How to Inflate Mountain Bike Tire with Presta Valve
I headed off from my house one Saturday early in my biking career, drooling with excitement for the mountain bike ride I’d been awaiting all week. Then, before I had reached the trailhead, I noticed my rear tire was significantly low. I felt like I was riding through...
6 Ways to Carry Your Phone While Mountain Biking
Most mountain bikers seem to love the escape that the mountain bike can provide. They love being out in nature, away from the stresses and responsibilities that day to day life seems to bring. Checking your email or answering phone calls are probably pretty low on...
How to Remove (and Install) Mountain Bike Pedals (with video)
You’ve got a new mountain bike! You’ve spent hours (it seems) researching models, talking to bike shop staff and test riding different bikes. You can’t wait to get on it and go for a ride! Then you realize it doesn’t have the right kind of pedals. For a casual,...
Why Do Mountain Bike Helmets Have Visors?
Mountain biking helmets have evolved much like the bikes themselves. “Mountain Biking” is a relatively new sport originating in the 1970’s. Using helmets back then was to avoid injury. Heavy, hot open face motorcycle helmets were used. ...
Why are Mountain Bike Handlebars So Wide?
When you first roll up to the trailhead, it’s hard not to look around and compare. Seeing bikes of all brands, styles, and levels may either intrigue you or intimidate you depending on your confidence and experience level. You might notice that even some of the same...
7 Tips for Indoor Mountain Bike Training
When snow hits the ground and the trails turn from mountain biking paradise to a skier’s winter wonderland it can feel like it’s time to hang the bike in the garage and kiss your mountain bike fitness good-bye for several months. It doesn’t have to be that way though!...
How to Ride a Rock Garden on a Mountain Bike
As summer rolls around and the trails start opening up, that means it’s time to dial in my technical skills again. I usually start out small, but quickly gain my confidence back and move on to bigger and bigger obstacles. I have one large rock garden where I live that...
How to Pace Yourself on a Mountain Bike
We all know that feeling; you’re out on the trail, someone paces you, and you can’t help but increase the pace a little bit. Better yet, you are in a race and at the start everyone sprints out of the gate. Mountain biking can be extremely challenging to pace due to...
How to Buy Your First Mountain Bike: A Complete Guide
Buying your first mountain bike can be a very intimidating experience. It’s a blessing and a curse to have so many options. This industry is constantly growing, expanding, and making a product for every type of rider on the trail. With so many options, it means that...