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Hello, A few months ago I crashed my bike. I thought I did a good inspection, and saw no damage. But just recently I went to replace the front brake pads and...

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Why are there so many coarse women on the cycling newsgroups? Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 19:17:25 -0500 From:...

I'm looking to buy some clipless pedals for my mountain and road bikes. I don't really want to buy two pairs of shoes or have to keep swapping cleats over. I...

This may have been discussed before. On an old rear Campy Nuovo Tipo hub, that has 1/4 in. 7 ball retainer type bearings, I can fit 11 loose balls leaving a...

Congrats, Sheldon! Schweet. November issue, p.31. -Doug

Both the same price but EX721 is 170g lighter. Both as far as i can tell are highly recommended generally but is the heavier XC717 any stronger perhaps? Any...

I have a yamaha chappy in my basement that hasn't worked in years. I recently decided to convert it into an electric motorcycle. So thus far I have a gutted...

I know that when Campy shifters lose their click it's time to replace the G-springs but now my left thumb shifter won't pop back to it's home position. When...

Hi all: Subject line pretty much says it. I've got a new Cane Creek S-8 threadless headset - my very first threadless headset - which I want to install in a...

My mountain bike has a Rockshox "Duke XC" suspension fork, model year 2003. My bike tours often start with a train ride to the Swiss mountains, which in turn...

This device looks intriguing and I am surprised it has not been discussed here at any length: http://www.ibikesports.com/products.html Basically (if I...

I want Looney Tunes mud flaps for my touring bike! Ideally they would have Yosemite Sam saying "Back Off" but Tweety Bird or Marvin the Martian would be...

I just recently upgraded bikes from a 91 Trek 1400 to a 01 Trek 5200. Last night, I spent ~45 minutes riding in a heavy drizzle. As I was cleaning the bike up,...

A non-bicycling friend just emailed to ask me if the thingy on the left chainstay in this picture is a new kind of...

I flatted on a ride yesterday and noticed my rear wheel had a little wobble, so when I put it in the stand to true it up, I noticed cracking -- not radiating...

I am in need of a replacement middle chainring for my XT FC-M751 crank arm. Apparently the spare's are not suited to the FC-M751 crank arm for some curious...

Hi, I tried a bike with hydraulic disk brakes (Hayes Sole V6) yesterday for the first time, and would appreciate your input on my impressions: - On the...

At the Ironman World Championships yesterday, Norman Stadler smoked the 112 mile bike course at an average speed of 26 mph. His bike featured a rear...

I just built a set of wheels using Sun CR-18 rims, ISO-559 size (a.k.a. "26-inch"), and am dismayed by the difficulty I'm having in mounting wire-beaded tires...