Recently my daughter and I were out for a ride and I noticed that she has completely out grown her 24″ Giant MTX 250. So that led me to start searching for a new bike for her. At first I thought about buying her a frame then building it up with parts that I had…
Category: How To’s/Tech Tips
As you may have seen below, I talked about using leverage to break free a stubborn bottom bracket. Well unfortunately leverage wasn’t enough when I was I working on my daughter’s new-to-her bike. I recently purchased her a Giant Boulder that was a 21 speed. I wanted to swap out her drive train to a…
The other day I was working on a bike that needed to have the crank set removed. After taking off the arms, I needed to take off the cups. Problem was, it was on there tight! The cup was in there good! I tried both sides to see if I can break it loose from…
While we were at Big Bear during the Memorial Day Holiday, I ended up getting 2 flats in 5 minutes. I realized that I had hit a rock so hard that it slightly bent my rim. But the worst part, the rock created a small burr (sharp edge) on the lip of the rim. This…
I’ve got an extra vehicle that is really good on gas that I’d rather use as my main vehicle to take me to and from trails. So rather than spending up to $160 on an aftermarket hitch, I called, Team Racer, Nick DiBlasi to see if he could help me out. Not sure if many…
100 points to the first person to tell me where I got that title from? Here’s a hint, it’s from the 90’s…ok back to what I came here for. So got this great idea from our sister site, BikeCommuters.com. Not sure how many of you have this problem, but when I go night riding, If…
Learn about turtles and rabbits.
We have Art Aguilar installing the new RockShox KAGE rear shock for the Airborne Taka. It was super windy that day, so please forgive us in advance for the wind noise.
In the unfortunate event that you are forced to protect yourself and your property from trail thugs, knowing how to do so properly can literally mean the difference of you going out for burritos after your ride or being taken away on a stretcher. Below we will demonstrate some basic Trail Thug Fighting Techniques…or TTFT.…
As some of you may know, cycling specific wind breakers or winter clothing can cost as much as a $100. The reason being is because for the most part, they do work. But wouldn’t be great if you could get your cold weather riding done with stuff you may already have? If you don’t have…