Do your gloves smell like your feet?
If it does, wash those suckers! There’s no point in having stinky hands. Throw them in the washer next time you do laundry. Here’s another little tip you can try that I do all the time. Take a shower with your gloves or any other biking…
Super Modified Dough Roller By Steve Ellis
World famous Steve Ellis took a standard rolling pin and modified the heck out of it to make it his own massager. I’m sure you’re wondering how Steve is “world famous?” Well Steve is some sort of big cheese at Honda America and…
Ghetto Tubeless Part 1
For the last 6 months I’ve been riding with a Ghetto Tubeless Conversion. Yah its called GTC because its a cheaper version of the Stan’s Tubeless Conversion. Before I start, I need to say that if you attempt to do any of this, you’re on…
Talk the Talk
If you’re not mechanically inclined or you just don’t have time to to work on your own bike, then the next best thing to do would be to take it to your local bike shop and have one of their mechanics work on your ride. What’s great…
MtnBikeRiders Holiday Gift Guide-2009
To help with your holiday shopping for the mountain biker in your life, I’ve come up with some great products that will make you a winner. Clif bars holiday flavors. Yum. Out on the trail, you’ve got to have nourishment. Why not make it a…
RL’s Fantastic Bike Tip-Left Side Only
If you need to lay your bike down on the ground, make sure that it lays on its left side. Basically you want the drive train side, like the pic below, to point towards the sky. Cuz’ if you lay it on the right side, your bike will EXPLODE!!!!!Jk,…
Customize your bike for about $6
So here’s a super cheap and fun way to quickly add some pizazz to your bike. Get yourself some engine or brake caliper enamel from your local auto parts store. I chose a funky green. I would have preferred pink to match the theme of my bike. Then I…
Padding the Bike Fund-Bike Flipping
As I peruse the classifieds section on my local board, mtbr and craigslist, I typically have really bad tunnel vision. I know what parts I want to purchase to put together my next bike and I only have eyes for them. Occasionally I’ll see a nice…
Are you broke but want to buy a bicycle related item?
Image courtesy of seshdotcom.files.wordpress.com If you’re like me, you’re always broke. Wanting new parts or a new bike can almost seem impossible. So here’s a few tips that has helped me through out the years in supporting my biking…
Shop Night
Once in a while I’ll host a shop night in my garage. The norms of this shop night ranges from Jeremy to Moe. But this was the first night that David “El Guapo” Sanderson graced us with his presence. Since this was a momentous occasion,…