I want to run campy ergo on my cross bike and I'm debating how many gears to use in back. My thinking is that 8 speed would be the best in that it would be mor...

Is it possible to use a shimano 8 speed cassette on a shimano (600) 7 speed hub? I'm assuming that the 8 speed spacers are thinner than the 7 speed...

Last month, I took a piece of inner tube that had been soaking in oil (forgotten for a few months) and found that Joe Riel was quite right about oil reducing...

Hi, Not sure if this is the right newsgroup to post this. My mom has a Teledyne Titan that has sat in the garage for the past 20 years. Can anyone point me...

On my way to work my bike dumped me off. I didn't immediately see anything wrong, so I hopped back on and continued (carefully) to work. The bike kept...

Are there any tricks to this? I find it very difficult to get them seated so I can put the pins in. I'm using Shimano pads. Thanks Tom

Found a couple bad bike crash videos. Ouch! http://www.big-boys.com/articles/badchainjump.html http://www.big-boys.com/articles/watchthis.html w

Hi all... Medium-time lurker...first-time poster: I had my Specialized Sequoia in my LBS this week to take care of a few problems (busted spoke, tune-up,...

I have hard time reaching brake levers from drop bar.position. Is it normal ? Any solution ? TIA

My friend has a tig welded steel (Ultrafoco?) Scapin that's only a few years old. There is a large crack in the seat tube just above the bottom bracket shell...

Got a new set of new tubular rims in a big swap over the weekend. "Escape Velocity" brand - made in Austrailia. 28/32 hole front/rear pair. Slightly aero...

"!Jones" wrote: Does anyone out there in Usenet-land use the Tubus "Fly" rack? If so, would you share your experience? I'm considering...

The namecap came loose on my left 105 brifter. There is no screw visible. How can I tigten it?

Hi, I thought at first that I solved the click I hear coming from the front of the bike, but it's there again. Worse than ever. I can re-create the exact same...

!Jones writes: Hello. Does anyone out there in Usenet-land use the Tubus "Fly" rack? If so, would you share your experience? I'm...

This is my first evnture in this forum and I hope somebody can either help me with info or reassure me that there's no problem. I ride on Rolf Vector Pros and...

I have Continental sport 1000 tires. The tread is still in good shape, but the tires are 3 years old. Is it a good idea to replace the tires due to the age of...

Where I live I am very happy with a 11-21 cassette... I like having very small gaps between the sprockets... I do spend quite a bit of time in the 19 and 21...

Another attempt to cut down on the length of the spokes cutting through the air? Like deep section rims in reverse. Seems like it wouldn't be nearly as...

the CRC (or other) rubber compound appears to substantially reduce pad and rim wear. search to other brake prep posts in bike.tech. the observation that the...