Mar 02 2009
Ready Your Mountain Bikes!
Taking a peek outside, I see that there are blue skies just begging to push through to the world below. As such, it is definitely time to break out the mountain bikes. March 2 is officially the beginning of the beginning of spring in my books, and there is no reason why avid cyclists should not get their bikes ready. Here are the things to do:
- Grab the oil and get your part ready to go. Sand paper any rusty spots, then apply oil. Make sure you get cable casings, chains, brake calipers, forks, handlebars, and other moving parts.
- Clean up the brake pads in prep for downhill mountain biking.
- Check tires for any sharp objects and powder the inside lining.
- Check all gear for soundness, including helmets, gloves, and bike.
- Grab a patch kit and some repair tools.
I would only trust a good tool for a bike repair multitool. Most likely this won’t be from Walmart, but prove me wrong. As far as patch kits go, I use Slime’s repair kits, because they have never failed me, even once. Here are two to consider:
Stay tuned for biking trails!
