... I feel like doing a little dance. I just picked my baby up from the doctors', where she has been fitted with a new crank (bigger top gear, yay!), front derailleur, chain and cassette, plus a c...
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I read that you should get a new chain every 1000 miles. Is this accurate? And is installing a new chain difficult? And how do you know what kind of chain to get? Any and all information is app...
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Hi - Quick question for my DH.
DH had the Q-factor (generally: distance of the pedal from the center line of the bike) out of alignment b/t his two pedals. He corrected the pedals last Spring. ...
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Hi ladies,
I found my ideal saddle but just need to turn the nose down a wee bit. I'm really scared to do my own saddle adjustment. I don't know why!!! But mostly, I don't know how!!! I ha...
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Will someone please explain to me what a "compact crank" is and why they're so popular?
I know what "compact" means, and I know what a "crank" is--yes, on the bi...
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OK, so somehow a chip has appeared in the paint on my 6mo-old Specialized Dolce Vita . The chip is about 1/4 inch in diameter and roughly round, and it goes down to the metal of the frame. I t...
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I changed a flat in my back tire last week, for the first time unassisted, and ever since then, my chain wants to jump around. Sometimes it even comes off. I assume it's because of something I d...
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cause plastic to turn that ugly milky color like I have seen other degreasers/clearners do ? I once had the plastic thing that is between the rear cassette and the spokes ( it actually attaches to...
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OK. Last time I wanted to change a cog set, I purchased the tools from my LBS, and in showing me how to use the tools they changed it for me. Today, I did it myslef for the very first time. I t...
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Hey has anyone done a fixed gear setup? I have an old school mid 80's 10 speed that I plan on stripping down. I'm debating making it a single speed so I can coast. The bike will be my winter co...
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I'm looking at a used bottom bracket (Campy Athena) and used front derailleur (Campy Veloce or Mirage). Each is about 1/2 the cost of new.
Are those pretty safe things to get used?
Do BB'...
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can you tell me if this book is any good? i am a woman who wants to do it all on my own. will this help me?
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1579548830
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To unscrew my pedals: The left pedal, unscrew clockwise? and the opposite for the right... right?
Hope my question makes sense
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Ok, so after my first century in the rain I am paranoid that my baby bike needs to be taken to a "doctor" aka LBS or can I do it on my own?
I would imagine that everything needs to be...
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Could I get some advice/guidance you mechanics out there? I was inflating my front tire the other day and twisted the locknut on the presta tube open so I could put air in the tire. All the air c...
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I bought a used bike. I noticed that the rear cassette teeth look worn. Kinda like shiney half moons. Does that mean it is time to replace the rear cassette, maybe the front also? Noticed that...
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Ok, I know I shouldn't do it, but sometimes I just can't help it. Since switching from a triple chainring hybrid to a double ring 'cross bike, I'm finding that I want more gears. I had been cons...
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I have a Trek 1000 WSD with the Shimano Tiagra rear derailleur. I have taken it back to the LBS twice to get it adjusted and it STILL is sluggish and messed up. Is it just the nature of the Tiagra...
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Oh, I'm such a doofus! I changed a tube with flying colors, washed my bike, lubed the chain, and then left her to dry the T-9 (lube) leaning against the wall on my concrete patio. She fell over ...
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I'm currently determined to learn how to do basic maintenance and repair on my bikes (both road and MTB). So, I am looking for any advice you girls have on good books to get that are easy to foll...
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I know that flats are a part of every cyclists life, but two in a row on the same tire make me mad. And of course it was a rear tire...
I suspect that the problem that caused the first flat al...
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I just used my new lightweight tools to change the rear tire on my bike. It's time for Fluffy to go back into the trainer - no more skinny tires for me.
On to the review...
My frame pum...
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I just bought a Trek 5000 and it came with Bontrager Race Lite, 700x25c, my question is what kind of tubes can I use?? Do I have to use Bontrager? Do they have to be 700 x 25 exactly? I am goin...
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Today was my first ride on the Vredestein Fortezza tires that I got from biketiresdirect.com.
If you'd asked me what I thought of the tires at 10 miles into the ride, I would have given an ecs...
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I have a tiagra rear de.that seems kinda sluggish. Is that how they are? If I upgrade, do you think that an ultegra is noticablly better than a 105 on the rear?
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