How To Mount Horizontal Water Bottle Cage Between Aerobars
1288 August 3, 2012This is a cheap and easy way to mount a horizontal water bottle cage between the aerobars of a triathlon bike. It is more aerodynamic than having your bottle cage mounted on your seat tube or down tube. All it takes is a plastic bottle cage and some zip ties.
How To Mount A Bottle Cage On Bike Without Mounting Screws/Braze-Ons
1567 August 1, 2012This is how to mount a bottle cage on a bike without bottle cage mount screws/braze ons, or that doesn’t have the screws/braze ons where you want to mount the bottle cage. I have previously used this technique to mount a second water bottle cage on a mountain bike that only had mounts for a …Read more »
How To Find The Model Year Of Your Trek Bike
1568 July 27, 2012I show you the steps I use to find the model year of Trek bikes. It takes a little bit of research on your part, but I show you where to go, and what to look for. I have used this method a bunch of times. I have had the best success with looking up …Read more »
How To Check/Measure Bike Chain Wear/Stretch
1469 June 30, 2012Do you need to replace your bike chain? I show you how to measure the wear on your bike chain. It’s very easy and important to do. If your chain is worn to a certain point, it is important to replace your chain. If you don’t then it will start wearing out your cassette/freewheel and …Read more »
How To Replace Mountain Bike Handlebars
1399 June 21, 2012I wanted to replace the stock handlebars on my Scott Spark 60 mountain bike with shorter handlebars. The handlebars I was going to replace them with are made by Race Face. I picked them up relatively cheap online. They were originally about 670mm long, but I cut them down the about 590mm (that is in …Read more »
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