Here’s a little trick I learned recently. Yes I know that the bike I’m using for this tip isn’t a mountain bike, but if you have a bike that uses Canti-levers or V brakes, this should work for you. Check out the Video HERE.
Month: December 2007
If you’re looking for a no nonsense mechanical disc brake that works well and is ridiculously easy to setup go check out Pricepoint. They have the Avid BB5 2007 mechanical disc brake as part of their blowout sale right now for $34.98!!! I’ll be scooping some up for the Vassago Bandersnatch build. You just can’t beat…
That’s right we’ve been here a whole year! We opened the doors to MtnBikeRiders.com last December.Woohoo! When Moe and I first started talking about building this site, we didn’t realize how popular it would become. We literally went from a few visitors a day to thousands of visitors per day in just a few months.…
I’ve been riding off-road for over 4 years. I’ve been riding a Full suspension bike all of those four years. I rode a Gary Fisher Cobia 29er for about a month and then I sold it. Lately, I’ve been riding the KHS Team Alite that I built last month and it has been a totally…
Since Jeremy had his hands full with the Redline Monocog and the White Brothers Magic fork I was excited to take the reigns on this 29er build. The good folks at Vassago provided us with their steel hardtail called Bandersnatch. Ya, I like the name too. This would be last years model. The frame is…
Jet 9 in Kermit Green Niner bikes, a bike company solely dedicated to producing 29ers, is coming out with the Jet 9. The Jet 9 is a 3 inch, FS race bike. Here’s what Niner bikes has to say about the production of the Jet 9: Well, we can finally say the time has come.…
Khoa felt the need for steel… so he decided to build himself a nice ‘Steel is Real’ Mountain biking machine. Yes haters, that is a Nashbar frame, a rather sweet one may I add.. Check out his specs at thebikegeek.com by clicking here!
A few weeks back one of our regulars, Jeremy, suggested I try this holiday brew. Being a dedicated beer investigator, I grabbed one up while trying not to wince at the $9 pricetag(one bottle). I’m going to preface my review by admitting that I am not a fan of Belgian ales. That being said, I…
Check out Jay’s (Evomo) video on www.mtnbikeriderstv.com!
With a chain flapping like that, it’s just a matter of time before the chain is thrown Throwing a chain is an issue with many 1×9 drivetrains and the Redline Mono 9 was no different. Over the months of testing I threw my chain three times, but during a 12 mile race my chain came…