Hi, I have an old mountain bike my brother-in-law gave me. I'm interested in converting it to a road bike to use as a commuter but don't know if that's...

While doing a "tune up" I broke off one of the plastic shifter buttons (old Shimano style) for the rear derailer on my bike. Is there a way to fix...

As a newbie to this newsgroup I've noticed there is an ongoing controversy regarding helmets. I thought I'd relate my experience for what it's worth.... even...

Interesting case on 'Judge Judy' today in which a 15 y.o. child was riding a skateboard in a parking lot and was hit by a female driver who was on a cellphone...

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone can direct me on finding information on building a Chopper Style Bicycle? I just spent about 4 hours searching on the Net and...

I'm looking for a mid priced hybrid bike and I'd like some recomendations. The only one I've tried so far is a Trek 7200 FX. It seemed to be pretty decent but...

I'm the computer techie for a municipal government in a small town. In the course of a month I have to travel between city facilities 15 of 20 days, sometimes...

so far with the tires on my road bike (bonganger race lite hard case) I have not found anything that made it through the tire and tuffy liner. I have...

I recently came across this new cycling software and feel it mentioning because I have been looking for something like this for a long time. It can be found at...

Hi, I am not fully familiar with the rearwheel quick release :( even though i have removed and fitted it 10/15 times now. here is the question - i decided to...

Are gloves padded differently for use on road bikes versus mountain bikes?

CALLING FOR A CRITICAL CRITICAL MASS Can't go to NYC for the convention? RIDE WITH THEM IN SOLIDARITY HERE! At the end of this month, while thousands will be...

I notice on all the pros that the inner teardrop shape of the quads is quite over-developed and vascular. Is this muscle mainly developed due to a certain...

Does anybody else have this problem? Or maybe it's not a problem? Just today I was standing over my road bike, with a carbon fork and integrated headset, and...

A friend tipped me off that most fabrics for thin shirts offer minimal UVB protection, on the order of SPF 10. During the summer I generally bike around with...

Ebay is hilarious.. wow. I stumbled onto this badboy: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=22681&item=3697058059&rd=1 here's the...

Long story slightly less long... I want to upgrade a recently rehabilitated '85 Schwinn to index shifting because my newer hybrid has me spoiled. (clank! -...

About a month ago, 8+ years of benign neglect, including 8 years of winter commuting, finally caught up with my Trek 720 as the gear assembly on the back wheel...

It's often surprising to me how little I can judge if a ride is going to be a good ride or a slog until I actually get out on the road. Some days when I just...

A friend of mine offered me her old road bike for our youngest son, who has outgrown his old bike but is growing SO fast right now (he's 13) that we've been...