How do you prevent your frame from getting scratched by the chain, your shoes, accessory mounts, etc. ? I've put duct tapes on my chainstays to prevent them...

Which drivetrain system is better? Welllll, I'm certainly no expert, but if I had it to do all over again, I might say neither. I always wanted to get a...

Mark McMaster wrote in message ... For well designed and constructed wheels, the spoke breakage rate should be minimal. The...

I have a bottom end Suzue hub that I got for free (rear hub). I think it is a SIL-SP. It has never been built into a wheel and looks brand new. I have heard...

Steve Sr. wrote: I am looking to build a set of road wheels and am looking for suggestions for suitable rims. Of course, I would like them to be as light...

I have a 27" 36h Sun CR-18 rim laced to an Ultegra hub with exactly 542.4 miles on it. This is the rear wheel on my tandem. Yesterday an eyelet pulled thru...

Ken Roberts wrote: More different muscles to help push while standing: (A) pull up on handlebar with arm When standing and pedaling hard, such as when...

This is not a question about compatibility or which is better. I have 9 road bikes and four have Shimano STI. I recently acquired an 88 Schwinn Circuit that...

My good bike is an aluminum frame / carbon threaded fork with a steel steering tube. The fork is a Kestrel EMS with ~ 14,000 miles on it. A recent mishap at a...

I recently built up a bike out of the junk laying around home. The rear never shifted right (9 speed shimano cassette, XT rder, DuraAce bar-end shifters). It...

Quick question. I see the RD-511 listed on Shimano's web site as "top-normal" which I assume means high normal. Is the RD-M510 a high normal real derailleur...

A friend is looking to purchase his first road bike (he is currently riding one of mine). He asked me about the '05 Giant OCR1 and 2 and I didn't know about...

I'm a roadie who is new at off-road riding. On my road bike I usually wear out a chain before it needs to be cleaned/lubed. My new mountain bike is...

On a training ride Saturday I got stung (twice) by a bee getting caught in my helmet. I had a mild allergic reaction, saw a doctor, no real problems. But...

I'm looking for clamp on downtube shifter bosses that are compatible with Shimano indexed shifters. That is, it needs to have, at the base of the post, the...

I am looking for 9 speed indexed downtube shifters. I have found the Dura-Ace at about $50 but almost no others. So I have two questions: 1) Will the...

I have an old Peugeot with a 23.8 mm seatpost. After Googling, I realize how rare these things are. Does anyone know where to buy one? Tom

My question is should a fixed gear be any more prone to broken spokes? It doesn't seem to me that it should. To explain, I have about 2500 miles on my fixed...

I'm new to the Campy world, having purchased a set of Veloce brifters. (I'm attempting to shift a 9-sp triple Shimano drivetrain with a Campy racing triple...