The convention seems to be to insert the skewers of both wheels so that the lever is on the left and the nut on the right. Why? Malcolm

Hello, I am working on building up a set of durable road wheels around 32 hole Phil Wood road hubs. Based on recommendations from this group the rims will be...

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This is going to sound like a screwy post, but I'm trying to puzzle something out. It has been a lot of years since I had a road bike (20?). I've ridden...

Someone in my building left a bunch of stuff down in the lobby,they're moving. SO there's a box with all kinds of stuff, various assorted items- among them a...

I noticed that threads were showing through my rear tire so I looked at Nashbar and Performance for a good 700c commuting tire with flat resistance. I ordered...

Hi All, I just posted my interview with Swobo's Sky Yaeger: http://cycloculture.blogspot.com/2008/07/sky-yaeger-on-integrated-design-and.html Yaeger is the...

Couple of bike-related articles in today's (6/16) Salt Lake Tribune: http://www.sltrib.com/outdoors/ci_2804980 http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2805159 I gotta...

Guy came into the shop yesterday and bought a bottle of Slime. He said he was going to put it in his glue-on tubular tire. Has anyone here done that already?...

The claim is that it "instantly seals punctures up to 1/8" as you ride" and "works repeatedly, lasts up to 2 years"...how's this possible -- and how's it that...

Does this stuff work if your tire is completely flat or just if it's got a slow leak?

I heard a bad sound from my front wheel a few days ago. Because it was below freezing, I thought some water had gotten in the bearings and frozen. But, as it...

jj commented on slime adding a little weight overall...got me to thinking. The actual weight of the slime is 8oz (4oz per tube). My riding involves sand,...

I visited The Netherlands and I noticed something very interesting. Bicycling is a major mode of transportation there and no one is fat (actually the offical...

My brother and I have just started to work on some rudimentary drafting down a back road, very straight, low traffic, and were having a great time trading...

Been watching some of the Tour de France action on TV and noticed there seemed to be an awful large number of bikes with sloped (non-horizontal) top tubes. I...

So my front tire went flat again, due to a slow leak I had thought that I'd fixed the puncture in question, but, no, a corner of the patch hadn't stuck onto...

Well, the results are in. After a week of slow riding, I didn't do any caloric damage, and I seem to have maintained my speed. The "long" time trial (10...

I've seen various discussions of the Slow-Moving Vehicle (SMV) emblem being used on bicycles, but it's not a good idea for a number of reasons: 1) It's...