how doi do a big drop on my mountain bike?
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With your eyes closed!  :)
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Simple approach:\n\n1 Take courage\n2 Sit on the bike\n3 Spin the bars\n4 Get off\n\nAdvanced users:\n\n\n1 Take courage\n2 Sit on the bike\n3 Pedal furiously until you're blatting along\n4 Lift front wheel to about 30 degrees from horizontal (keep pedalling)\n5 Lean back in the saddle, back straight, finger-tips on bars\n6 Spin the bars\n7 Miss the catch, crash forwards, absorb handlebars through your facial tissues, hit ground at speed\n8 Go to hospital
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lift kit\ndon't overload it\nbigger tires\nbetter suspension
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get smaller gearing and itll make it harder to pedal a little bit but youll get more speed so yeah or u could just get lighter parts so easier to pedal just make sure everythings tight or ulll get screwed over so yea if u need to know anything else bout bike email me crashnbad@yahoo.com
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In addition to the above answers, look at how the cable is routed - any sharp bends, or the cable not being seated properly in the levers will give you a hard time. If you raised the bars it will raise the cable housing with it, and it will now be too short and causing the brakes to drag or be inneffective.\n\nWhat type of pads did you replace the old ones with? If department store-type, you can't expect much from these. Get some decent pads from the bike shop and give it another go if this isi the case.\n\nThe brakes themselves may be adjusted too tight or corroded at the pivot point(s). They should easily move back to thier resting position if you squeeze them by hand.\n\nAlso, if you have linear-pull (or "v") brakes and a lever designed for sidepulls or cantilevers you can adjust all day and not get any better. Soemtimes, on department store bikes, these are mis-matched right from the factory and you'll need to get the correct levers for the brakes.
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What they are setting their bikes on is a trainer.  I have a bike set up on one right next to me.  Trainers vary in price.  You can check several of the online bike stores and find them on sale at this time of year.\n\nIdea is simple.  Put your back wheel in a stand so it is off the ground.  You have a resistance unit that rubs against the tire.  The resistance unit allows you to adjust the amount of the resistance you can make it harder or easier.  The biggest difference between trainer is how the resistance unit acheives its resistance. The more expensive units are generally quieter.  The cheaper units use wind  and are very noisy.
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When you get it its going to look pimp but why a mountain bike. Maybe on ebay they have everything
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Try asking in the recumbent section of Bike Forums on the link below, users of this type of bike may be able to help you:\n\nhttp://www.bikeforums.net/\n\nGood Luck
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Go get on your bike, and try to do some tricks.  This is a stupid question.
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Again, go and try a few out. You do want a certain amount of clearance while standing over the frame, mountain bike more than road bikes, but it's the saddle to handlebar size you want to be right for the correct reach as that is only adjustable by a tiny amount where as you can lift the saddle up and down by miles to get the right height.
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Your derailer needs adjusting, you can find how to do this on lOAds of cycling web pages.\nBasically you have to adjust the two screws so you can get the biggest and smallest gears then you need to adjust the cable tension to be able to select the gear straight away.\n\nTo do this put the gear leaver in the second SMALLEST gear and adjust the cable tension untill the derailer is in that gear. Then slightly adjust the cable adjuster to it changes smoothly up and down. \nNow recheck the top and bottom limit screws to make sure the chain does not run off the biggest or smallest cogs.\nAny probs let me know.
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John, after looking at the photo of the bike, it looks like the seat is too far back (bad geometry). A plumbline dropped from the outside of the knee should hang close to the center of the pedal post when the pedals are in the 3 o'clock and 6 o'clock postion. Yes, this improper position could potetially cause knee stress, as could seat height, fore and aft positioning, and other factors. I'd recommend having a professional bike tech help you find a good bike, a little money spent on this could save doctor bills and pain later.I hope this is helpful, Steve
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OK I'm not sure what your trying to accomplish by taking the wheel off the bike but here goes while pedalling the bike put it in the smallest cog on the rear (this will make it easier to remove and replace the wheel) then while holding the bike up give the wheel a sharp shot on the top of the wheel with your fist it will easily pop out .\n\nIf its the trainer your trying to figure out it should work with the skewers on your bike if not one should be provided in which case its not necessary to remove the wheel from the bike ,flip the quick release undo the nut on the other side (all the way off) slide the stock skewer out slide the new one in and your in business.
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As a big guy myself (6'5", 250lbs), I would suggest a solid framed mountain bike with a hard tail (no rear suspension.)  The rear suspension will bounce more and cause you to work harder.  I would recommend a front suspension, if you can find one in your price range, as it will increase the comfort.  Try looking in a discount sports store locally and see what they have to offer.  Your options will be limited by your price point but you may find something.\n\nAfter looking at the options, you might consider heading to a local bike shop to see if they know of anyone selling a pre-owned bike that would fit your needs.  Sometimes they will know of people trying to sell bikes.  They might even be able to put you on something that will work for a good price.
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Take one for a test ride.  The better bike shops have bikes for this purpose.
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as soon as ur front tyre is in the air u try to pull the bike towards ur body n try to stand up on the foot rest.don't worry u keep trying n u will get there.the more u practice the more easy it becomes.
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ive been skiing since i was 2 and i can do this pretty well. it depends on the binding. there is a screw on the back of the binding. loosen it, then push it back or foward(depending if the boot is too big or to small) once it is in the right position then you need to tighten the screw. if it is giving you trouble then take it into the ski shop.