Craziest Bike Stunts
Tim Knoll has some of the craziest bike stunts ever seen. Very creative compilation.
Madness…
Garmin Winter Training
Garmin Winter Training
Today’s record, is tomorrows motivation.
Does this video make you want to get out there this winter and set some records?
How To Change a Flat Bike Tire
How To Change a Flat Bike Tire
A flat tire is the most common bike repair that you are going to have to do. Find out how to change a flat bike tire by watching this short video.
Additional items to note:
Partially inflate your new tube
Some added items to note are the fact that it is a good idea to partially inflate your new tube so that it can hold its shape a little bit. In the video this had already been done. So, when you take your new tube out put approximately two pumps of air in it before trying to seat it in the rim, this will make it easier to work with.
Putting the tire back on the rim
Additionally, in the video the tire was extremely easy to put back on the rim, I do not know about you but this is generally not the case for me. If you are struggling to put the tire back on the rim it is important to remember that you should not require the tire levers to put it back on. It is actually a bad idea to use the tire levers as this can often pinch your new tube and cause another flat. That would be embarrassing.
After you have put as much of the tire back on as possible, put your palms on the remaining portion and wrap your fingers over the tire until they grab the opposite side of the rim now “roll” the tire onto the rim with your palms. Use the leverage from your fingers by grabbing the rim. The motion is more of a roll because you should be forcing the tire to go up AND over the rim.
Any additional helpful tips? Leave a comment below:
SkyCycle
SkyCycle
Norman Foster has designed cycling paths above London;s railways in response to 14 cyclist deaths in the city during 2013. SkyCycle is a “cycling utopia” of approximately 220 kilometers of cycles lanes with over 200 entrance points that will be above the current train lines.
SkyCycle will be able to accommodate approximately 12,000 cyclists per hour and is an innovative idea to a serious problem in London.
Downside
This route will take approximately 20 years to build. Streets are already congested and the population growth is estimated to rise approximately 10% per year for the next few year. Can this possibly be the solution to safer roads? Will it come soon enough? What happens in the mean time?
Upside
It is unlikely with the new infrastructure that we would ever see 6 deaths in a two week span ever again. There would be increased health benefits and significantly less congestion. It is estimated that travel times would be cut down by approximately 30 minutes.
Norman Foster describes the plan as “a lateral approach to finding space in a congested city.”
“By using the corridors above the suburban railways,” he said, “we could create a world-class network of safe, car-free cycle routes that are ideally located for commuters.”
Do you think the SkyCycle is a good idea for London to implement? Share below and leave a comment.
The Cop Versus the Cyclist
On Christmas morning a cop on horseback is sitting at a traffic light, and next to him is a kid on his shiny new bike.
The cop says to the kid, “Nice bike you got there. Did Santa bring that to you?”
The kid says, “Yeah.”
The cop says, “Well, next year tell Santa to put a tail-light on that bike.” The cop then proceeds to issue the kid a $20.00 bicycle safety violation ticket.
The kid takes the ticket and before he rides off says, “By the way, that’s a nice horse you got there. Did Santa bring that to you?”
Humoring the kid, the cop says, “Yeah, he sure did.”
The kid says, “Well, next year tell Santa to put the dick underneath the horse, instead of on top.”
Worlds Fastest Bicycle
Worlds Fastest Bicycle
Cyclist Francois Gissy piloted a hydrogen peroxide-powered rocket bicycle to a record setting speed of 163 mph in France on his self built bike.
“The rocket works by putting concentrated liquid hydrogen peroxide into a storage tank that contains a catalyst. The fuel can be a liquid, such as pure alcohol called ethanol that is sprayed in after the catalyst chamber. The hot steam is then pushed through a nozzle attached to the end of the rock and this provides the thrust needed to push the bicycle forward.” – Weekly World News
Christmas Carols for the Mountain Biker
Christmas Carols for the Mountain Biker
Sick of the same old tunes around Christmas time? Let the NSMB team WOW you with their amazing voices and lyrics.
Ohhh, kettle bells, my car smells, plaid shirts every day!
Santa Screws Up
Santa Screws Up & Rad Santa
Merry Christmas from Rocky Mountain.
Santa Screws Up:
Rad Santa:
How To Be a Mountain Biker
How To Be a Mountain Biker
The boys over at nsmb.com put out an amazingly hilarious video on how to be a mountain biker. This spoof accurately depicts some of the common behaviours including the jargon we use, getting trail dogs, using GoPros and being weight watching wienies… anything to save a few hundred grams, God forbid we give up some of the beer we worship! Enjoy! Let us know if they missed anything in the comments below!
Watch the video below (the above is just a picture):
How To Do a Basic Bike Fit
How To Do a Basic Bike Fit
Here is a quick video on how to do a basic bike fit.
