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What we learn from making things: materials, measurements, position on the bike, and why some parts hold up and others don't.

How to Check Your MTB Rear Derailleur After a Crash: 7 Checks Before You Ride Again

Latest · 20/10/2026

How to Check Your MTB Rear Derailleur After a Crash: 7 Checks Before You Ride Again

Siete comprobaciones, de la más importante a la más cosmética, para saber si puedes seguir rodando después de un golpe o una caída: patilla, jaula, poleas, tapa, tornillos, cadena y ajuste.

15/10/2026

Rubber-Free MTB Grips: How a 3D Printed Lattice Grip Works

La goma de un puño de MTB se pule y no deja respirar la mano. Cómo funciona un puño hecho de una...

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11/10/2026

How to Hold Your MTB Handlebars: Why a Death Grip Makes You Descend Worse

Cuanto más se mueve la bici, más fuerte agarramos el manillar, y es justo lo que nos hace bajar peor. Cuánta fuerza...

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05/10/2026

Riding Between Trees on an MTB: Tight Singletrack Technique Without Clipping Your Bars

En un paso estrecho, lo que tiene que pasar no es la rueda: es el manillar, lo más ancho de tu bici,...

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21/09/2026

XC Race Starts: How to Gain Position Before the First Singletrack Without Blowing Up

En un XC, la posición con la que entras en el primer sendero estrecho condiciona buena parte de la carrera. Repasamos qué...

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09/09/2026

MTB Handlebar Vibration: Why It Trashes Your Forearms (and How to Cut It)

The vibration coming up through the handlebar has two parts: the fine buzz that just loads your forearms, and the part that...

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30/08/2026

Bent Brake Lever After a Crash: Why It Happens and How to Reduce the Damage

A crash at ten kilometres an hour and the brake lever ends up pointing at the ground. It isn't bad luck: the...

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26/08/2026

Dropper Post Remote: How It Works, Why It Gets Stiff and How to Choose the Lever

The dropper post remote is the control you use most often on a mountain ride and the only one you never look...

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19/08/2026

Carbon-Fibre Nylon (PAHT CF15): Why a 3D-Printed Hand Guard Withstands What Plastic Breaks

What PAHT CF15 Nylon is, why a 3D-printed, carbon-fibre-reinforced high-temperature nylon withstands enduro and downhill impacts where stock plastic breaks, and how...

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18/08/2026

When to Replace Your Bike Grips: 7 Warning Signs (and How to Pick the Next Ones)

Grips are the one part of the bike almost nobody chooses and almost nobody checks: they come fitted from the factory and...

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23/06/2026

How to Protect Your SRAM Eagle AXS Rear Derailleur: Why the Clutch Cover Is Its Weak Spot (and How to Armour It in Carbon)

The rear derailleur is the most expensive and most exposed component on your MTB or gravel bike. We explain why the clutch...

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16/06/2026

Aerobars for Flat Handlebars: How to Set Up an Aero Position on Gravel, MTB or Road

Can you fit aerobars to a flat handlebar? Yes, with an adapter. We explain how they are mounted on gravel, MTB or...

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03/06/2026

Hand Guards for Enduro and Downhill: A Complete Guide (and Why the Material Changes Everything)

What an MTB hand guard is, how to choose one and why the material is key. The CarboXtrem hand guard, in Nylon...

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