Why is the mountain biking in Spain so good?

In  a nutshell, the mountain biking in Spain is so good because; big open spaces, lots of mountains, epic single track, undeveloped for MTB tourism, great weather and interesting local cultures.

  • Big open spaces.

Spain is one on the largest countries in Europe.  Three quarters of the country is over 500m above

Grazalema Natural Park

The park occupies an area of 51,695 hectares and lies at the north eastern part of the province of Cadiz and the north western side of Malaga province.

Altitudes range from 287m in the El Bosque area to El Torreon at 1,654m in the sierra Del Pinar, also the highest point in Cadiz. Its overall…

Mountain Bike Suspension Setup

Note: Unless noted otherwise, these tuning tips apply to bothforks and rear shocks.
If in doubt take your bike to a specialist for help.

Symptoms: Not using full travel, feels harsh, poor traction whilemaking turns
Causes: Overly stiff spring or compression damping
Solutions: Lower air pressure or softer coil springs; reducecompression damping

Symptoms: Bottoms out, soft throughout travel
Causes: Spring rate too low throughout travel or too littlecompression damping
Solutions: More air pressure or stiffer coils springs; increasecompression damping

Symptoms: Harsh over large bumps, but good over small ones
Causes: Compression damping too high
Solutions: Reduce compression damping

Symptoms: Excessive sag, feels soft initially but does not bottom out
Causes: Initial spring rate or preload too low
Solutions: Increase air pressure or spring preload

Symptoms: Harsh over small bumps but uses full travel
Causes: Initial spring rate or preload too high, or too muchcompression damping
Solutions: Lower air pressure or install softer springs; reducecompression damping; reduce spring preload

Symptoms: Takes first bump in a series well but harsh over laterbumps, poor traction in washboard corners
Causes: Too much rebound damping
Solutions: Reduce rebound damping, if adjustable

Symptoms: Front end springs back too quickly after bumps, poortraction in bumpy corners
Causes: Not enough rebound damping
Solutions: Increase rebound damping, if adjustable

Packing a Bike for Air Transit

You will need

  • Packaging Materials
  • Gaffer tape & scissors
  • Suitable Allen Keys
  • Pedal spanner
  • Brake spacers
  • Fork spacers
  • Bike bag/box
Step by step
  • Remove the pedals, rear derailleur & hanger, stem/handlebars, seat/seatpost and wheels. Remove the quick release skewers from the wheels. Use bubble wrap and/or polystyrene to

Christmas 2010

Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

We have had a truly awesome year and once again we’d like to thank everyone who came out and rode with us.  We love that tired/dusty/happy look you have when we drop you off at the airport.  See you on-trail again some time soon.

2010 in a nutshell

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2010 Spring NewsLetter

newsletter-spring

What a winter that was; it started raining on the 24th of December and didn’t stop for nearly two months… monsoon style. The locals around here are telling us that is has not rained this much for nearly 50 years. All across Andalucia roads were washed away…