Mountain Biking

As with any road or mountain bike, it is necessary to periodically adjust hand brakes on a specialized Hotrock bike. Even routine use can cause brakes to require adjustment, which is a fairly...

Learning to change a bicycle tire and tube is a valuable skill. Many riders swap tires for different riding conditions. Flats are inevitable and tubes will need to be replaced. Whatever your...

this article will teach you how to remove your wheel from your bike and replace the tire or tube in 5 minutes or less

A mountain bike is built for durability. The fatter tires on this mode of transport are also built to take the jolts that one is bound to encounter on off-road terrains. However, such off-road...

Removing a bike tire from a rim can be challenging if you've never done it before. You can remove the tire easily from the rim with a tire lever (a special flat tool available at bike shops) or...

The great thing about mountain biking is that many can participate in it. Young and old alike biking is a great way to get in shape and have some fun while doing it. However, it is no fun when...

Wheel building is an art as much as it is a skill in the bicycle industry. Taking spokes, nipples, and rims and turning that into a finished wheel is nothing short of extraordinary. Good wheel...

Tubeless bicycle tires have been around for quite some time and provide a variety of benefits over their "tubed brethren." Tubeless tires work as a system with the bicycle rim as the lip of the...

Made for high pressures and to prevent flats, tubeless mountain bike tires function much like normal car tires. The tire casing itself is sealed to the rim of the mountain bike wheel and then...

Building bicycle wheelsets is an acquired skill that takes years of practice to master. Many of the best builders were trained as apprentices in bike shops around the globe; however, some at-home...

Waiting by the side of the road for rescue is no longer your fate, as you tackle flat repairs with confidence. This detailed lesson takes longer to read than the actual repair will if you...

Ride a bike? Then at some point you will need to know how to change your tires on your bike. Like cars, bikes need new tires as they wear down.

Changing a mountain bike tire is very similar to changing a regular bicycle tire. The difference is the size and how the tire detaches from the rest of the bike. This is especially true for the...

Got broken spokes on a bike rim? Well they can be replaced by either you or your local bike shop.

There is nothing more important than stopping if you are riding down a steep hill on your mountain bike. When you get to the bottom or need to slow down for a tight turn, of course you want the...

There's nothing quite like taking an invigorating bike ride on a warm, sunny day. The last thing you want to do is deal with the disappointment of discovering your bike has a flat tire. No need to...

Riding a bike and flat tires come hand in hand. If you've been lucky enough to avoid this situation while out on the bike trail, knock on wood. But keep in mind that knowing how to fix a flat tire...