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.

It seems the more people are going to over sized bars the more bars I see cracked or too tight just waiting to crack.  There are two big things to remember about tightening your handlebars.
First is torque spec is your friend. Don’t muscle it or you most likely will strip out the head of [...]

When building up a bike from the box there are several things I do that I want to note. These are just notes or opinions and are meant to simply just check after you pick up your new bike from the shop. There are many things to help with the brake in period, [...]

Now that I have addressed wheels it is time to move on to tires.
I was completely lost on what tires to run on a 69er so I am simply putting what I normally run in the front of my 29″ and the rear of my 26″. I’m sure traction will be different due to [...]

Chicken Beast!!   Chicken Beast has won the multi tool contest.  Thank you all who submitted comments and look forward to the next one which will be coming down the shoot.
Chicken Beast’s Entry -
Let me start off by saying that I’m a complete newbie to the bike scene. When I found out that its usually a [...]

The beginning of my project on turning my Surly 1×1 from a cruiser to a 69er.
I’m going to start this project with the wheels. I love wheels. They can make or break how a good or bad bike rides. A light stiff wheel will make any bike feel faster but can [...]