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A few climbing tips from one of the sports top climbers. Dan Martin touches on when to push it, where to conserve, not to go into the red too soon, and in the saddle versus out of the saddle to name a few. The climb they ride is situated in Andorra, a small country in the Pyrenees between France and Spain, which is simply incredible with endless mountains. The climb has been featured in the Tour de France, the Vuelta a España, and the Vuelta a Cataluña. Enjoy!
How to bunny hop on a mountain bike, road bike, bmx or any bike for that matter! A complete step by step guide to get you bunny hopping like a pro.
NSMB.com put together another hilarious video on the 26 steps on how to be a road biker.
Out cycling and punctured all your inner tubes? GCN has got a couple of ways to get you home.
Puncturing all your spare inner tubes is one of those things that you hope never happens when you’re cycling. It’s worth being prepared just in case disaster strikes.
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: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.
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.
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