Stories from Blue Collar Mountain Biking
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Hoss Technical Gear: Stallion Shorts- First Impressions
Blue Collar Mountain Biking &bull Mar 18, 2009
Finally, the third in the Hoss collection, the Stallion Short. This is a bit different from the Ponderosa Knicker in that it has a separate, removeable inner short, which I did remove! It is a bit cold for just shorts… Full Story »
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Hoss Technical Gear: Polo Pony Long Sleeve Jersey: First Impressions
Blue Collar Mountain Biking &bull Mar 14, 2009
In our review of the three pieces of clothing from Hoss Tecnical Gear, we will break out each piece in its own post. This time it is the Polo Pony Long Sleeve Jersey’s turn. The jersey is a basic, no… Full Story »
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DIY Series: The Typical Tune Up- Front Derailleur Adjustments
Blue Collar Mountain Biking &bull Mar 11, 2009
Continuing on now with our tune up, we will be looking at our front derailluer, if you have one! Front derailluers may seem a little tricky at first, but they are similar to rear derailuers and actually, are easier to… Full Story »
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The Typical Tune Up- Rear Derailleur Adjustments
Blue Collar Mountain Biking &bull Mar 2, 2009
Okay, it is time for the adjustment of the rear derailleur. First of all, much has been written on this subject already. In fact, you can find an article on the adjustment of a rear derailleur here and here from… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Cannondale Factory Racing
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Technical Difficulties
Blue Collar Mountain Biking &bull Feb 28, 2009
Recently Blue Collar Mountain Biking had some web tech work done and we were down for a few days. I want to assure our readers that we are back and that regular posting will commence once again. I appologize for… Full Story »
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Topics:
- MTB
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DIY Series: A Typical Tune Up- Head Set Adjustments- Part II
Blue Collar Mountain Biking &bull Feb 22, 2009
This time we’ll look at how to identify and adjust a “threadless head set”. Let’s take a look at an example……. Threadless head sets are pretty common these days. The “threadless head set” gets its name from the fact that… Full Story »
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The Typical Tune Up- Brake Adjustments
Blue Collar Mountain Biking &bull Feb 11, 2009
Today we will tackle the Pandora’s Box that is brake adjustments. Since there are several brake types in use out there we will bring our focus down to the typical mountain bike brake types: Cantilevers and disc brakes. Cantilevers include… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Linear
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The Typical Tune Up- Head Set Adjustments
Blue Collar Mountain Biking &bull Feb 6, 2009
Now that we have gotten through the wheel adjustments, lets take a look at the head set. Head sets come in two types these days. Threaded and threadless. Today we’ll look at the threaded type. (If you haven’t already reviewed… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Cannondale Factory Racing
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The "Take Off" Parts: Value In Old Gear
Blue Collar Mountain Biking &bull Feb 4, 2009
Over on The Bike Lab we are doing a series called “Budget Build” where we are building up a bike from scratch using a tight budget with which to get our parts with. This led me to explore the way… Full Story »
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Topics:
- mountain biker
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The Typical Tune Up- Wheel Adjustments Part II
Blue Collar Mountain Biking &bull Feb 1, 2009
Now with the wheels trued, lets check on that wheel bearing adjustment. Keep in mind that we determined whether or not we needed adjustments here back in the Diagnosis phase. (Click here for Diagnosis) To make wheel bearing adjustments on… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Look
