This past weekend I was honored to help my friend pick out some essentials to throw in a seat bag for his mountain bike. Here are my suggestions and why :
Staple items that go with me on every ride -

Tube
Tire Levers
Inflation Device
Small Multi Tool

Getting into specifics -
Racing - (These items are normally in a […]

I’ve had a few weeks to get the Trek situated and set up pretty close to where I ride my mountain bikes.  As I am a tweaker that setup is never permanent so there will be some changes as the months go by.

The bike probably has about 100 - 150 miles on it. All […]

In Charlotte, NC it doesn’t get as cold as it does in the Mid Atlantic. All my cold weather gear is true cold weather that I wore in the winters of Maryland and one in Boston. There are some long knee warmers that I wear most the winter long but the […]

Instructables has a great how to on making your own headset cup remover. Most shops don’t lend out this tool or have it for sale so if you have the ability to make it I say go for it!

Photo found at Instructables.

When you pick up your new bike from a local bike shop all ready to go there was a whole process that happened before it was ready to roll. This had to happen before you could get a fit, or even put your cheeks on the saddle. This process is called building […]

It is a myth that cables stretch. At least the metal ones that are woven together by a machine (I’m not sure about the new nylon type ones.) The term “cable stretch” actually is the housing seating in either the ferrules on the end of the housing or in the cable stops.
To prestretch I […]