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Tech Tuesday! #TechTuesEasy chain routing Posted by Park Tool on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Here are some tips to make routing your new chain quick and easy.

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What do these have in common? Beer, dirt, hops, gears. If you guessed mountain biking, you would be correct! Here at Singletracks.com, we’re a bit obsessed with beer and mountain biking, and judging from the comments on some of our beer-related articles, you are too. As our Editor in Chief, Greg Heil, ranted about self …

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Bottom bracket service falls into one of two categories: you either change them with a new one or exchange bearings. Older square tapered bottom brackets with loose ball bearings were full service, but nowadays that’s rare. You could (if you’re careful) repack a non-sealed cartridge (external BB) bearing, but it is not advisable (so saith …

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Having recently discussed DiY car bike racks and DiY bike storage racks here on Singletracks, up next for DiY is a Presta-compatible inflator chuck for an air compressor. If you don’t like to tinker and don’t care about saving a few bucks, stop right here and go purchase the Prestaflator, as it is essentially the …

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Inspired by my previous project, the do-it-yourself work stand, as well as the DiY roof rack mod done by MarcS, I decided to tackle the issue of five bikes strewn around my garage in disarray. Specifically, I was tired of the kids dropping their bikes unceremoniously onto mine and potentially damaging something expensive. My garage setup …

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