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diy, how-to, maintenance, Repair, tips - December 16, 2014

How To Service, Repair, and Replace Your Bottom Bracket

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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Gear, how, Lighting, photography, Photos, tips, to, tricks - October 29, 2014

Mountain Bike Photography: How to Work with Light

Always striving to take better photos for Singletracks, I have spent a lot of time learning how to get the best shot possible in a specific situation. But to be honest, I’m always learning! Hopefully these techniques and tips will help you take better photos out on the trail as well. I like to start …

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Mountain Bike Photography: 10 Editing Tips for Beginners

Processing and Editing Editing a photograph can be just as important as composing the perfect image. Adjusting color, contrast, shadows, highlights, and several other features can really make a photo stand out. Going beyond the “auto correct” function found on most complimentary editing software, and understanding editing basics, can significantly improve the quality of your …

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How To: Basic Bike Maintenance for Beginners

In the last few years, bikes have evolved from a mere tool of recreation into a true investment. You no longer have to be a hardcore cyclist to fit the caricaturist joke that your bike is worth more than your car: high end mountain bikes are consistently topping the $10,000 range. Unfortunately, purchasing the bike …

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10 Not-So-Obvious Tips that Every Beginning Mountain Biker Needs to Know

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I was a fortunate beginning mountain biker. I had a great teacher: he was patient and willing to explain everything to me. Everything. But maybe you don’t have someone right beside you to tell you some of these things… so I’ll be there for you. Here …

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