Do you have numb tingling hands? Are your shoulders and wrist hurting? Arms and elbows getting tired? Are you finding yourself riding your MTB with your hands on the controls and not the grips? If you’ve never had your bike fitted and you’re experiencing some of the...
Disc brakes on mountain bikes add expense. 18 years ago when I bought my first mountain bike one of the main purchasing considerations was how much it would cost. Without knowing it, I actually bought a pretty good bike for the time, a Gary Fisher Marlin. It was a...
1. Mountain Biking Started by Going Downhill With over 50 Downhill Mountain Biking Parks in the USA and more being developed all the time, I would say MTBing is returning to its roots. Modern mountain biking started in the USA with some often heard names like Gary...
I recently tackled a little dilemma in my Mountain Bike Build. I had a new 29 inch wheelset that was never used. I purchased a lightweight wheelset with crazy aspirations of upgrading my bike for racing. These lightweight race wheels sat on a shelf in the basement for...
My Full Suspension Specialized MTB is a great bike, but I’m thinking about a new ride. So I began to wonder, what if I build my next mountain bike myself? Can I build a mountain bike myself? Yes, you can build a mountain bike yourself. Now, unless you are a mechanical...
