Bike Mechanic`s Advice Maintenance Tubeless

De Freewieler & Caribbean Sports
NEWSLETTER OKTOBER 2010
Jaargang 1, nr. 6
Dear biker,
For most professional road bikers it is the end of this
season. The last tour was in Spain. For the mountainand cross biker there are a lot of matches at the moment. Bonaire’s first big match will be at October 24th .
It is the Bonaire Wellness duo Xstreem.
It’s a very interesting match with bikers from Curacao,
Aruba, Bonaire and maybe Venezuela.
The Freewieler and Caribbean Sports organizes a lot of
training sessions for this Xstreem. In this newsletter you
will find the exact days and times.
We’ll always start at De Freewieler.
Have fun in all the mud and rainwater and clean your
bike after every ride.
De Freewieler & Caribbean Sports
Spotlight
The Sigma Bike computer
has everything a bike rider
needs. Next to standard
functions this all around
computer is equipped with
average speed. The computer is easy programmable with click buttons. If
battery is running low a
reminder alarms a bike
rider before it is too late.
See you at the trail!
Tours and training sessions
Tuesday:
Wednesday
Thursday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Functions:
1. language settings
(7 languages)
17:30 advanced bikers
17:30 everyone
17:30 advanced bikers
16:00 everyone a long tour
08:00 training for Xstreem
2. total distance and
riding time
We start always on time at De Freewieler
3. shows average,
current and maximum
speed.
4. memory function
SALES & MORE
5. trip riding time
On our sunny island you have to protect your skin against sunburn.
Island Tribe Sunscreen is ideal for active and sportive people. It is especially designed to provide maximum protection to all the activities
in the sun and water. The unique formula is invisible on your skin
and is resistant to water and sweat.
Now for sale at ‘De Freewieler’!
Gel 100 ml
$ 25,-
Visit our shop
for more Island
Tribe products !
Stick
$ 15,-
GIANT BOULDER
GIANT BOULDER
Pearl White
$ 999
Comfort geometry and an AluxX aluminum frame makes the
Boulder an all-around user friendly bike that’s ready for
anything. Streets, bike paths or dirt– Boulder does it all.
It was a great success to put a special price
on the Giant Boulder last month.
Because of this we decided to keep the price this low for another month!
It is only for one month so if you want to buy a good mountainbike for
a good price don’t wait too long!
Bike Mechanic’s Advice
Maintenance Tubeless Tires
More and more mountainbikers use tubeless tires. It is a good decision for
a lot of bikers. The disadvantage is the price, but there is a very big advantage. You won’t have flat tires anymore. Our trails are in the “mondi”, that
means rough and unpaved areas. The single tracks are full with cactus and
big sharp stones. Riding this tracks without being afraid to get a flat tire, is
a lot more fun!
Tubeless tires also needs a little bit of maintenance. Take the big thorns out
of your tire, put your finger on the hole and turn the wheel as far as the
hole is on the underside. When the slime doesn’t come out anymore, your
leak is fixed. Check frequently if there is enough slime in the tire. When
you are losing air, it is possible there is not enough slime in the tire.
Also check the valves. The slime gets in the valve, opening this, for example when you inflate the tires. Slime is not working inside the valve, so it is
leaking there a little bit.
You must replace the inner side of the valve, when it is possible. If your
tires have rimstrips than be careful with levers when you open the tire.
When you damage this rimstrip you have to renew it.
Before a ride, check always the pressure in the tire.
Have fun on our single tracks!
Frank.
Protect yourself,
always wear a helmet!
Cycling is evidently a sport that requires protective head
gear. Since bicycle helmets protect our heads and can
help to prevent injuries that may result in serious damage to
the brain, you would think this is reason enough to encourage all bike riders to wear helmets. Unfortunately, it isn't the
case. There are still far too many bikers that ride without helmets. If any form of biking warrants the use of a helmet, then
surely mountain biking, which is one of the more dangerous
forms of biking, should make helmets mandatory.
How do bicycle helmets protect the head? They provide
protection to the skull during a head impact by helping to
slow the deceleration of the head upon impact. The helmet
absorbs kinetic energy through its internal layer of crushable
foam.
It has been argued that wearing a helmet will not guarantee
the prevention of head injuries due to cycling. While that is
true, the statistics still show that helmet wearers involved in
bike accidents involving the head are less likely to be killed
or be seriously or permanently injured compared to nonhelmet wearers. The statistics show that "non-helmeted riders
are 14 times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than
helmeted riders.” It has also been shown that “bicycle helmets reduce the risk of head injury by as much as 85 percent and the risk of brain injury by as much as 88 percent." It
is undeniable that "bicycle helmets offer substantial protection to the forehead and midface."
Rent a professional mountainbike at Caribbean Sports, all
bicycles have tubeless tires and rental prices are included
helmet and water bottles
+599 717 5252 / +599 787 0270
www.caribbeansportsbonaire.com
TRAIL OF THE MONTH
The trail of the month gets to Mexico and Bolivia.
Start at De Freewieler and go in direction of Hato (North). At the round-about
turn right to Kaya Amsterdam. Go straight till the crossing point with Kaya
Korona. Turn right on Kaya Korona until you reach Kaya Esther. Turn left at
Kaya Esther. In here the paved road turns into a dirt road. Go strait on and follow
the green stones in the east direction. The dirt road ends at the landfill, turn left,
direction Lagoen. 200m Before the end of the road turn left again on the dirt
road. Climb the hill, on top go right through the old gate. After 300m on your left
side is a goat trail. So turn left and follow this trail. Its about 5 km long. There
are a few bad spots on this trial, up and down. At the end you’ll see a goat farm.
Drive carefully and leave the goats were they are. Follow the trail to the left till
you cross the main road “Kralendijk– Rincon”.
Cross this road to the direction of Seru Largu. Climb the Seru Largu. It’s a long
and heavy uphill, on top you can make the loop for a beautiful view. Go downwards to Kralendijk. Be careful when you go down. When you pass the houses in
North di Salina take a look at the beautiful Indians signs on the walls of the
houses.