Bike Mike from the Jamestown Cycle Shop shows us how to properly re wrap your handlebars. If you haven’t been down to their shop before, you better! They’ve got a really cool gig going on down there. Great guys! Did you like this? Share it:

Choosing the Right Saddle By Dominic Briscomb I am unashamedly for cycling and everything to do with it.  However, as an osteopath and bike rider there is one thing I can’t deny – Your nether-regions are not for sitting on. Your feet are for standing on, your legs are for walking on, and your bum is for attaching your legs to your body.   As cyclists we are still going to sit on them,  so below [...]

The most important part of a saddle fit is the sit bone (ischial tuberosities – the two spots you feel when sitting) width. Your saddle’s #1 priority is supporting those bones. If it’s is too narrow, then the pressure will be on the tissue between the bones causing numbness and discomfort.  If the saddle is too wide, it will cause you to chaff. Especially in the upper thigh areas and at higher cadence.  Most seat [...]

So it’s time to wash the bike! I don’t do it nearly as often as I should but I do enjoy it when the time comes. It’s surprisingly quite relaxing to set aside a half hour – 45 min every month or so to really get in there and detail your ride back to perfection. You don’t need a whole heck of a lot to get the job done either. Most of the items you [...]

All bearings require lubrication. Grease and oil are the most common lubricants for ceramic hybrid bearings.  For bicycle use only grease should be used as oil will leak out of the seals much quicker and attract more contamination.  However, is more viscous than oil and will cause a bearing to run with more resistance than then one packed with oil. Ceramic hybrid bearings are less sensitive to fluctuations in lubrication conditions than steel bearings therefore [...]

Eric from Hollyloft Ski & Bike shows us how to properly lube a shifter cable. If you have any questions for him, feel free to shoot him an email at service@hollyloft.com Be on the lookout for more how-to’s on a regular basis here at CyclingUnderground.com Did you like this? Share it: