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Fezzari Bicycles provides pretty thorough guide on how to perform a quick disc brake tune within 3 easy steps. Step 1 – Loosen Mounting Bolts where the brakes mount on the frame or fork. Step 2 – Squeeze and hold brake lever while retightening mounting bolts Step 3 (only if previous steps didn’t resolve rubbing…

Photo courtesy of Jimlangley.net Got a mechanical question or would like to learn how to perform some sort of repair? Shoot me an email. I am the resident wrench of MtnBikeRiders.com and would love to help out in any way I can. If your question is really good, I’ll even post a tutorial on the…

There are many ways to protect your chain stay. Some have used old inner tubes to wrap them, I’ve even seen old tires used before. But what works the best in my opinion is using some old bar tape. The bar tape works better because its thicker and softer than an old tube. When your…

A while back I posted a How To about using ATF as chain lube or to be used as cable lube. One of the concerns a few tree-huggers had about using ATF is that it wouldn’t be safe for the environment. I checked my buddy at Benzwerks of Costa Mesa Ca.(where I got the idea…

I got this wild hair the other day and thought to myself, “I want to make my own shirts!” Being jealous of how cool Evomo and Velotees‘ stuff were, I figured I’d give it a try. So I followed the instructions on how to do a poorman’s screen print job from this SITE. And here’s…

Congrats to Desmond Au of Cerritos Ca. for winning the Cat Eye Micro Wireless, courtesy of RPM Cyclery. Desmond provided me with a correct answer to the question, “Where did RPM go for its annual MTN Bike Trip this year and how many miles was the trail? ” The answer was: “White Rim Trail(104mile), Moab,…

For all of you that have no clue how to fix a bike, now’s your chance to win this great DVD from VideoBikeRepair.com. This DVD will teach you everything you need to know about fixing your rig. Heck this DVD even teaches you how to build wheels! So all you have to do is answer…

Our first newsletter was sent out to our email list subscribers. The Newsletter is packed with all the month’s information, articles, how tos and of course, The Dirt Princess Trail. If you subscribed to our newsletter but didn’t get it, check your bulk folder and add us to your ‘non-spam’ list. What is the biggest…

That’s right, I said FREE Gear! Free as in Libre, Gratis and everyone’s favorite 4 letter word…F-R-E-E! You can win a Cat Eye Micro Wireless courtesy of RPM Cyclery. Another contest is for the Active Tunes i-Ride. and finally, our Myspace contest. Just check out our Myspace page to see how to enter to win…

The answer to that is yes. Well it actually all depends on the shop itself. Take for example, if you go to a shop that is part of a large chain of stores like Performance, well you’re chances of getting a lower price than what’s listed is slim to none. But if you go to…