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Seven Bike Tools Every Rider Should Have Working on your own bike can be satisfying and can save you a bunch of money. Having the right bike tools for the job is necessary on both accounts. You and only you know exactly what is wrong with your bike; there is no need to attempt recreating the malfunction for your local mechanic if you repair the bike yourself. You can diagnose and fix your own problems and have fun doing it. But there is nothing more frustrating than trying to bodge your way through a repair with inferior tools, or worse, make the repair more complex and then you have an embarrassing trip to the bike shop. There you will have to explain, in detail, how your attempt to make your bike right went very, very wrong. Before Touching the Tools Even more important than having quality bike tools fit for the tasks you will encounter, you need to know how to use them. Seek out someone to teach you, watch videos online, read articles and practice on an old beater in a l...

Bike Seat Position – How Your Saddle and Seatpost Integrate to Form It Bike seat position is a personal thing; it’s delicate. Professional roadies obsess over seat height down to the half-millimeter. Dialing-in you bike seat position can require hours and hours in the saddle. The relationship between saddle and seat posts is critical, and much like the relationship with your possible significant other, shouldn’t be taken for granted. Bike Seat Position – It Changes Dialed-in, bike seat position can be difficult to ascertain and maintain and even when you do get it right, it can change due to a plethora of factors and variables. Sometimes you run the same seat height for thousands of miles only to discover that your body has changed, requiring a change in saddle, seatpost or both. Sometimes you have a nagging pain in your back, thigh, calf, or other body part that won’t go away. Sometimes you realize you’ve been running the wrong seat height all along because you just ...

Max bike Wide relief channel seat for maximum pressure relief Description The Max saddle continues the line of rider friendly saddles developed with the thought of comfort and speed. This road/triathlon saddle was developed by John Cobb for maximum rider comfort for both Triathlon riding and road riding. The lowered nose section combined with the deep cut relief trough will relieve pressure in the prostate/perinea area for men and the soft tissue area for women. Additonal Information Weight 2 lbs color Black, White, Lime, Pink http://www.cobbcycling.com/product/max/

Women's Saddle Sores Cycling August 6, 2015adminComfort, Cycling, Female SADDLE SORES: Saddle sores are caused by prolonged pressure and abrasions relating to your cycling shorts and saddle pressure points. Thick chamois materials will not solve saddles sores. Saddle sores are typically defined as an infected hair follicle or a boil caused by an abrasion (constant contact with a saddle that does not fit your body). They often show up as bumps under the skin or have a similar look to a pimple. Saddle sores appear where it comes in contact with the saddle. Popular hot spots for saddle sores include the uppermost inner thighs, the perineal region, and the crease where leg becomes bottom. fiftyfive-co-6 Seat height is an important factor when dealing with saddle sores. Be certain your saddle is set up correctly. A saddle that is too high can force the rider to reach down for the pedals or pulls the body further into the saddle, causing excess pressure and/or ch...

Zipp 303 NSW Carbon Clincher Wheel - Rear You could make an argument that the 303 Firecrest is the most successful wheel Zipp has ever made. With wins at Paris-Roubaix, the Tour de France, and other big time races, it's tough to see how Zipp could improve on such a wheel. But the engineers at Zipp have never been ones to rest on their laurels, so they went back to the lab and came out with the Zipp 303 NSW. First things first: What does NSW mean? NSW is the name of Zipp's super-secret speed lab. According to our SRAM rep, there's only a handful of people in the entire company that have access to the facility, and it's where their most exciting developments happen. So what makes the 303 so fast? Glad you asked. The 303 NSW features a rim shape that came out of more than 40 concept studies and endless trips to the ARC wind tunnel, and gives a substantial savings over the 303 Firecrest shape. The 303 NSW not only features improved aerodynamics, but is also one ...

Forté Titan II Rear Wheel If you're looking for a solid wheel upgrade at a great value, then look no further than the Forté Titan II Rear Wheel. Updated to follow the hoddest trends, the Titan now gets a nice and wide 18mm rim width to better support today's move to wider tires. Finally, 24 stainless steel bladed spokes are laced in a radial non-drive side / 3x driveside pattern to keep weight low and aerodynamics and wheel strength on point.  6061-T6 alloy rim is strong, light and durable 18mm wide rim to better support wider tires Shimano/SRAM 9/10/11-speed compatible freehub 24 stainless steel bladed spokes, radial non-drive side / 3x driveside pattern 1084g http://www.performancebike.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10052_10551_1206900_-1_400038__400038