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Bicycle Hand Pump or CO2 Tire Inflator?
Shawn McAfee When your tire is low on air while you are riding, what’s better to use? A bicycle hand pump or a CO2 tire inflator? Watch in the video below, or click here to watch the video on the Texas...
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SRAM and Shimano Component Rankings
Shawn McAfee Do you know the difference between a Shimano XTR derailluer versus a SRAM X7? How about a set of SRAM XX grip shifts versus a set of Shimano deore trigger shifts? If you have been riding...
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CHeWing ThE PHat: Bicycle Wheels
JaredS As I was cleaning off my mountain bike yesterday I was thinking just how important wheels are to make the bike work. Let’s face it, without wheels your bike is not going anywhere for sure....
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CHeWing ThE PHat: Too Much Torque!
JaredS Have you ever tightened a bolt on your mountain bike and then all of a sudden SNAP?! Yeah, you just tightened it too much causing the bolt to break and possibly crushed the part it was attached...
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CHeWing ThE PHat: Tire Boot!
JaredS I heard the rock resonate off the front tire and a loud rubber-ish crunch followed, slime and air leaving the front tube at a rapid rate. It’s only flat on the bottom, right? I’ve only ripped a...
View ArticleIs Carbon Fiber Worth it?
Shawn McAfee Today Glen Bertagnoli talks a bit about Carbon Fiber and the cost versus benefits of it. Glen has been in the bike industry for over 20 years working and managing shops and now is the bike...
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Mountain Bike Disc Brakes
Shawn McAfee Today we are going to get down and dirty with some really in depth brake info. Much of this info has been provided by the brake mastermind known as Chris Lorance from Cadence Cyclery. I’m...
View ArticleAsk The Readers: Must Have Tools For The Home Bike Shop
Shawn McAfee After riding pretty much everyone starts to acquire repair equipment for their own home-based shop. What are some of the MUST-HAVE tools that you keep in your tool kit? Leave your 2 or 3...
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Lessons Learned from my Singlespeed
Shawn McAfee Over the past month I have been building up a “new-to-me” singlespeed. I’ve also learned a lot from this process. Below are 8.5 things that I learned during this process and I’m actually...
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Bicycle Maintenance Clinic
Shawn McAfee Learn Bicycle Maintenance! August 11th you are invited to join us at Sports Authority in Frisco for our first ever Bicycle Maintenance Clinic. Glen Bertagnoli a long time bicycle...
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Bike Maintenance Clinic – September 12, 2014
Shawn McAfee Learn Bicycle Maintenance! September 12th you are invited to join us at Sports Authority in Farmers Branch for our next Bicycle Maintenance Clinic. Glen Bertagnoli a long time bicycle...
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