It’s ridiculously easy. I did this in about 5 minutes. 1. Unthread the lever pivot set screw by using a 2.5 mm allen wrench and turning counterclockwise. Make sure to keep your hand underneath the brake as the screw may fall down suddenly. 2. Unthread the lever adjuster screw by using a 2.0 mm allen…
Month: February 2008
Not too long ago MTv’s Parental Control Show contacted KMX Karts and asked if they can use the trikes as part of a date during an episode. Since KMX US is based out of Ohio, they contacted me to see if I can coordinate with the MTv producers and provide them a set of KMX…
Some people call this a diagonal bunny hop, or a sideways bunny hop. Our friend Scott Tauzin who has shown us how to do a regular bunny hop, is now demonstrating how to do a fancier style of bunny hopping that can be useful to to jump over logs, poop, ruts, sidewalks and old people.…
B.R.A.I.N. has an article about different manufacturers releasing new products in anticipation of Sea Otter 2008. Some of the manufacturers mentioned in the B.R.A.I.N article include Rock Shox, Thule & Specialized. Here’s a blurb from the release: Event sponsor SRAM will be releasing many new products at Sea Otter. In advance of the event, here…
….errr…on a Wednesday. But beer on a Wednesday is just as good as it is on Tuesday so…..to the Brewsmobile! Que the hokey Batman music. Today we’re looking at an interesting and different brew from Humbodlt Brewing Company. This brewery is out of nowhere but good old Humbodlt, CA. Lots of breweries have taken a stab at this…
A few days ago Priscilla posted an article on BikeCommuters.com about our Tandem bike experience. It’s worth checking out.
Tonight some of the MtnBikeRiders.com crew are going to a place called The Olde Ship British Pub. to celebrate “Lighting” Lance Lowry’s Bday! Drinks are on Moe so make sure you come on out! Oh by the way, I was just kidding about the drinks….but if you’re in the area, come join us! We’ll be…
Let’s think back when we were newbies to the sport. I remember buying my first mountain bike, spent $240 on it. I thought that was pretty expensive until I learned that there were bikes that were priced in the thousands. I do remember when I first started shopping around for a bike, I went to…
Yes, it is made by a company called twenty6 but it is going on a 29er. The thing is, when you’ve got something that looks this cool it can go ANYWHERE on my bike. I’m not sure why the pair that they sent consisted of a blue and a red lever but they do look…
It takes only one bad experience to sour someone on a bike shop. One of the bike shops that I have been frequenting over the last few years has recently turned over its entire staff. All of the old guys that I used to do business with and were comfortable with were replaced by new…