posted May 30, 2008 by trek7k

There’s an excellent article over on diylife.com on emergency mountain bike repair and some of the tips are probably ones you’ve never heard. My favorite: ‘inflating’ a flat tire by stuffing it with grass and dirt to make it back to the car. Incredible. I also didn’t realize that a rock can be used in place of a chain tool or that a taco’d tire can be bent back in place enough to ride on. All the repairs seem to be ‘tool-less’ so anyone can use ‘em, especially in a pinch. I’m not sure that MacGuyver (or your bike mechanic for that matter) would approve but definitely a fun read, check it out!

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