountain bike skills park in Manhattan. He said similar parks can be constructed in New Jersey’s urban areas if riders show initiative and local officials respond with open minds.…
A while back I received an email from Owner/Rider of Woodstock Bikes, Jimmy Rigsby on another way of tunning a rear derailleur. Check it out: Here is another method that might be helpful: Set the left shifter in the middle gear (which will be where the chain is on the middle chain ring of the…
We recently received a new headset for our project bike from IRD also known as Interloc Racing Design. They sent us the Techo-Glide headset to be used on the AM2000. So I spent the morning installing this bad boy. First things first, I greased up the inside of the head tube. Greased the lower cup.…
I decided to challenge the Fezzari tutorial on adjusting the rear derailleur. I figured that I’ll see if their technique is better than mine or if they are similar at all. So what I did was tune the rear derailleur of the Fezzari Alta Peak with my technique, and of course that worked just beautifully.…
I’ve been wanting to come up with an article chock full of trail etiquette reminders for our readers to benefit from. So far I’ve got a few good ones. But I wanted to add a few more. Feel free to leave a comment to add your own. 1. If you’re going to be late to…