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Archive for the Mountain Biking Gear Category

Buying a Bike from Walmart? Read This First!

By Coach Levi on June 8, 2023   /   Cycling Gear, Mountain Biking Gear, Road Cycling Articles   /   Leave a comment
Tags: bike shop, shopping, walmart

Planning to buy a bike from Walmart? Well, you might want to reconsider your decision. There are a lot of reasons NOT to buy a Walmart bike. But if you’re going to do it anyway, at least be prepared. Here’s everything you need to know before buying

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Mountain Bike Sizing Explained

By Coach Levi on February 22, 2012   /   Mountain Biking Articles, Mountain Biking Gear   /   4 Comments
Tags: bike buying, frame size

One very popular topic that’s always asked about online is mountain bike sizing. But here’s the funny part – you need to get off the internet and spend some quality time with some real mountain bikes to learn about sizing them! But since it is so important

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Ask Levi: What is The Correct Mountain Bike Size For Me?

By Coach Levi on December 24, 2009   /   Mountain Biking Articles, Mountain Biking Gear   /   7 Comments
Tags: bike fit, frame size

If you’re planning to buy your first mountain bike, you are probably wondering what size to get. The “what size bike for me?” question comes up over and over again, so here is the answer…

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Tubeless Tires: The Advantages and Disadvantages for Mountain Bikers

By Coach Levi on June 11, 2009   /   Mountain Biking Articles, Mountain Biking Gear   /   2 Comments
Tags: tubeless

Tubeless tires are a huge performance improvement for mountain bikers. But before you go all in, you should be aware of both the advantages and disadvantages. Making the Switch to Tubeless Tires? Are you planning to switch from regular tires with inner tubes, to tubeless tires? Then

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How to Upgrade Your New Mountain Bike

By Coach Levi on April 29, 2009   /   Mountain Biking Articles, Mountain Biking Gear   /   9 Comments
Tags: components, mountain bike, upgrade

If you get a new mountain bike for around one thousand dollars, it will be a good bike, but you will probably want to upgrade some parts. Here is a guide on what to upgrade to get the best bang for your buck…

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Lesson Learned: Buy The Proper Master Link for Your Chain!

By Coach Levi on September 20, 2005   /   Mountain Biking Articles, Mountain Biking Gear   /   Leave a comment
Tags: bike repair

Master links are great. But you need to get the right one for your chain. Up next I’ll share a story of when I did not concern myself with using the correct master link… The Incident I was getting ready for a mountain bike race and guess

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The Value of Chain Lube: How $5 Could Save You $500

By Coach Levi on August 16, 2005   /   Mountain Biking Articles, Mountain Biking Gear   /   Leave a comment
Tags: chain lube

It was a beautiful day, way back in September of 2004. I figured it was about time to write about this ordeal – this lesson applies anytime of the year though. Something very simple, and easy, and even cost effective. Along with a group of college students,

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