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One of the growing trends in cycling is the ability to create your own bike built to your own specifications. You can do this by going to a specialist bike builder but that can get really expensive. One of the ways a lot of people end up with a custom built bike is through the gradual customization of their existing bike. Read the rest of this entry »
This Article discusses how to align your cleats on you cycling shoes. From experience, you should always make small, single adjustments at a time. This way you can tell if your change worked and know if it is more uncomfortable how to reverse back to your original configuration.
How do I position my cleats? It’s one of the questions we often get following the purchase of a pair of pedals or new cleats. Many customers want to know how they can ensure the best placement. Some customers admit they haven’t adjusted their cleat position in years and question if it could be wrong.
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Anyone who often rides bikes, whether around the neighborhood or during a race, probably has a few stories about how their bike broke down and they had to walk ten miles home … uphill and in the rain of course! Well, you can save time and money if you learn a few do-it-yourself bicycle repair basics. That way, you at least have a better than average chance of riding your bike home rather than walking it.
Bicycle brake maintenance is a very important step to insuring that your bike is operating as smoothly as possible. The typical brake operates by pulling together to brake pads onto the rim of your wheel. Because of this motion, the rim can often become dirty, and the brake pad will wear out.
It’s a given fact that maintenance is the key to a bikes better performance and long life, be it in the form of regular tuning of the bike of scheduled complete maintenance. The rider has to understand the importance or else he may be forced to invest in a new bike even before he actually put the bike to the real test. Read the rest of this entry »
1. Touch up paint chips immediately to prevent corrosion. If you can’t find a color match, try at a store that sells nail polish, which is available in a zillion hues. Read the rest of this entry »
A bicycle chain is known for failing at the worst time. This problem of a jumpy or jerky chain can be removed entirely, though, if you simply do some chain maintenance on it regularly. This means that you check your chain at least two times per month or after you ride it about 10 hours if you ride quite a bit. You also want to be sure to do a chain check if you have been riding in bad weather. Read the rest of this entry »
