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Team Estrogen How to change a casette?  
04:53 15-Aug-06   [Replies: 18, Views: 395]    By: Triskeliongirl
OK girls. Any wrenches out there want to tell me what tools I need to buy to change a casette, and how hard it is to do? I have a wheel I bought from Emily on this board (thanks Emily, she is be...
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Team Estrogen Double vs. Compact Double  
04:15 15-Aug-06   [Replies: 11, Views: 492]    By: KnottedYet
Help me, please. I really did try to figure this out myself, but failed. What is the difference between a double and a compact double? Say (hypothetically) one bought a Waterford wit...
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Team Estrogen New Brake Pads  
06:28 14-Aug-06   [Replies: 3, Views: 142]    By: Bicyclette
I think it's time to start looking at replacing the brake pads on my Trek 7.2 fx. Are all brake pads created equal? Are there different kinds of brake pads for different models of brakes? I'm n...
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Team Estrogen Bottom Bracket  
04:53 13-Aug-06   [Replies: 7, Views: 204]    By: Kano
I have a new one. When we took our bikes to get pedals, bike guy said, this bike's bottom bracket is loose. I could fix it for $10. I chose to take it to LBS where I bought it and get...
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Team Estrogen Bird noises.....  
04:53 13-Aug-06   [Replies: 5, Views: 183]    By: Denise223
The weather out here today was absolutely beautiful so Ben and I enjoyed a 20 mile ride out in the country. At around mile 12, I started hearing birds chirping - kind of in sequence, sort of a...
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Team Estrogen Lightweight Pump  
14:39 12-Aug-06   [Replies: 34, Views: 801]    By: Veronica
Any suggestions on a light pump that I can out fit my new bike with? V. ...
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Team Estrogen What is this crud?  
01:53 11-Aug-06   [Replies: 10, Views: 397]    By: Veronica
Solid pieces of black filth on my chain, rear derailleur, cassette and chain rings. I know - it's just road grime, but why does my bike seem to get so much of it! V. ...
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Team Estrogen Campy Chorus Compact question  
18:00 7-Aug-06   [Replies: 10, Views: 204]    By: profŕvélo
I've been riding for over 5 years with a Shimano 9-speed triple, first 105, then Ultegra. On my brand-new bike I have a Campy Chorus 10-speed compact. It's my first time with 1) Campy or 2) a co...
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Team Estrogen Breaks adjustment  
14:38 7-Aug-06   [Replies: 6, Views: 167]    By: FreshNewbie
I had my bikes for few months now, and from the first time I picked it up from the tune up and assembly my breaks felt funny, they weren't tight enough and stopping power was bad. So I took it to ...
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Team Estrogen Flat tire puzzler  
01:53 7-Aug-06   [Replies: 8, Views: 272]    By: Flatlander
My husband keeps getting flats, and I keep fixing them. I haven't minded much, since I want the practice fixing them quickly, in case I get one during a race. However, I am about to reach the poin...
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Team Estrogen Frequently tightening front derailleur cable  
20:43 6-Aug-06   [Replies: 6, Views: 232]    By: witeowl
OK, so on the third time of going to the LBC to get my front derailleur adjusted on my less than two-month old bike (it gets hard and/or impossible to get it onto the biggest front chainring), I a...
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Team Estrogen 700x28 tubes in 700x23 tires?  
17:38 3-Aug-06   [Replies: 3, Views: 165]    By: lette
Lost my mind and ordered six 700x28 tubes for my 700x23 road tires. Will this work or will I be trying to jam too much tube in? (does it mean 5mm in diameter?) Big thanks, Lette ...
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Team Estrogen Just HOW tight on the front tire?  
15:18 29-Jul-06   [Replies: 8, Views: 204]    By: gringa loca
Ok, I have to take front tire off to put my bike in my car. Now granted, I have very little strength in my hands, so my idea of tight and the LBS idea of tight are probably different. But i...
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Team Estrogen Moving the shifters  
13:10 28-Jul-06   [Replies: 8, Views: 196]    By: SouthernBelle
I trying to help a college age friend find a 2nd hand road bike. I've found a nice older Bianchi. It's a little heavy, but my major squawk with it are that the shifters are on the DT. I wouldn'...
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Team Estrogen Cleaning the Chain  
03:53 28-Jul-06   [Replies: 18, Views: 599]    By: Kano
So, okay, now that it's almost 9:30 at night, the temperature has FINALLY dropped below 100 for the day, and the sun's down so it won't beat on us, but that also means it's too near dark to ride w...
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Team Estrogen Stan's tire and rim sealant?  
20:13 25-Jul-06   [Replies: 14, Views: 216]    By: WrensMom
My DH works with a gal who does triathlons, and she told him that the LBS put this Stan's sealant into her tubes on her Litespeed, and that it has worked great for goatheads and the like. Kind of...
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Team Estrogen Taking off the front wheel  
07:58 25-Jul-06   [Replies: 11, Views: 263]    By: esther231
Newbie question. I just got my bike. I have to take the front wheel off to take it anywhere in my car. There isn't a bike rack that I can use with my car. It's a VW bug with a sun roof an...
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Team Estrogen Ok, I'm a dork. Help!!!  
17:58 24-Jul-06   [Replies: 44, Views: 788]    By: Tiffanie
I took the rear wheel off. First time I've had to do this. I can't figure out how to get it back on! It looks like I somehow twisted the chain around (pic attached)???? What the heck? I kno...
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Team Estrogen Brakes squeaking??  
07:29 24-Jul-06   [Replies: 4, Views: 175]    By: light_sabe_r
My bike turns 1 month today. (hooray Happy Birthday Jamis!) Anyway... over the past few rides he's developed a squeak when I brake. I think it's the front one and it's sounds similar to a ...
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Team Estrogen seat post sqeek  
21:18 23-Jul-06   [Replies: 6, Views: 115]    By: chickwhorips
i was out riding with the bf yesterday when a squeek started really bugging me. it was squeeking before i put my new saddle on it and its just getting worse. my bf said it was my seat post an...
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Team Estrogen Shims for Shimano dual-control levers?  
04:58 23-Jul-06   [Replies: 17, Views: 378]    By: Kalidurga
I finally went for a "real" fitting at a shop with the Serotta fit system. The one thing that we were not able to improve was the reach to the brake/shift levers. Unfortunately, when t...
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Team Estrogen Specialized Recall!!  
20:29 21-Jul-06   [Replies: 0, Views: 187]    By: ridebikeme
Specialized has recalled the Carbon stem that is on the following 2006 bikes....S- Works Tarmac, Tarmac Pro, S-Works Roubaix, Roubaix Pro, Allezz Pro, and S- Works Transition. The S-Works carbon ...
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Team Estrogen New tires: Is it my imagination?  
06:58 18-Jul-06   [Replies: 10, Views: 217]    By: Flatlander
I just put some Michelin Pro 2 tires on my road bike, replacing the originals, VIttoria HSD, which were starting to have some tread separation after only 500 miiles. The Michelins were the top...
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Team Estrogen Help! Exploding tubes  
02:58 18-Jul-06   [Replies: 18, Views: 354]    By: AuntieK
So, I bought a new wheelset, Easton Accent IIs, last Wednesday. I've now owned these wheels for 5 days. In that time, I have had two tubes explode! (One exploded on front wheel, one on the back...
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Team Estrogen Rythmic "whispering" sound  
13:36 17-Jul-06   [Replies: 11, Views: 225]    By: Flatlander
This noise is driving me crazy. I have a rythmic "whispering" sound that i hear when I ride. At first I thought maybe my brakes were rubbing, but I tried opening the quick release while ...
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