An often discouraging topic associated with any extreme sport is injuries. However, they do not have to be discouraging but little lessons that we can use to better ourselves and educate others wanting to conquer the mountains as well.

That’s right! The time has come. Mountain Biking by 198 is giving away a Mountain Cycle Fury 5.5″ travel frame in the winner’s size! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to win a $1,000 frame just for doing what you love to already…talk about your favorite trail!

A reoccurring theme throughout this series has been that “practice makes perfect”, so logically…getting a lot of miles under your belt is essential to honing in your mountain biking skills. So now it is time to start racking up the mile count!

Bikes are clumsy to work on. You have to remove wheels and components that the bike requires to stand upright. You will also have specialized tools and stands that take up some room. With a dedicated area to work on bikes, you will be much more successful in your attempts to work on your bike correctly.

While mountain biking in frosty temperatures can be exhilarating, it can also be dangerous for someone who does not take the proper precautions. Regardless if you are going out for a casual or extreme ride, the rush is there, and it can often overpower your safety, health and well-being.

Now that installation is complete and the first of many rides are done…it is time for an update on the Avid Elixir CR hydraulic disc brakes. I installed the 185mm rotors for the Avid Elixir CR’s on my Ventana El Terremoto 6.0.

In this video done by Hutchinson, they feature their urban tires in a very artistic manner. I am an ex post production video editor out of Atlanta, so I know how much time and energy this video took. There is very specific story-boarding and a long shooting process to output a short video like this.

To be released in 2009, the new Rock Shox Boxxer should be at the top of the downhill fork offerings. With it’s new 35mm stantions and damping system, the new Rock Shox Boxxer will be hard to beat.

It is true, if you diversify your riding…you will become a better rider. This is a well known fact among many different disciplines in many sports. Why do you think there are stories of football players taking dance lessons?