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MTB Guides and Tips

This category is filled with articles that teach people tips and tricks that they could perform on their bikes and some tips and tricks that they can use to fix or make a valuable addition to their bikes

Mountain bike hubs | Everything you Need to Know

In this article, I am going to cover these topics related to the mountain bike hubs: What is a mountain bike hub? Types of mountain bike hub Washing of mountain bike hub Lubricating of mountain bike hub Sealed vs Ball bearing hubs Size of front and rear hub Materials used in the manufacturing of hub How hub affects the speed of the bike? 12 Best mountain bike rear wheel hubs What is a mountain bike hub? A bike hub is… Read More »Mountain bike hubs | Everything you Need to Know

mountain bikes seat (angle,height,downhill,uphill,handlebar)

Simplifying mountain bikes seat angle height and seat above or below handlebar illustrated guide, unlike road bikes mountain bike seats height and angle are constantly changing according to the trail, As a beginner myself the online guides and seat angle calculations fried my brain so I decided to write a simplified illustrated guide that is easy to understand and maybe help you out more than exact calculated numbers. Mountain bikes seat height is usually kept higher than the handlebars, It… Read More »mountain bikes seat (angle,height,downhill,uphill,handlebar)

Mountain bikes and Aerobars|everything you need to know

Aerobars are used for both road bikes and mountain bikes, the main difference which feels while riding on the mountain bike is in their geometry. , mostly the tall riders install aero bars in their bikes because it gives them extra reach and comfortability. it’s just a difference that does not mean that it’s impossible to install the aero bars on a mountain bike, I was recently interested in them for long travels something that could speed me up that… Read More »Mountain bikes and Aerobars|everything you need to know

Can you use car brake fluid in a mountain bike (can i use car brake fluid on my bicycle)

Before you decide on filling your mountain bike with brakes with car brake fluid it’s important to know what car fluids are made up of and what fluid is used in mountain bike brakes, and can car brake fluids be used in a mountain bike I am not the best in the subject but I did my research and here is what I came up with. Generally speaking, since both the mountain bike brakes and car fluid are operating in… Read More »Can you use car brake fluid in a mountain bike (can i use car brake fluid on my bicycle)

Mountain Bike Fork Oil Substitutes Explained

Forks oils have always been subjective there isn’t a proper standard to them and people get confused about what’s what which is fairly normal and happened to me as well but all it takes is a little bit of research which I did and here are some basic concepts on what kind of substitutes you can use for your forks oil as some of them are very expensive for no apparent reason and The purpose of using forks oils is… Read More »Mountain Bike Fork Oil Substitutes Explained

Why do your gears/chain keep slipping?

There can be a lot of problems that might be causing your chains to slip which intern causes the gears to auto-shift and they can be very annoying sometimes and destroy a perfectly normal day for you. If you are facing chain skipping, jumping gears auto shifting, or chains coming off, two main causes can be chain misbehaving or derailers out of alignment. Another one could be the cassette teeth are too worn off here’s how to fix them. These… Read More »Why do your gears/chain keep slipping?