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…
Category: How To’s/Tech Tips
The other day, I need to remove some paint off a few motorcycle parts I was planning on repainting. The problem was, every time I’d take my drill with a wire wheel attachment was keeping the piece I was working with in place or my drill from moving around. Then I saw my bicycle work…
The last time we talked about the full suspension tandem, we were still figuring out the final details on what it’s going to take to build this tandem. I headed over to Nick D’s shop and we did some measuring and some cutting. One of the things Nick D wanted to do was measure our…
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…
Every now and then you’ll need to bleed your brakes. One thing I would recommend, when you have this procedure done or when you do it yourself, it’s a good idea to get a new set of pads. Why? Sometimes when you bleed your brakes you’ll end up having to inject more fluid in your…
A friend of mind gave me his old Silca pump that no longer worked. He’s had this thing since the early 80’s. If you’re not familiar with Silca Floor Pumps, they’re considered to be higher end and if you were to buy one now, the price ranges from $70-$100. Silca makes their pumps to be…
Turns out the Geax AKA 29 tire that comes with the Airborne Goblin is Ghetto Tubeless Compatible. If you don’t know what Ghetto Tubeless is. CLICK HERE to learn about it. Or just watch this video that we made a while back. Here’s the tire after the liner and Stan’s has been put in place.…
We received a Guest Article from our friend Stuart from the UK about riding in cold weather. Read below and you’ll see he’s got some great tips! Mountain biking in winter typically isn’t a very pleasant experience with the limited daylight hours and cold weather and for many riders the biting temperatures are too…
So, Valentine weekend has now come to an end. Valentine’s Day was this past Thursday. Some of you may have chosen to make a long weekend out of it. You obviously do not have kids, are not married, or, if you are sentenced to life, you have served less than 10 years of that marital…
If you mountain bike in an area that gets tons of snow, then you may want to listen up. A few years ago my own brother was stationed in Pennsylvania for the US Army. When winter came and the snow fell, he didn’t want to stop riding. So he deviced a bicycle traction system, or…