How To: Wax Your Bike Chain For the Cleanest Smoothest Ride You’ve Ever Had Whether you like to ride your bike in spandex or body armor, there is one universal truth to cycling: chain maintenance sucks. Keeping your chain clean and lubed can be a full time job that no one wants. The solution: Hot Wax. You already wax your skis, time to wax your bike! No joke, dipping your chain in hot wax is […] Cycle Mike Lavery | August 22, 2022 8 Comments
Local Trails Get a Boost From the Tahoe Fund’s Trails Endowment Nonprofit grants $45,000 to local trail organizations for trail maintenance With higher trail usage in the Tahoe region, many of the existing trails are being loved to death. The Tahoe Fund is hoping to help solve this issue through its Tahoe Trails Endowment. The nonprofit recently awarded $45,000 in grants from the endowment to the Tahoe Rim Trail Association (TRTA) […] Cycle CycleBrains | July 21, 2022 0 Comments
Mountain Bike Shootout – Flats vs. Clipped In Back when I was growing up and working in bike shops, everyone I knew rode clipped in. Road, Mountain, DH – it didn’t matter. Flat pedals were reserved for BMX, dirt jumpers, and kids. I spent another ten years in the bike industry, and it was the same story. Flat pedals? What the heck are those? This past summer, I’ve […] Cycle Mike Lavery | July 15, 2022 4 Comments
5 Courtesy Tips For Conflict Free Mountain Biking This Summer Warmer temperatures, beautiful views, clear skies, and dry trails make summer the best time to be on a bike. After ripping a few evening hot laps, I was reminded of some things we could all do to be better trail users before things get out of hand… Be a good pet owner. I love biking with dogs, but they do […] Cycle Mike Lavery | June 3, 2022 4 Comments
[VIDEO] 73-Year-Old Woman Still Shredding Mountain Bike Around North Shore Mountains [arve url="https://youtu.be/D9iuSVnfisI"] CycleBrains | May 5, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: “Beyond Expert” – When You’ve Only Time for 1 Lap, Always Pick the Gnarliest [arve url="https://youtu.be/7OkuyqUU180"] CycleBrains | August 24, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
How To: Properly Adjust Your Bike Shifting. It’s Super Easy. Nothing can make a long day on the trails less fun than a poorly shifting bike. Adjusting things on your own is super simple. Front derailleurs are all but dead on mountain bikes, so I’m going to focus on adjusting the rear. First off, an anatomy lesson. For a simple shift adjust, all you need to worry about is the two […] Cycle Mike Lavery | July 5, 2021 0 Comments
SilverStar Bike Park, BC, Opens Today With New Trail, Title Line [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIOwck_qJW8"] Hannah | June 25, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
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