PureMTB offers a range of technical guidance that we have found useful when installing and maintaining products available on this site.

We would like to advise that all safety precautions should be taken when maintaining your mountain bike. Follow all manufacturers instructions. Consider the manufacturers warranty and take your bike to an experienced bike shop mechanic if you are unsure of how to complete any of the tasks below.

If you have a question that is not answered below click here to send us a message. We will have our resident mechanic post the solution in the PureMTB tech Q&A section of the site.

Cleaning

Muc-Off at Mountain Mayhem 2009

Drivetrain

Chain size guide, by SRAM tech.

Cassette installation guide, by Expert Village.

Bottom Bracket and Crank Installation, by SRAM tech

Brakes

Bleeding Hayes Disc Brakes

Bleeding Avid Hydraulic Disc Brakes, by SRAM tech.

Setting Brake Hose Length, by SRAM tech.

Front Suspension

Manitou Suspension setup. (front and rear)

Fox Racing Shox Factory Tour

Rock Shox Solo Air Service

Rock Shox Dual Air Service

Rock Shox Lyric and Totem Air Service

Rock Shox SID Motion Control and POP LOC installation

Rock Shox Mission Control Setup Guide

Rock Shox Mission Control Service

Rock Shox Lower Leg Installation

Rock Shox Lower Leg disassembily

Rear Suspension

Manitou Suspension setup. (front and rear)

Fox RP23 Rebuild instructional video (seal change and maintenance)

Fox 2010 RC4 and Float RP23 introduction.

Tyre technology

Continental Super Sonic Tyre technology explained.  

Continental Black Chili Compound explained.