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bike.in.th - 2 days ago
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There's nothing worse than having problems with the
AheadSet of your mountain bike, especially when riders find...
that their AheadSets have come loose resulting in dangerous situations, when the connection between the steerer tube and headtube is gone – and it is remarkable how many people have...
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Fixing problems with your Bike's AheadSet
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bike.in.th - 10 days ago
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It did take a while, but the use
of carbon fiber as a material for mountain bike...
parts and frames is currently almost as common now as it is in the tennis industry where they've been using carbon fiber to make rackets for more than twenty years. In the past, most component fabricators...
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The Syncros FL Micro-Adjust Carbon Fiber Seatpost
bike.in.th - 12 days ago
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Over recent years, Koh Chang has become famous
for being a tourist destination untouched by modernization, and...
the National Park Koh Chang is blessed with fertile virgin rain-forest, unexplored jungles, high mountain peaks, breathtaking waterfalls, beautiful beaches and a spectacular coastline road
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Bike Trip to Koh Chang Island
bike.in.th - 15 days ago
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The focus of the morning session was to
examine handling skills and general riding techniques. The Hua-Hin...
Black Mountain was designated as our classroom and lesson one was given over to climbing and descending the road leading to the viewpoint on top of the mountain. Somchai led the way, constantly
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The Learning Curve, The Uphill Struggle
bike.in.th - 17 days ago
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Bicycle helmets come in various sizes, with fit
varying greatly among bicycle helmet manufacturers. Bike Thailand has...
outlined the steps necessary to properly fit a bicycle helmet. Be prepared for the possibility that not all bicycle helmets will be compatible with your particular head shape.
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Finding the Perfect Fit for your Bicycle Helmet
bike.in.th - 20 days ago
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You've been thrashing around the woods on you
mountain bike for the last few months, but now...
feel that you are getting left behind. What to do? What to do indeed... To get the most out of your biking you need to be a bit fitter, but before you can look at designing a training program you need...
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Mountain Biking Training with a Heart-rate Monitor
bike.in.th - 21 days ago
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GT is one of the bigger bike firms
and has a nice 2010 product line up. The...
GT Outpost is one of GT's entry-level bikes and comes with a 6061, Triple Triangle, with Dirt Worthy Geometry, disc compatible with removeable hanger frame set. All the main tubes are butted, the down tube being tapered
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The 2010 GT Outpost, out the Recreational XC Series
bike.in.th - 21 days ago
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Temping though it is to let your mountain
bike shocks, both front and rear, run free during...
what we call the end of the raining season, those dusty dusty days of mud-free delight still throw up enough particulate matter to shag seals and consequently play havoc with smooth running of your shocks.
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Protect your Shocks with Socks or Boots
bike.in.th - 22 days ago
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Cycling is not that difficult a sport –
something you learn when you are a kid and...
don't forget. Okay, that's a bit simplistic, but if you want to get some wicked air or really burn the corners, that's getting a little more tricky, and not all of us want to do that kind of stuff anyway.
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Boost your Cycling Training
bike.in.th - 24 days ago
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Buying a mountain bike for the kids is
a problem you are likely to be faced with...
sooner or later. When your little princess or prince decides that they want to get a proper bicycle, you'll probably reckon they should have a scaled-down mountain bike. Okay, maybe they wont go off-road on it
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Buying a Mountain Bike for the Children
bike.in.th - 27 days ago
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More and more you see bike manufacturers building
production cyclo-cross bikes, cyclo-cross bikes are usually produced in...
small quantities and sell out fast, so if you want to get one, do not hesitate too long... Alternatively, you could make some tweaks to your existing mountain bike
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New for Thailand Cyclocross, the bike between Road and Trail
bike.in.th - 11/2/2009
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For all you who regularly finish rides with
numb nether regions there are a growing number of...
quality saddles that don't look like rejects from a weird cushion design meeting. All the recent designs of fertility-enhanced saddles have the same aim in mind, after reports of cycling-induced infertility
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Selecting a Good Saddle, What is Important
bike.in.th - 11/1/2009
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How to correctly do switchback climbs? You'll find
that switchbacks – that is, sections of track which...
bend sharply back on themselves – need accurate bike control and some forethought to navigate successfully. On the approach to the switchback, select a gear that is low enough to carry you ...
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How to correctly do switchback climbs
bike.in.th - 10/29/2009
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If you spend a lot of hours in
the saddle, it is a must, not just a...
fashion statement, to invest in a decent pair of cycling shorts, that is, ones with a good padded insert. We shouldn't need to say this but we though we'd better: never wear underpants under cycling shorts. Padded shorts are ...
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Wear Cycling Short, You have been Warned
bike.in.th - 10/29/2009
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No, don't laugh, there are people who contact
us by email and ask, what's the difference between,...
say, one green mountain bike with bouncy forks and another green bike with bouncy forks, since one costs a few thousand Baht and the other weights in at over twenty thousand Baht. Both are green...
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The Difference Between Cheap and Expensive Bikes
