If you ever bend your derailleur hanger you’ll most likely need a tool to bend it back. Most shops can charge up to $20 to fix that for you. But here’s a way you can make your own tool for a few cents. First you’ll need a fine threaded 10mm screw from any hardware store.…
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Who: From Camera Armor’s website: Made Products engineers great products, patents the unique aspects of our designs, and manufactures quality camera accessories for the photographer who wants interesting and unique products that improve the creative process. We succeed because we are crazy about design, and we care about what our customers say. We believe that…
Quinton or “Q” as he likes to be called, is the Team Manager for the KHS Army (racing team). But I’m not quite sure who the other fellas are in this picture, but they have the coolest job on earth. Ok I’m sure its alot harder than it looks. But for the most part, they…
Last week while riding the Fullerton Loop, I tore the sidewall on my Bontrager XR Jones tire which caused a flat. Although this was a bit of a bummer it did give me an excuse to go buy some new tires! I had been wanting to try out the very popular Panaracer Rampage for the…
Gates after the first part of the climb, more climbing to come I started off riding solo on Saturday morning at Chino Hills State Park. For people unfamiliar with CHSP, I always describe it (coming in from the west side through Carbon Canyon Regional Park) as a canyon with trails running along both ridges (North…
Lee Likes Bikes has a great article on how to build a Pump Track in your own back yard! Pump track mania is sweeping the globe. Mountain bikers everywhere are building endless loops of rollers and berms, and the riders are getting smoother, fitter and faster. These mini tracks teach you to maintain speed â€�?…
I’ve put in about 30 miles riding on the Dirty Dog (Dragon) rotors (yeah, it’s been a slow month) and I wanted to check in with my thoughts on them. They look so trick, it’s ridiculous. Just about everyone I’ve shown them to has commented about great they look. I have to agree with that…
Jeremy found out a while back that I shave my legs…and then he starts shaking his head and says “That’s DISGUSTING!” I say…”So? What’s the big deal?” I then turned to one of the guys at the LBS I work at and asked him if he shaved his legs…and he said yes. During this whole…
I recently got this awesome KHS Tandemania Alite. It’s comes with a rigid fork which will soon be upgraded to 100mm Marzocchi fork and the wheels will get pampered with a set of off road tires. Priscilla felt that the rear flat bar was too low, so I changed them out to a beach cruiser…
For those of you interested in demoing some bikes this summer season you should definitely check out Dirt Rag’s Demo Tour Finder. Dirt Rag has linked each manufacturer’s tour information to this one webpage. What a great idea. Here’s what they have to say: Ride it before you buy it. That’s sage advice for anyone…