Category Archives: Mountain Bikes

Repairing Mountain Bikes

Repairing Mountain Bikes It would seem that bikes that can cost upwards of two or three thousand dollars would include more information about mountain bike repair than a few pages in booklet form. Regardless of this lack of information, every rider needs to become familiar with a few of the basic needs of mountain bike repair simply to maintain their bike in good working order. After all, a wheel falling off during a downhill run can have devastating effects on the rider as well as the bike.  […]

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Mountain Bikes

Repairing Mountain Bikes

Mountain Bikes These are two important questions you need to think about when shopping for a mountain bike. There are a lot of mountain bike options, and each model has characteristics that make it best suited for specific terrain and styles of riding. Are your trails relatively flat and rolling, or do you take a chairlift to the top? Do you tend to be more aggressive or conservative in your riding? Do you plan to get out and enjoy the trails or is your calendar already filling […]

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Disk Brakes for Mountain Bikes

Disk Brakes for Mountain Bikes

Disk Brakes for Mountain Bikes A mountain bike is considered as being a bicycle that is designed specifically for mountain biking, either on dirt trails or on other unpaved environments. Mountain bikes are different from regular bikes in a number of ways. For one they have wide and knobby tires for extra traction and shock absorption. As well, most mountain bikes are fitted with bar ends on the handlebars, however with the increase in the popularity of riser handlebars, fewer riders now tend to use bar end […]

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Maintenance of Mountain Bikes

Maintenance of Mountain Bikes

Basic Maintenance of Mountain Bikes When it comes to the subject of mountain bike maintenance, there are quite a few things that you need to take into consideration. Although the specific mountain bike maintenance that you will have to conduct will vary, depending on the particular type of bike that you have, there are a few basics which you will have to remember regardless and the importance for Maintenance of Mountain Bikes. Weekly cleaning Give your bike a weekly all-over clean and wipe down. it is important […]

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