I flatted on a pothole Sunday. Today I looked at the inside of the tire, and found a little cut in the sidewall. What's a good replacement for this 700x26C...

OK, let me tell you first of all, I'm an oldish, slow, touring kind of cyclist. I have always worn a short sleeve cotton t-shirt in warm weather, and a long...

I'm considering a specific wheel build, and wonder what spoke count will be optimal under the circumstances. I weigh 210 pounds and ride aggressively on city...

Hello, Simple question, will a 10 speed DA front derailler work with a 9 speed Ultegra drivetrain? Thanks

Until fairly recently, both the Shimano-Europe and USA websites had tech data, pdf manuals, etc. for much of their slightly older equipment (e.g., M505...

I have an old Lotus Challenger CX which I rebuilt and was using for commuting. It was great. A stick from a tree was hidden on the street, caught in the...

I was recently given an older bike by someone who wasn't going to use it anymore. While performing some basic maintenance to get it road-ready again I noticed...

I grabbed a couple of new tubes Friday night, since I had had 2 flats (a flat and a failed spare) the last time I rode. Idly looked at the box the tubes...

For some reason, I couldn't post a followup to the thread from February, so I'll start a new one. The original question was from Shawn Amir, and I had the...

I have a late 80's (1987?) Cilo road bike. It has a shimano biopace dual crank and 6spd cassette. I like the bike and would like to upgrade it to be a triple...

I want to convert my conventional headset to the treadless headset (aheadset), but still have the threaded steel steering fork column. Is it possible to keep...

I'm pretty new to cycling after a 25 year break so this question may be naive. I recently purchsed a bike (used Univega Via Montega) and it has...

Homer: Apu, as your best customer, I demand you drop the shoplifting charges against my wife! Apu: Please acccept my apologies, sir, but we're putting that...

I have an old Peugeot Orient Express, a mountain bike I purchased in the mid-80's. It has Shimano Exage SIS components. "Light Action" I need to replace my...

I recently saw a couple of Schwinns being sold in a department store. In spite of the fact that conventional wisdom is that buying a bike from a LBS is...

I consider myself pretty handy around bicycles but this one has me a little stymied. And I bet it will be so obvious that I will feel like a fool when someone...

Bill Lloyd wrote: On 2005-06-19 13:12:20 -0700, "Arthur Clune" said: In uk.rec.cycling Jason Earl wrote: ...

I'm ready to give up and hand the wheel to my LBS, but before I do that, I thought I'd give this forum a try and see if any of you can come up with a brilliant...

So I'm cruising through the local x-mart on the way past the rack of bikes when an aberration catches my eye. It's an mtb with aero rims and bladed spokes. ...

I finally bought a new bicycle and wanted to transfer my Avocet 50 bike computer over. But the handlebars are tapered and get wider at the the stem...