Wheel truing is actually something that is very easy to do. Even if you have no experience with mountain biking or truing a wheel, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to accomplish it.
The first thing to do is make sure that none of your spokes are loose. To check, grab each spoke in turn and [...]
In mountain biking and even BMX riding, the bunny hop is a bike trick that involved the rider lifting the bike up and over an obstacle while remaining in motion on the bike. Experienced bikers can lift their bikes in excess of a meter or one and a half feet. The world record for the [...]
By:Alison Addy
If you take part in mountain biking, especially the extreme kind, then it is inevitable at some point that you will have a crash. You can see mountain bike crashes on DVDs around the world, some are lucky as they have the right safety equipment, whilst others are not. Stunt crashes can be fascinating [...]
The debate between dual suspension mountain bikes and hardtail mountain bikes has been raging since the first full suspension mountain bike appeared.
Do you want to know which bike is the best … a full suspension mountain bike or a hardtail?
To put it simply the answer is both. Ok, ok, let me explain…
Hardtail mountain bikes and [...]
Mountain bikers often like to maintain and do repairs to their bikes themsleves. Below is an alphabetic list of the parts that make up a mountain bike.
1. Bottom bracket – This attaches the crankset to the body of a bike.
2. Brake cable – This is the cable that connects the brake lever to the brake [...]
There are numerous ways that you can improve your mountain bike safety. Many riders will tell you that wearing a helmet is the most important step to staying safe. The second most important step is that you should always ride in control of your mountain bike.
By riding in control you’ll not only prevent crashes, but [...]