http://mtobikes.com Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:30:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There was a fabulous article published on this site a few months back about how to get your girl to ride without dumping you. This is a great article, however there are a good number of guys out there wishing they had a girl to use the tips in ... http://mtobikes.com/happy-trails-8-tips-meet-girl-mountain-bikes/ I went riding today with my friend Matt at Blankets mountain bike trail located in Woodstock, GA.  It was another day of riding in the rain and getting muddy.  Having my clothes covered in mud from the ride I got the itch to go visit The Bicycle Doctor as I ... http://mtobikes.com/innovations-powered-inflation-kitmtb-review/ 2008 has come to a close and it has been a huge first six months for Made to Order Bikes, Inc. We are excited and looking forward to 2009 as we enter what will be our second calendar year and first full year of online presence. During our first six ... http://mtobikes.com/order-bikes-2008-year-review/ Are you shopping for a new mountain bike or road bike or just interested in testing the latest and greatest bikes from Trek and Gary Fisher?  Weather permitting, here is a list of models/sizes that will be available to ride at the bike demo Sunday, January 4th, 10am - 4 ... http://mtobikes.com/trek-gary-fisher-demo-day-big-creek-mountain-bike-trail-roswell-georgia/ I would have to say that 90% of the MTB riders and racers that I have met would be defined as “over skilled”. It sounds absurd since most feel that some aspect of their riding needs work, be it skill related such as gate starts or fitness related such as ... http://mtobikes.com/skilled/ Tire pressure is the single best thing that a biker can do to improve the performance of their bicycle without having to spend any money.  Identifying the proper tire pressure for your bike will enable you to have more control when riding.  A tire with too low of pressure will ... http://mtobikes.com/determining-correct-tire-pressure/ <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1107304683 0 0 159 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1073750139 0 0 159 ... http://mtobikes.com/early-bird-registration-opens-national-bike-summit-march-1012/ Choosing your first bike can be tough. There are a lot of options out there and everybody has a different opinion about what is best. First let’s clear some things up: For the most part the name is the frame, that’s it. Almost all, if not all of the other ... http://mtobikes.com/entrylevel-hardtail-shootout/ In the early days of index shifting when the first systems were 6,7, and 8 speeds, derailleur hanger alignment was important, but not crucial to shifting. Due to the wider spacing between cogs, the derailleur hanger could be bent slightly, and the derailleur might still shift reasonably well. However, with ... http://mtobikes.com/derailleur-hanger-alignment/ We wrote a review awhile back about Ay Up's mountain bike and road bike light system.  Ay Up's lights weigh under 60 grams and the battery a tad over 80 grams which enables users the ability to use the new Gecko Lightest Mount velcro mountain system.  This type of helmet ... http://mtobikes.com/ay-up-introduces-the-gecko-lightset-mount/