I have a brand new early 1990-ies Bridgestone RB 1 57.5 cm red frame and fork. The dropout spacing is 127 mm. This was made for 7 or 8 speed cassettes. Can...

Does anyone have any experience with a yakima roof rack on a '04 Civic with a sunroof? I've read that a stretch kit is needed to allow the sunroof to...

Greetings all, Yesterday, I went into a bicycle shop that had a hands-on display of Trek's OCLV frame technology. I was able to pick up a frame section (the...

I'm asking for opinions. I have an unused Trek carbon fork with a CroMo steel threaded steering tube. It is unused because it was meant for a real small bike...

What are people's experiences with the Chris King alloy drive shells? I have a stainless steel one, and I'm getting another set of CK hubs, and wanted to know...

I try to change Shimano’s old Double Front Derailleur FD-5500 to Shimano’s new (2004) Triple Front Derailleur FD-5504 on Giant TCR-2. I got bike...

Using two bikes with rear wheels of identical size and with identical gearing, one bike fitted with rotor cranks and the other with normal cranks, set...

The parts in question: Super Record Strada Crankset (170mm). Nouv Record (or at least I think it's a NR) Bottom Bracket (English; 68-SS 120; thin cups; bolted;...

Heyo, I've always wondered.. why are the pedal and BB thread direction such that forward pedalling direction would be loosening them? If a pedal seized...

I'm about to convert an old road bike to a fixie (see recent post) and I'm trying to decide which cog size to use. I tried the "ride around the neighborhood...

I've got fd-6400 and fc-6400 crankset. And the problem is that when I use the STI the derailers travel is too short. What I mean is that it looks like if the...

All the talk about tires lately got me wondering about the threads per inch in the casings of Rivendell tires. Anyone know the TPI for the Roll-y Pol-y and/or...

My 3 week old Campagnolo carbon seatpost is spinning at the top (where the metal part holding the saddle assembly is connected...) because the epoxy (?) no...

I've done it and most likely everyone else on this group has also: Bought a component ill suited for the purpose because you "must have it." This despite...

I have a pair of Spinergy Rev X that have some minor damage to the blades. What's the best product to use to patch with? Also, on my rear wheel where the...

DIYTIRE2 Friday, May 07, 2004 DIY Tire Removal 2 differs from DIY 1. We at BCL Labs stand 100-150' behind this one as foolproof and welcome fools who screw...

I own an early 1990s road bike with Shimano 105 (7 speed) components. I'd like to upgrade some of the components (lighter wheels, 9 speeds). What components...

I have an older 10-speed (non-indexed) bike that uses friction shift levers mounted on the downtube. I would like to replace these shifters with friction grip...

I'm the guy who bought the Trek 7200 last fall, and some of you folks were kind enough then to offer suggestions on how to take care of it (which I'm trying to...

I have a pair of Spinergy Rev X that have some minor damage to the blades. What's the best product to use to patch with? Also, on my rear wheel where the...