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Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast

Trailside Mountain Bike Repair Tips

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast

Singletracks.com

Wilderness, Sports

4.7574 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

This week we’re re-sharing one of our listeners’ favorite episodes from 2019. On January 6 we’ll be back with fresh episodes including some big interviews you won’t want to miss. Stay safe and happy trails!

In this episode of the Singletracks podcast, Gerow and Jeff share tips for making mountain bike repairs in an emergency. From packing the right supplies (duct tape!) to finding creative ways to get rolling again, you don’t want to miss this helpful episode.

--Keep up with the latest in mountain biking at Singletracks.com and on Instagram @singletracks

Transcript

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0:00.0

Something unexpected has arrived in Happy Meal. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Hello Kitty and friends are teaming up for the ultimate collab.

0:08.3

Joining your little ones on a fun-fueled adventure. Some fun, some food, it's all inside this happy meal.

0:16.3

Until the 2nd of February from 11am includes one pre-selected book or toy whilst it's last.

0:20.4

This week we're resharing one of our listeners' favorite episodes from 2019.

0:24.6

On January 6th, we'll be back with fresh episodes, including some big interviews that you don't want to miss.

0:29.9

Stay safe and happy trails.

0:32.6

Hey, everybody, welcome to the Single Tracks podcast.

0:35.5

My name is Jeff, and today, Jereau and I are going to be talking

0:39.5

about trailside repair tips. So growing up in the 90s, I was a big fan of the McGuiver TV show.

0:47.4

I don't know if some of our listeners are familiar with the show, but McGiver was this guy, I don't

0:53.1

know who he worked for. Oh, he worked for the Phoenix Foundation,

0:55.5

actually. And he was the guy that they sent in to like solve various problems with terrorists

1:01.6

and bad guys and stuff. And on the show, he would always like get into this situation

1:07.3

toward the end of the show where, you know, he's like locked in a room or like he's

1:11.5

got to get out of some jam. And he was the guy who could find like everyday items, just

1:17.1

whatever's in the room and like build a bomb or like solve the problem basically with whatever

1:22.8

he had. And so I've always loved that idea. I'm not like super creative like that myself, but there are a lot of

1:31.4

things like that that you can do to help yourself out of a jam on the mountain bike trail.

1:36.7

And so that's what we're going to talk about today is tips for getting yourself out of a jam.

1:42.2

So, Jero, what are some items that you carry in your pack or on your

1:46.6

bike that you use for emergency repairs? All right. Zip ties are a good idea. An extra quick link.

1:56.5

That's the right size for your chain. A tube, patches, tire plugs, an extra derailer hanger,

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