Have there been thin seals, rubber donuts, or gaskets that would rest between the bearing cages and cups to reduce the amount of water that can contaminate...

My wife is a lefty and can't seem to walk her bike on the left side. She always has to be on the greasy chain side so that the bike is to her left. I'm...

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08365.html WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named...

I am reading 3 good books about cycling now: Mike Magnusson's "Heft On Wheels" (fixing to do 180 too...) Lance's "It's Not About Bike" (strange as it seems I...

Kryptonite Addresses Customer Concerns Regarding ITV Show (UK) Kryptonite sent a comment to Alex Nott, Producer of tonight’s ITV show “Gone in 60 Seconds –...

I have a five year-old Specialized Sirrus that I'm repurposing as a shopping bike. It's geared too high for coming home up this big ol' hill with my hammered...

Please forgive a once-in-a-while mechanic a question. A friend called me - his son was riding down the street when the front wheel became "disconnected" from...

since there appears to be myth and ignorance surrounding bearing balls in bike circles, here is a quickie fact summary: *** grade: the lower the number, the...

I was on Peter White's site, deciding to order a Busch & Muller S6 dynamo, and I see that it's been discontinued. Not sure if Busch & Muller has gotten out...

I knew this was coming. I've been using the same Greenfield aluminum alloy kickstand for about 10 years on my GT mountain bike, which has become much more...

About how many kcal/km are used when cycling at an easy-to-moderate pace, say 20 km/hr? I come up with about 10 kcal/km. Robert

Someone on Crazyguyonabike.com raised the question as to what, if any, brakes work well when a bike designed for 27" (630mm) wheels has 700C (622mm) brakes on...

Looking down at my big chain ring today, I noticed the chain wobbles maybe 1/8" (as seen against the derailer) over one part of the ring as I pedal. Is this...

New stuff to me and quite fascinating: http://www.pilencykel.se/film2_8.htm

My Ultegra 9 sp. chain needs to be changed (and sprocket accordingly). What do you think of the reliability of a chain with the missing link instad of the...

Don't know if this was mentioned here on bike.wreck earlier: http://laist.com/2008/07/07/road_rage_motorist_vs_cyclists_on_m.php The follow up (with gruesome...

Anyone own one? have advice on them?

If you could carry only three sizes in your underseat bag for on-road repairs, what sizes should you carry...in metric. twitch

I read elsewhere that this was 10-24, but it's much bigger than that; measuring the major diameter of the lubricator thread gives almost 1/4", and the pitch...

Hi, My wife’s bike (an old Bridgestone hybrid type bike that she loves) has Shimano Exage 300 Country SLR components on it. The right shifter (it's a brake...