Mountain bike maintenance can become an obstacle course, if you don’t have some basic skills. Owning a mountain bike – whether you are a serious rider or simply enjoy it as a sport – is an investment in time and money. Protect that investment by learning a few tricks of the trade as far as [...]
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Mountain Bike Maintenance – Mechanics 101
Posted by Admin on December 26th, 2009
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Tags: Air Pressure, Brake Cables, Choose One, Drivetrain, Dry Cloth, Gear Cables, Habit, Lubricant, Lubricants, Lubrication, Maintenance Mechanics, Mountain Bike Maintenance, Nine Months, Obstacle Course, Sponge, Sticky Stuff, Three Times, Time And Money, Wet Weather, White Lightning 
No Comments »Your Mountain Bike Needs a Little Lovin’ Too…how to Care for your Bike!
Posted by Admin on December 24th, 2009
When you’re out on the trail, miles and miles from home, you don’t want any serious mechanical situations occurring with your bike. Pushing your bike up and down steep, slippery slopes is not what mountain biking is all about. You want a fun, exhilarating ride, and the best way to ensure this is by keeping [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: bike, Bike Riding, Bound, Brake Cables, Care, Chain Lubricants, Clean As A Whistle, Crap, Fun Ride, General Purpose, Gunk, Lead, Levers, Little, Lovin', mountain, Mountain Bike, Mountain Biking, Mud, Needs, Purpose Lubricant, Rigors, Shape, Slippery Slopes, Sprockets, Too...how, Water Bike No Comments »Second Hand Mountain Bike – a Buyers Guide
Posted by Admin on December 21st, 2009
Good mountain bikes these days are by no means cheap. However, a knock-on effect of their expense is that they are being built with much stronger and more durable materials, meaning there are literally thousands of great second-hand bikes out there for a fraction of the cost of a new one. You just need to [...]
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