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Over the past week I’ve seen a couple do-it-yourself solutions to common mountain bike delimmas that I wanted to share here. Both of these ideas almost certainly came from young mountain bikers since rich old riders rarely come up with such creative, chedda saving solutions. Take the first one for example – how much did …

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There’s been a good discussion on the forums over the past couple weeks about flat mountain bike tires and judging by the comments you might think some riders just have bad luck on the trail. In reality, though, the cause of flats isn’t usually a big mystery and by following a few tips you can …

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More mountain bikes from yesterday: Felt Nine Team Van Diesel Ramble Tamble Norco A-line ARK Norco Vixa Knolly Delirium T Corsair Maelstrom Surly Pugsley Intense M6 GT Marathon Commencal Meta 55 Smith & Wesson Security Scott Contessa Orbeca Alma 29er Giant Glory DH BMC Fourstroke01 Delta 7 Arantix Rawland Sogn (650b) Moots Mootoxybb Vicious Cycles …

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More mountain bikes from yesterday: Felt Nine Team Van Diesel Ramble Tamble Norco A-line ARK Norco Vixa Knolly Delirium T Corsair Maelstrom Surly Pugsley Intense M6 GT Marathon Commencal Meta 55 Smith & Wesson Security Scott Contessa Orbeca Alma 29er Giant Glory DH BMC Fourstroke01 Delta 7 Arantix Rawland Sogn (650b) Moots Mootoxybb Vicious Cycles …

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carbon drive, chainless, drivetrain, gates, Gear, interbike -

Tired of chain stretch, squeaky gears, and lube issues? Check out the Gates Carbon Drive drivetrain system – a carbon belt that replaces the standard chain drive on bikes. The belt is not compatible with standard cranks and sprockets so you’ll need to change those out as well but the advantages may outweigh the costs …

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