I remember the first time I changed out my own mountain bike tires. It was springtime and I’d taken off my studs and installed some semi-slick tires (it was the mid-90s and semi-slicks were all the rage). Then I showed up for a ride w/some people I worked with and learned I’d put the back tire on the front wheel and the front tire on the back. What an embarrassing move for a gal who worked in a bike shop! I’d like to share with you a few rookie errors to avoid this biking season. If you have more you’d like to share, please post them in “comments.” We can all learn from other people’s mistakes! 1) About those tires. Many mountain ... 414 days ago
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