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Watch: How to Change a Shift Cable on Your Mountain Bike
Today, we’re going to learn how to change a gear cable. There are many reasons why you would do this. Gear cables wear out, get kinked, and stop working smoothly after a while. The reason I’m changing mine today is a bit more—complex. When I got this bike the dropper cable was routed to the …
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Watch: 5 Tire Sidewall Repair Hacks, Tested
Even if you ride a mountain bike with tubeless tires, you’re not immune to sidewall tears. To get home, you would need an inner tube, and something to brace the tear. In all cases, significant damage is a death sentence for your tire. Anything you do to fix it is a hack designed to get …
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Watch: 5 Tire Sidewall Repair Hacks, Tested
Even if you ride a mountain bike with tubeless tires, you’re not immune to sidewall tears. To get home, you would need an inner tube, and something to brace the tear. In all cases, significant damage is a death sentence for your tire. Anything you do to fix it is a hack designed to get …
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The Summer of Bizarre Trailside Mechanical Issues and Repairs
Disclaimer: We are quite vigilant about bike maintenance in our household. If we’ve hit mud puddles during a ride, the mud gets washed and brushed off as soon as possible. Tires get changed, chains get lubed, brake pads get replaced, and Stan’s sealant gets added to our tubeless tires on a scheduled basis. We take …
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