Well there really isn’t a rule on how to do this. But if you’re happy with your component group, then start making some changes on how your bike looks. A lot of people will change out the color of their grips, bars, stem, seat and etc. Changing out those items is a sure fire way…
The original article was published back in 2007 when aluminum frames were more abundant than carbon frames, so that means you should only do this DIY on steel or alloy frames. This process used a simple chemical spray remover that could be bought at Walmart. To learn how to strip paint off your bike frame,…
If you’ve been mountain biking for a while but haven’t noticed any progress with the size of your calves. Here are some sure fire tips on how to get them bigger! 1. Ride more! Keep putting down the miles and when you are climbing, try standing up. That will get your calves working harder. 2.…
Bikes and beer go together like spokes and nipples…hehe I said nipples. Anyhow when I heard that one of my favorite sites, Art of Manliness came up with a great illustration on how to open a bottle without an opener, I figured I’d share it with you guys. Trust me, this works!
Here’s a couple of stinky helmets that haven’t been washed in a long time. I’m sure you’ve got one or two of them that smell like feet. All you need to do to get rid of the funk is get a bucket, some dish soap and a bit of vinegar. Mix the soap and about…
This guest article is provided by one of our readers from the UK! Sally S. talks about your legs and how to get the most out of them. Mountain bike riding is a great way to lose weight and shape up as it provides both a cardiovascular workout and muscle training. Although biking actually works…
First step to gaining 3lbs on your bike is to get a wild hair up your butt like I did and somehow convince yourself that going from a 3×9 drive train to a 2×10 would be “upgrading.” Second step is to procure yourself a slightly used SRAM X7 2×10 drive train. Step three, install said…
Back in 07 I published an article showing how I stripped the paint off a bicycle frame. Fast forward a few years, I have another project that requires me to remove the paint off the frame. I took the the Airborne Skyhawk frame that we are using for the tandem project. Notice the beautiful burnt…
Good question, perhaps you can give us some tips! Haha. I’m just messing. But something exciting is about to happen for MtnBikeRiders.com. You may recall that we were in the process of building our own tandem mountain bike to do super cool stuff with like eating tacos and drinking diet sodas while riding down a…
So there I was checking the stats for the website and noticed that we get a ton of traffic from people wanting to know how to strip the paint off a bicycle. Well lucky for you I did this a few years back and I actually had some decent results. The whole thing only cost…