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We just added a new contest in the YourMTB.com Forums area. Join in the the thread, What's your best MTB tip?, by September 18 and share your best mountain biking tip or words of wisdom. We'll award the best tip offered in the discussion thread with $40 of gift certificates to PricePoint.com, the online mountain biking superstore. What's your advice? Don't keep it to yourself... Share it! RULES: You must post your advice when logged in to YourMTB.com (so click Join Now at the top of the page if you aren't yet a member). If you post your tip as an unregistered guest, you won't be eligible for the prize. (After all, we won't know who you are.) You must be at least 13 years old to be eligible for the prize. Your physical address must be included in your YourMTB.com user profile (otherwise we won't be able to ship it to you!). Tip must be original. Judges' selection of the winner is final. Please review our official contest rules. |
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Audio: How not to blow it buying a mountain bike
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By walker on 7/13/2006 on walker's blog In this week's podcast I offer you the benefits of my hard-learned experience (good and bad) in buying a mountain bike. Here's how to get the right one. ... And, I've got the MTB news of the week. Want to get all my podcasts automatically on your mp3 player? Subscribe to my podcast here. |
Making that wheelie commitment possible
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By walker on 6/9/2006 on walker's blog
A wheelie is one of the most important skills to learn on a bike. It can save your face from certain destruction. Furthermore, it is one of the things people love to see. You could be the hero at a race and with your friends if you can pull that wheelie. Making a wheelie possible isn't that difficult. However, like when you first learned to go down that scary hill, it is all about commitment. A wheelie on a bicycle begins with a low gear, but not too low. You'll have to have enough gear ratio to actually move the bike. Get the bike into low gear, start pedaling, sit back on the saddle and pull hard on the handlebars - yeah, right! |
Creating perfect pedaling prowess
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By walker on 3/27/2006 on walker's blog Pedaling! What is this action really about? Is it all about pushing down the crank arms? Could we describe pedaling as turning sprockets? In truth correct pedaling is more akin to circular revolution. It is involves your entire leg, not just the quads. Training for correct pedaling is as fun as dusting light bulbs. Sure, it is one of the things you should do, but my word does anyone actually make the time for it? However, proper pedal-training can quickly move you from back of the pack to après ride champion. So what’s the deal – how does one properly prepare for perfect pedaling? |
Me & my orthotics: Better biking with better feet
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By walker on 3/10/2006 on walker's blog Do you know what an orthotic is? I do. Dr. Scholl is the Doctor of orthotics. It’s a piece of plastic. It helps your feet. Sometimes they are expensive. Other times they are really expensive. I now own a pair of really expensive orthotics. I got them from my local Specialized dealer -- Mountain Bike Specialists (MBS) in Durango, Colorado. OK. Actually, I got a bike fit. You know, that thing you’ve been putting off since you purchased your bike. I was like you. I buy a bike, ride it and adjust when necessary. Mostly, my seat height, for and aft positions have been the work of Zen -- or trial and error. I hadn’t much considered going to get a real bike fit, until last Wednesday. |
