Hi everyone! I got crashed out of my last race of the season - the good news is that I'm ok- but my poor Ruby has a broken seat stay. It is a crack that goes a bit over 1/2 the circumference of ...
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(aka freehub wobble) How much is too much?
I remember having some slight wobble with the old cassette, and I just got a new one put on today with a new chain. I put the bike on the stand when...
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I just got back from my shake down cruise on my newest bike, the first that I have built on my own. I started with a Novara Safari XS frame, added the bottom bracket, a Sugino triple chainring cr...
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So my poor bike, Fiona (a Kestrel Talon with internally routed cables), has not had an easy start. I ordered her online and she came with one very damaged wheel that I got replaced right away. It ...
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Recently I manage to break BOTH valve stems while pumping up my tires. I was traveling, and only had my mini pump, not my regular pump. I got the tires pumped up, but the valve stems (right at the...
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Hi all-new biker, new bike. I've changed two flats, before I even had ten miles on my bike! However, now have more miles but this has been a problem from day one:
When I ride, I feel this: du-...
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I still have the road bike my parents bought for me when I was in 8th or 9th grade. It's a Bianchi Forza, bright red and in great condition. I'm hoping to make it into a commuter bike. It's got...
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At the worst possible point in a ride....down at the bottom of a hill at the river's edge with help a few miles away, my chain came off.
With a new bike and no knowledge (yet) of how things ...
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my shifters keep sliding down my handlebars. I tighten the screw and retape the cables everytime I move them back into place, but they keep moving down. Is there a trick that I am missing? thanks
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BF just got me a floor pump with a pressure guage for my birthday. So I thought I'd check the tyres and pump them up to full pressure. I looked at the tyres and the rear tyre said max pressure 85p...
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Here's a mechanical puzzler for those so inclined. Today I was doing a tune-up on a Raleigh Super Course, probably a late 60s or early 70s model, definitely before 1973. The tag specifically sai...
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I bought a 76 Schwinn Varsity 10-speed at a garage sale yesterday. It has all the original Schwinn components. It's been beat to hell, the odometer says 920 miles, but has been failing for quite...
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I have 700 x 28 tires on my touring bike and they're ok...but I keep reading about tires that are more flat proof....and a little more versatile than my Zafiros.
so here i am reading about tir...
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After using my trainer fairly frequently, both in the summer when it is too hot outside to ride or in the winter when I will freeze, I thought that it might need a tune -up of sorts.
I have a ...
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I have tubless tires and Stan's on my mtb rims. I'd like to change the tires for different terrains but I'm wondering......will the Stan's turn into one big blob in the tire? Does it pour out or d...
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OK...so I may need to make some adjustments to my new bars and the hi tech foam set I put on is all in the wrong place and umpy (ugh+lumpy)
Can I unwrap my leather bar tape (again) completely ...
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I am new to cycling, and I love it. I just bought a BMC Streetfire, and I want to know and learn everything there is to know about my bike and bikes in general. Any suggestions on a good book to...
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I'm having lots of problems with my seat post slipping. We thought we had it resolved, and I just checked it after several rides, and the *$%^ thing has moved again. Basically, over 40 miles or s...
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Inspired by Susan's tread separation, I searched the 'net and couldn't find anything on this topic. So I'm re-posting here where it might get more views.
Contrary to Sheldon Brown's assertion,...
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I'm doing my first IronWoman biathlon on the 27th and a bit paranoid about getting a flat during the cycling portion. I was looking at putting in some type of flat restistance race-ready tubes bu...
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I just changed my bars (interrupters and all)...and was htinking about those torquing charts....
1......how do you know how much to tighten certain bols...like the face plate on my stem....or the...
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I am getting brave..... My husband gave me his Mavic Crossmax wheels for my mountain bike, I need to take off the 9-speed cassette since my bike is 8-speed. I read it was easy as can be, but what ...
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Confession o' the day:
I spent almost $20 on a set of hex wrenches.
Oh, but they are grand wrenches! They are so precise, and fit perfectly. They have those rounded bits that really do let you w...
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Since CA has gotten your attention, I have something to say!
I noticed on my ride today that two of the screws (allen head) on the corners of my Bike Friday folding rack have come off and that...
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I'm hoping that a few of the other Bike Friday owners will be able to chime in here -
We have been riding Schwalbe Stelvio tires on our Crusoe's and we seem to get getting much worse than nor...
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