My troubles started after I got a bleed kit so that I could cut down the far too long hoses. My rear brake hose has been holding up fine. The front, however,...

the left hand pedal thread.

from velonews.com Wayne Stetina, Shimano's R&D manager, says, "If you remove the chain when it is only halfway worn out and flip it over," he says, "you will...

A friend of mine is thinking about upgrading his Veloce 8 speed to 9 speed. Components are probably from '99 or '00 Which components do we need to...

Hi there I've recently purchased some SPD-R pedals and shoes on special (Shimano R211 Shoes + R535 SPD-R Pedals). Since Shimano is discontinuing this series...

Hi, I bought a bike a while back that came with a Rolf Vector wheelset but they are not marked beyond that. I know the newer ones can be "Pros" or...

I finally decided to replace my damaged trek 2100 frame with a steel one. I realized it's a little heavier but that's not such a big deal to me. My dad tells...

How the heck does the hub on the Rolf Vector Comp wheels dissasemble? I could attach a 17 mm wrench on each side of the hub and unscrew a nut on the driveside....

Do people really like these ugly compact geometry bikes? When you stop at the stoplight, how do you rest your leg on the top bar? We have some really long...

I have an HG50 "Deore" 11-32 cassette of which the 16 and 18 srpokets are badly worn. As I now log these things, I can say that I have covered 5600 miles with...

Now that I have my fixed gear -- a Bianchi Pista (for all of 20 hours), a couple of questions. 1. How do you get the rear wheel off? Do they all have master...

Hello, I am considering getting a 2004 REI Novara Randonee for a year round commuter. It comes with Mavic T-224 rims. I checked the Mavic site and couldn't...

My situation is that I have a nice older frame with 126mm rear spacing. I've raced this bike for several years, hung it up, and would like to get back into it....

2001 Z3 Air, 100mm travel. I understand that it can be converted to a coil-n-oil shock, and that actually sounds like a good idea to me, since the weight...

Hi folks, I'm an Innovative Product Design student in Dundee Scotland and my last brief was to design a short range communication device that works over 20m....

I've searcherd the usenet archive on google but can't find posts relating to this case... Anyway I'm guessing that I can use a DA 10sp crank with a 9sp...

I'm looking for some help with tire choice. I ride about 3000 miles per year and participate in an annual 8 day charity ride for the Arthritis Foundation. My...

I've observed a weird new species of road bike around on my daily commute and weekend rides. These bikes must be new as they have all the latest gimmicks and...

Hey, Looking to buy a Marzocchi RAC fork. Air or coil version. Please e-mail me at with any information. Thanks! Matt

i have a K2 comp 3 competition rigid frame bike that im putting back together , k2 has no info on this bike , trying to firgure out what year it is ?