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March 2009
Mike Allen |
How to Rebuild a Brake Caliper: Saturday Mechanic Most hydraulic brake calipers have only one or two moving parts. Here's how to make them move again after they freeze up. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2006
Mike Allen |
Auto Clinic To lubricate tough to reach places on your car, use a shop rag... Lock on 2005-6 VW Jetta is supposed to spin... Toyota tire pressure warning system sensors may damage with tire removal... Replacing brake parts on your hub... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2009 |
How To Tell When a Wheel, Not a Tire, is Leaking Why some of today's alloy wheels leak air... Why passenger-side mirrors heat up more slowly than the driver's side... Why you should avoid downshifting unnecessarily... |
Outside
May 2009 |
How to Repair Your Bike Everything you need to know about this year's best new bikes. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
Ken Juran |
Saturday Mechanic: Servicing Tapered Wheel Bearings Unlike sealed wheel bearings, the front wheel bearings found on a typical rear-wheel-drive car or truck employ two-piece caged bearing assemblies. How to clean and repack these bearings in this step-by-step slide show. |
Popular Mechanics
December 18, 2009
Tyghe Trimble |
Bike Commuter's Christmas: Gadget Gift Guide For the biker on your list: lights, patches, clothing, locks, tools, etc. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2009 |
How to Fix Squeaky Brakes: DIY Auto Inadequate development at the manufacturer that leaves brake systems prone to noise can usually be overcome by a Saturday mechanic without totally re-engineering the braking system. Here's how. |
AskMen.com
Anton Henderson |
How To: Choose A Bike Road bike or mountain bike? Aluminum, steel or titanium frame? Single gear or multi-gear? Choosing the right bike isn't easy, but these tips will help. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2005 |
About That Bike ... Before you buy the motorcycle of your dreams, ask yourself these important questions. |
BusinessWeek
September 10, 2007
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BMW R-1200-GS: Go Ahead, Get Dirty BMW's top-selling bike is equally at home on and off the road. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2004 |
Bike Safety Tips A parent's guide to bike safety. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2008 |
100 Skills Every Man Should Know: The Instructions (With Videos!) From auto repair to outdoor survival skills to cooking, sewing, and using tools -- things men should know. |
BusinessWeek
September 17, 2007
Jay Greene |
Return Of The Easy Rider With U.S. cycling in decline, bike parts giant Shimano steered the industry in a new direction. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2, 2008
Leah Pietrusiak |
5 Wild DIY Bicycle Mods--and How to Build Them From jet engines to flotation devices, these bikes are the fastest "life on two wheels without a motorcycle license." And the inventors share their secrets on how they built theirs. |
Outside
May 2002
Alan Cote |
Why Don't We Do It in the Road? Gear up with this year's fastest road cycles for the buck... |
Popular Mechanics
September 2006
Ken Juran |
Replacing a Sealed Wheel Bearing All vehicles have wheel bearings. And sooner or later, those bearings will have to be replaced. |
Wired
March 2000 |
Wheel, Reinvented ...But cycling innovators have a new strategy for eliminating buyer's remorse: Think small. By working on the tiny details - aluminum spokes, cableless derailleurs - manufacturers are addressing big issues like ease of use and reliability... |
Popular Mechanics
July 27, 2007
Jim Meigs |
Buy a Weekend Road Bike at Any Price: Test Drive Bikes similar to Tour de France models are available to anyone willing to spend absurd sums. But does all that money really make a difference? |
Scientific American
December 2005
Kaspar Mossman |
Easy Rider Shimano's Digitally Integrated Intelligence (Di2) system makes cycling a breeze. |
Outside
September 2001
Alan Cote |
Beat the Traffic Promote global cooling with the latest commuter bikes, clothing, and gear... |
Popular Mechanics
November 2007 |
How to Stop Your Car From Squeaking: Saturday Mechanic Suspension and steering joints wear out -- and ultimately fail -- when unlubricated metal-to-metal contact erodes bushings and bearing surfaces, much like 40-grit sandpaper on a wooden table. So let's nip this degradation in the bud. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2009
Phaedra Hise |
In Tour de France Season, Cycling Innovations Abound In some ways, the Tour de France is one big bicycle-tech trade show, where manufacturers debut the latest gizmos on their team's race bikes. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2, 2008
Paul Tolme |
Building Smart in Fuel Crunch, Bike Industry's Gear Shift Pays Off Soaring gas prices are driving bike manufacturers to break all their old rules and cater to a new generation of bike commuters. |
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March 2004
Cliff Gromer |
Motorize Any Bike You can power virtually any kind of bike including recumbents, folders and mountain bikes. |
AskMen.com
October 12, 2013
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The Future Of Mountain Biking Is Here You're going to pretty much exclusively see 650B downhill and more aggressive bikes and 29-inch cross-country bikes. |
Fast Company
