Hi there. I just got a hope mono-mini fitted to my forks, to replace an Avid V-brake. I've retained the Avid V at the rear (and thank God!) The Hope at the...

Thats for the integrated BB xtr. The shimano ones are more expensive than making new ones from the metal strips in five pound notes. cheers G

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That's hot! /s

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What hikers do in the woods?!?

Well...bought new forks...and I mean new, un-cut steering tube and no star nut. Can I cut the tube with a pipe cutter or is there a science to it? Also can you...

Is open! I've ridden it a couple of times in the past few days and although it's slightly on the soft side (frost lift) it's very dry and very nice. C'mon up*...

It was a fantastic day at Wissahickon today. The rain held off until we got back to the car, but an occassional mist kept things nice and cool. Getting back...

Last time I rode one of my bikes on Saturday the steering was might tright. Sunday I rode my other pick. So Tuesday after wiork I pulled the fork and took...

I'm contemplating the purchase of a Gary Fisher Big Sur mtn bike. I can get a new one for under $700. Big riders swear by the genesis geometry but I'm just a...

The wife and I are looking to purchase new bikes for primarily riding on pavement (around the neighborhood and on a paved trail). We looked at a number of...

Here in Toronto we've been getting HOT weather for the last week. It got up to 28C... April 19 the hottest on record. . Global warming .... na. Anyway,...

Hi I'm trying to mount a Hope XC4 disk brake caliper to a pair of RockShox SID forks. However I'm having problems with alignment of the rotor in the caliper...

I thinking of replacing my very old road bike and am confused whether to buy a hybrid or mountain bike. Will be using it mostly for excercising (usually with...

I have never travelled with my bike before. I am a big fan of pricelining a cheap tcket whenever I fly as I never need any sort of special accomodation and...

They post about running two tubes has reminded me, didn't someone used to make some kind of solid bike tyre that if you cut through it, it would look like an...

I'll say I'm not impressed with the brightness. It may save me from hitting a pothole or something but maybe not. It will keep the police from pulling me over...

On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 17:11:39 GMT, Mike Vandeman wrote: The Impacts of Mountain Biking on Wildlife and People -- A Review of the...

Out xc riding last night and 3/4 of the way round the rear mech decided it wanted to be on the other side of my rear wheel, and moved there via the shortest...