Technical links
From Farkin Wiki
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- contains heaps of useful information from a bike glossary (good for finding the proper name for bike parts) to wheel building and lots more, more road than mountain but very usefull none the less
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- Want to know how much parts actually weigh? go here, road and mountain
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- Like the name says contains user submitted reviews of many MTB products. A good place to check for known issues and general quality before buying though some reviews should be taken with a grain of salt.
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- This one requires you to do the measuring, it tells you how, quick to load and use
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- This one has a database of common hubs, rims and spokes (DT obviously) or you can enter your own measurements, slower to use though IMHO
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- Park tools produce all manner of specialist bike maintenance tools but more importantly the site contains some nice service and repair guides on everything from patching inner tubes to frame alignment and proper chain length, very useful for the home mechanic. See repair help at the top of the page.
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- "Linkage is a powerful and easy-to-use while still well-featured 2D suspension analysis software for Windows systems, focusing on mountain bikes, but also capable of simulating other linkages." The full version costs but there is a free demo.