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Road Rules Work in your workouts when you're traveling on business... |
Outside
April 2006
Aaron Gulley |
Rolling Wonders From sleek and sexy road machines to mountain-taming single-speeds, the big news about this year's best bikes is trickle-down technology that makes cutting-edge performance accessible for every rider and any budget. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2000 |
Deep Freeze Why put time and money into a boat that you're not going to use for six months? That's an all-too-common attitude when it comes to winterizing chores. Big mistake. Winter weather can wreak havoc (cracked blocks, corrosion, etc.) on a boat that's not prepared for hibernation... |
Popular Mechanics
January 2003
Bob Freudenberger |
Dealing With A Low Brake Pedal There are only two plausible reasons for a low pedal: air in the system; and excessive movement between linings and rotors or drums. Professionals and do-it-yourselfers alike are often guilty of misdiagnosis -- they blame the master cylinder, though it is seldom the culprit. |
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Innovation: A New Kind of Training Wheel A bike wheel that steadies riders when they start to tip |
Fast Company
May 2012
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The Best Sleek And Functional Tools For The Savvy Cyclist For the city cyclist, bike accessories have three requirements: work well, look good, and ward off theft. Secure your wheels with these sleek tools. |
AskMen.com
Mark Cavendish |
Cycling For Beginners To start cycling for fitness, first and foremost, means one thing: Buy a bike. After that, it's important to remember to enjoy cycling. |
AskMen.com
June 30, 2012
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How To Buy A Road Bike For a combination Father's Day/birthday present to myself, I opted to spend a sizable chunk of cash on as fast a bicycle as my children's college fund could afford. |
BusinessWeek
July 5, 2004
Kate Murphy |
Bike Locks That Mean Business Biking season is here, and that means bike thieves are out in full force. The best way to prevent theft is to lock up your bike -- even if it's in your garage. |
Outside
April 2005
John Bradley |
State of the Art Whether on the highway or the trail, the new spokesmodels of spin will cycle you forward in revolutionary style: Trek Liquid 55... Giant Reign 2... etc. |
Outside
May 2000 |
Biking In the following pages, Armstrong and his coach reveal the surprising fitness strategy that got Lance ready for last year's Tour---a plan that can put you at the head of the pack, too. After that, we celebrate the distinctive regional styles of bicycling in the U.S.A. |
Popular Mechanics
January 14, 2010 |
Orange County Choppers Hybrid Motorcycle Test Drive Except for the computer touchscreen on top of the tank, most people won't recognize that this is not a conventional custom bike. |
Outside
July 2005 |
Shop at Home Whether your a professional or a backyard mechanic, here's a few things that will help you keep those sprockets spinning. |
Outside
April 2002
Alan Cote |
All Aboard! Big Wheels in Biking's Off-Road Stampede... |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001 |
Tips on Bike Safety Is bicycling good for you?... What causes bicycle crashes?... What kinds of injuries can riding my bicycle cause?... What can I do to prevent being hurt?... How can I be sure my bike is safe?... What about child carrier seats?... |
Wired
April 2001
Andrew Tilin |
Raising the Bar Fully loaded power steering, handle-held computing, carbon-fiber aero frames -- gear up for high style. And think fast... |
Popular Mechanics
August 2001
Mike Allen |
Cruise Missiles Big-bore touring bikes with the handling and brakes to cash all the checks the engine can write... |
AskMen.com
James Griffin |
Fixed-Gear Bike Workout Before you go out and get yourself a "fixie," make sure you're in good physical condition by using some of these fixed-gear bike workouts. |
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March 2005
Steve Casimiro |
Town and Country Rides Lighter and stronger frames, more absorbent suspensions, advanced ergonomics, and cutting-edge gear are tailored to suit your mountain bike riding style. Here are the best two bikes for doing it up downhill or downtown. |
BusinessWeek
August 4, 2003
John Carey |
Breaking Away from Rush Hour Bike commuting is healthy -- and dirt-cheap |
Popular Mechanics
October 27, 2008
Joe P. Hasler |
The 5 Best Bicycle Mods from Brooklyn's 2008 Bike Kill Here are 5 of the favorite bicycle mods from Bike Kill, an annual event where steam punk fans, hipsters and bicycle gangs converge to show off their creations. |
Outside
October 2009 |
Bike Commuting 101 The Age of Bike Commuting is upon us. To help you make the switch, we've exposed the most common whines for what they are: stall tactics. Read on and the truth will set you free. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007 |
Turn Your Mountain Bike into a Snowmobile: Ktrak Rear-Drive Kit Ktrak's traction-boosting Rear-Drive Kit is the first step in turning your mountain bike into a muscle-powered snowmobile. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2005
Ken Juran |
Warming Up For Spring Riding The 65th annual Daytona Bike Week begins March 3 with Harley's new Great Roads interactive web tool, a 13 limited-edition art display on motorcycles, and a new V8-powered production motorcycle. |
