What is it about the LeMond geometry that makes it unique? If someone has ridden a LeMond and a non-LeMond what is the geometry difference? What does it...

I currently have SPD pedals and double sided mountain bike pedals, mountain bike shoes (recessed cleat). I want to upgrade to a real road pedal, probably Look...

How do the aluminium frams ride that have carbon stays? Do they help to cut down on the stiffness of the material? Can you compare the ride quality to anything...

Hello all, I am having trouble trying to fix my Murray Ultra Terrain Extreme 18 speed mountain bike.It has the "Grip Shift's".Both gears have froze up.I am...

What's the favored method for shimming a near-miss seatpost size when a prefab shim isn't available? I've been handed a suspension post that's 26.0mm, and the...

What does O.T.B. stand for? I'm familiar with A.T.B., but O.T.B.? Ken

Can anyone recommend a bike store in Baltimore, preferably in the city itself as opposed to the suburbs? (Ideally near the Homewood campus of Johns Hopkins...)

The wheels that came with my Miyata One-Twelve are Sansin and the local shops tell me they can't find replacement cones so I'm looking forward to modifying my...

Hey all.. I'm in Canada and just placed my first order to Nashbar about 3-4 days ago. I thought I would have received a confirmation email right after I placed...

I would of never believed it but my left pedal came off the crank arm when riding. Luckily I was slowing down and reached the end of my destination when the...

I've read some of the discussions about reversing the cable housing between the STI lever and cable stop, then crossing the inner cables underneath the...

Do any of you out there know the difference between the following Fox forks: Float 80RL, Float 80RLC, and F80RLT? I know that 'R' stands for rebound; I know...

Help! I bought a used Bike Friday on Ebay and I'm trying to put on new tires. These are 20 inch wheels and I just can't seem to get the old tires off. I'm...

Just completed my first century on an old mountain bike. Loved the whole experience (except perhaps some of the hill climbs during training - too hard on an...

This is my first post to this newsgroup and I thought I would share my experience over the last 10 years with fat, treadless tires. I've spent a bit of time...

I am going off road touring with panniers and my full sus bike. I bought a seat post mount Raleigh pannier rack and rode it to test ( loaded up with only 7kg...

Hi, I'm currently accumalating specs on various frames in order to make a purchase decision. One of these frameset manufacturers is Ridley (oddly enough an...

Andy- I am looking at a used bike w/ a proton wheelset. There is some play in the rear hub. Is this easily adjustable? Is it common? BRBR Yes and not...

Hi, I got a new set of LEW Palermo wheels with American Classic Hubs. When I was checking out the wheels I noticed the rear hub seemed a little rough, so I...

Dan Musicant wrote: To me it appears that the rear changer is not vertical but tilted so that the bottom is closer to the wheel than the top.The angle...