Want to keep your hands warm and toasty but can’t find or afford proper pogies? Then break out some plastic jugs and duct tape and a little elbow grease! I found this great idea the other day over at the Bicycles and Icicles blog, which is full
Continue reading →One annoying thing about clipless pedals is how hard it is to ride around in regular sneakers. It’s fine if you have an XC race bike and a townie on hand at all times, but that’s not always feasible. So what do you do if you need
Continue reading →Let me tell you a little story about properly routing the cable for your front disc brake… It all started when I purchased my Specialized Stumpjumper at Landry’s Bicycles. I was replacing a stolen bike in the middle of the NCCA collegiate racing season, which also happened
Continue reading →Want to have some fun this winter? Then you might want to make your own ski bike! First of all, let me point out that building and using one of these contraptions is extremely dangerous! Do not try this at home kids! I have seen a number
Continue reading →(This article was originally published on BloomBikeShop.com, but I’m republishing it here because the advice is still useful!) It’s inevitable. At some point in the fall you’ll do your first ride in relatively cold weather. For the past six months you’ve been enjoying warm, sunny skies with
Continue reading →Deer season is fast approaching, and you know what that means – time to break out the fluorescent orange spandex! (If you are a mountain biker, that is.) As if riding in the woods was not dangerous enough to begin with, now we have to do it
Continue reading →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
Continue reading →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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