I've built up a MTB wheelset that I'm going to be using primarily in singlespeed mode with spacers on the aluminum freehub body. I'm worried that the freehub...

what's the best way? these are carbon rims with aluminum braking and tire mounting surfaces (old HED Jet's). thanks!

I'm trying to build up a race-worthy bike on the cheap. I have a 1990 cannondale criterium frame with a 1" threaded aluminum fork. I'd like to upgrade to a...

On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:59:10 -0700, HP wrote: My old bike has a freewheel that takes a 4-prong SunTour extractor. I tried it, and the...

Hi, After the repair job on my fork/headset assembly, the irritating noise stayed away for 1 day, but gradually I can hear it more often again. I spoke to the...

I just tried to used a IRD sport 10 speed chain for campy on a new am classic conversion cassette (new meaning the cassette had about 100 miles on it). It just...

HP wrote: Hi, I've gotten a couple of other bikes from Craigslist the past few weeks and now am doing some maintenance on them. Some questions: One...

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Hi, I just noticed that I have a couple of small gouges in the top tube of my Trek 2300. These seem to have been created by a bike stand, most likely one of...

Anybody see a Light and Motion Vega LED headlight in action and care to comment on its usefullness for seeing and being seen? Is it's mounting bracket sturdy?...

Anybody try these yet? I read Peter's post about his impressions of the FSA setup. I'm a little more interested in the performance and durability of the...

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As promised in another thread, I've written a brief analysis of the increase in spoke tension during stress relieving, i.e., while vigorously squeezing pairs...

I have an old common market bike from the 70s that I am currently riding. It has a cottered crank and the whole bottom assembly is approaching worn out. I...

On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:00:17 -0700, HP wrote: It's a SunTour Cyclone sealed-bearing rear hub. It's not a freehub, but one that takes a...

I lost the bracket/hanger for my Avenir Handlebar back. Anyone have one they are not using or one they could measure so I could make one. I remember that it...

Anybody try these new Vittoria Revo.KXS reversable tires? The marketing hype sounds good, but how do they ride/feel? Flat resistance? Anoyone have any...

A shy person writes anonymously: My old bike has a freewheel that takes a 4-prong SunTour extractor. I tried it, and the result was that 3 of the 4 prongs...

i ran out of screen real estate on the spoke tension meter thread and am having difficulty unraveling who said what. we have complete agreement on the effect...

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