Cornering with a short stem
Our man Van feels sketchy with a 50mm stem. Let us help the fellow lest he revert to 90mm madness.
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Solution to terrible hand and wrist pain?
/0 Comments/in Ask Lee, Skills/training, Tech tips/by leelikesbikesHi Lee, Hope this email finds you well my friend. You might remember our convo, but I’m writing you b/c I’ve been experiencing terrible hand and wrist pain on my rides and wondering if you could provide some help as the discomfort is so bad, it’s really bumming me out. Some background info (again): I’m […]
Dialing in your bike setup step 1: Make it RAD
/48 Comments/in Tech tips/by leelikesbikesThis article is adapted from the book Dialed and ran on Pinkbike. It lays out the most important aspect of mountain bike fit and setup. I hope you find it helpful!
More fork travel for XTERRA and XC?
/3 Comments/in Ask Lee, Equipment/by leelikesbikesLee, Hope all is well. I was thinking of getting better and longer front end suspension from 100mm to 120mm. Knowing that I’m transitioning from Ironman to XTERRA, mountain bike biathlons, a large variety of trail rides, as well as the 12 or 24 hour thrown in, would adding 20mm of travel be something your […]
Dialing in an entry-level mountain bike
/9 Comments/in Skills/training, Tech tips/by leelikesbikesLogan, a coaching client and beginning rider from Colorado Springs, is rocking a $600 Kona Blast hardtail. He’s learning to Ride (capital R) before he buys his 6-inch dream bike. Here are the tweaks I recommended for him and his Blast.
650B wheel on Yeti 575 ?!?
/12 Comments/in Ask Lee, Equipment/by leelikesbikesAaron wants to build a sweet new Yeti 575 with a 650B front wheel. This brings up some issues. Let’s have a look, shall we?
Lopes’ proto GT hardtail
/2 Comments/in Equipment/by leelikesbikesI originally wrote this in June 2006, but at the time Brian insisted I pull it off the site. His signature bike is now available, and he’s leaving GT, so I guess it’s OK to put this back up. Lately I’ve received questions about sizing for dirt jump/4X bikes. Brian Lopes left his prototype GT […]
Which size Trance?
/5 Comments/in Ask Lee, Equipment, Tech tips/by leelikesbikesHey Lee, Thanks for all the support & efort you put in to the sport. I am looking at the new Giant Trance x1, and fall between the medium and large frame size (I’m 6′ tall with a 32″ inseam). What are the pros and cons of going either way. I ride xc, but enjoy […]
My bike is too big: What can I do?
/4 Comments/in Uncategorized/by leelikesbikesHi Lee, Boy I sure wish I’d seen your video on bike sizing before I got my new bike!! Just recently discovered your great videos and after spending for me a bunch on a new bike, I think I now know why it doesn’t thrill me quite as much as I hoped. I waited forever […]
Why is riding fast so much better than riding slow?
/1 Comment/in Uncategorized/by leelikesbikesYesterday I did two rides, both on the same trail but each with its own group and pace. The difference in experience was striking.
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