Scheck it out mang, we’ve got a new video available for your viewing pleasure. With the help of our fantastic friend, Khoa N. (by the way ladies, he’s single and a homeowner, but you must have good to excellent credit to be considered for dating), he was able to relace the wheel to the new…
Category: How To’s/Tech Tips
Specs: Ice Toolz E213 One-way torque screwdriver, 1~5N•m, for 1/4″ drove sockets. Also contains bits of Hex, Pozi®, Phillip, Slot, Torx® (totally 32 bits), and a 1/4″ adaptor. Price: $107.63 The E213 is very easy to use. All you have to do is pull the knob on the handle back, then turn it to the…
I had an old cassette that I didn’t need anymore. So I decided to take the 13t cog and clean it up a bit. Once it was all clean, I placed it on my tree. Tada! Yah I know you’re jealous, but you don’t have to be. Just make your own!
you HAVE to see this A great how to on How NOT to change your chain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7VDIKNWGlk&feature=player_embedded I think its Dave Turner. j/k
At the last race of the year, the Southridge Annual Challenge, Kim Finch (Team Racer) showed us a little trick that she learned from her husband, Tony on how to keep mud off your bike. Her secret? A can of Pledge Furniture Polish!
I’m not necessarily speaking in terms of selling bicycles out of your garage, but a place where you can wrench on your own bike and perhaps a few of your friend’s bikes. For those that have been to my tornado torn garage, they’ll know that I’ve got a pretty messy set up, but it works…
The answer is a yes and no…As is, Dirty Dog Rotors are pretty fantastic. But with a bit of magic, you can make them just a TAD (pun intended, but you’ll get it later) bit better. Here’s what I did. I took Priscilla’s tad pole rotor (provided by Big DeBeer), as you can see its…
Not too long ago, I had gone on a short turn around trip to Mammoth Mountain. That meant we left @ 2am and once we got to Mammoth, we rode until 4pm. Keep in mind, we were riding in 9,000 feet elevation, so we made sure we were plenty hydrated. Throughout the day, I must…
A few weeks ago RL and I hit one of the secret DH trails in LA. RL’s bike, the KHS Lucky 7, was equipped with his Do It Yourself (DIY) tubeless tires, aka ghetto tubeless. Having a set of UST on one of my bikes, I am a true fan of the tubeless system. In…
On our ride tonight at Whiting this afternoon turned into an adventure just when we thought it was all downhill. In a way it was going downhill before we even started, let me explain. Dan managed to pinch his rear tire on a rock at the furthest spot from the parking lot, so as a…