We've got a nice 7% grade 1500 ft. climb here in Santa Barbara; tight & twisty Old San Marcos Pass Rd. The County Roads Dept. has allowed this great old road...

hello, Today I visited my LBS to see a second-hand Campagnolo Record 10 ergos. They were without cables but in great condition. I tried to shift both ways up...

Steve Sr. wrote: Bike Gurus, You know ergo bars, the ones with the flat section near the stem that looks cool. The coolness fades fast when you try...

Hi all, I have a wheel with 700c Sun double-wall flat cross-section rims and Kenda Kwick 700x23c tires. They are laced radially and I use cloth rim tape. ...

I have a bike where everything is nonstandard. Most of the tubes are eliptical, there's a spacer on the handlebars that makes all of my mounting clamps no...

Does any one know the proper or common name for the producer of the dreaded "Goat Heads"? Or could you describe it? After almost 20 yrs (not continuous) of mt....

This has been an idea in the back of my head for quite a while. At first, I was thinking Rohloff hub, and so the idea never went anywhere due to the cost. ...

Bo, Any recommendations as to which kind of paint is best? Also i understand that after painting a bike and pressing the BB cups back in (old style) the...

Like louisurfer, I too crashed this weekend - although I have only myself to blame. I was on a moderate descent with a sharp left turn at the bottom. I came...

Paul Hobson wrote: Try mounting the light on your fork. I know several folks who do that. That can be a good idea too. But be dead certain it's...

Steve Sr. wrote: Bike Gurus, You know ergo bars, the ones with the flat section near the stem that looks cool. I _think_ I know, but I'm not sure. ...

Steve Sr. wrote: It looks like my only option left would be to clamp something around the stem spacers (35.1mm) or replace the stem spacers with...

Okay while I am waiting for the first new chain from performance. How many miles should I expect to get from a cassette? The bike is almost new, well has about...

After shunning them for many years, I've started using glueless patches again. Though the old ones were unreliable, the newer ones seem pretty good. A couple...

So through no fault of my own, I have come into a wealth of UN-53 bottom brackets, most of which have buggered left-side plastic retaining cups. Is there a...

OK, is anyone else getting "re-posts" a lot lately? For example, someone will start a thread that generates a few replies, which also get a reply or three. ...

I have recently observed an MA3 rim crack at a few eyelets in a machine built wheel that came with a bike (I didn't choose or build that wheel, I just hand...

Having just read the recent post about cracks developing in Mavic MA-3 rims, I'm re-thinking my decision to use them for the touring wheelset I'm currently...

I'm looking for the ERD of a 700c clincher FiR Rialto. It doesn't seem to be listed on any of the usual spoke length databases. Anyone know? Thanks, James...

A buddy of mine has a 105 8-spd triple, where the front shifter just gave up the ghost. Is there a readily-available shifter that will work with his current...