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Team Estrogen Glad to be here.  
01:55 4-Jan-08   [Replies: 1, Views: 221]    By: cutienadamsgirl
hey just new and wanted to say hi. all have a great day! Nic ...
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Team Estrogen Shifter Cable Questions  
19:49 27-Dec-07   [Replies: 10, Views: 306]    By: csr1210
This seems like a really dumb question, but here goes anyway.... I just got the down low glow light (thanks to the commuting forum ) for my bike and want to install it, but the holder goes on ...
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Team Estrogen winter grit & grime  
18:00 24-Dec-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 386]    By: Melalvai
Not a question, just griping. I've been trying to clean my bike every night. I let it go a couple days and I had to spend over an HOUR on it. Even so, I was still getting rust on the cloth when ...
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Team Estrogen Bike Transport - part deux  
21:30 17-Dec-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 470]    By: flash
Does anyone have any experience with soft sided bike transport bags? I was just reading a bike tour brochure & the tour company won't let you bring hardshell cases (like the trico iron cas...
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Team Estrogen Agave fiber brushes?  
02:55 17-Dec-07   [Replies: 0, Views: 162]    By: OakLeaf
A while back I read something in a magazine about agave fiber cleaning brushes (they have another Spanish name, but that's what they're made of). Supposedly grease doesn't stick to them and they l...
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Team Estrogen Bike Transport!  
07:54 12-Dec-07   [Replies: 13, Views: 501]    By: equus123
Hi all, I'm getting a hard-case bike carrier for xmas and I'm going to use it to bring my bike with me on a trip to FL to visit my parents. The bike carrier is great because it's a larger s...
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Team Estrogen Phil Wood bearing dust caps.  
09:11 1-Dec-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 592]    By: g19
I'm in need for new bearings for my Shimano Hollowtech II outboard bracket. Now my problem is that it's not difficult to get new PW bearings PWX05, but because these bearings are 1mm thicker t...
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Team Estrogen Flat Tires - Basic Advice  
03:54 28-Nov-07   [Replies: 8, Views: 458]    By: surgtech1956
Flat tire advice, this is a topic I have avoided. I plan on commuting, riding more next year. What do I need as far as a 'flat tire kit', tools - I do have some tire irons that I have never used...
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Team Estrogen Ultegra 6620 pedal q'n.  
19:21 27-Nov-07   [Replies: 2, Views: 198]    By: g19
I have a pair of Ultegra 6620 model pedals that i want to dismantle (don't ask why :-) Now i have this litle tool that go's over the plastic ? thing and i can release it a turn or 2, but then ...
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Team Estrogen building a bike from the frame up?  
21:56 25-Nov-07   [Replies: 8, Views: 575]    By: surgtech1956
How many of you are 'bike builders'? I've seen quite of few showing off a new frame. I'm thinking about a winter project - building a bike. I would appreciate any advice. Is there a good book ...
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Team Estrogen MTB Tire size?  
22:32 24-Nov-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 341]    By: Dogmama
I'm dusting off the old MTB & probably need to replace these weather cracked tires. Are MTB tires sized the same as road tires - in other words, a 26/19 tire would just be narrower than a 26/...
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Team Estrogen What color fenders?  
12:26 22-Nov-07   [Replies: 28, Views: 661]    By: Tuckervill
It's T'giving morning and I'm sitting in my kitchen way too early to put the turkey in the oven. Let's just say it's the quiet before the storm, and what am I doing up???? So here's my questi...
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Team Estrogen change from bolt to QR wheels?  
11:18 17-Nov-07   [Replies: 11, Views: 456]    By: catspyjamas
Hi all, I'm new to the forums, relatively new to cycle commuting, and having a horrendous time changing my first tube! I've managed to patch a tube before without taking the wheel off, which work...
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Team Estrogen Best directions for derailleur adjustment...  
22:43 15-Nov-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 231]    By: Kalidurga
... that I've seen yet. As a matter of fact, this blog is pretty cool for bike maintenance in general: Practical Pedal's Fixit page [http://practicalpedal.com/fixit/?p=18]> (While you're the...
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Team Estrogen Disconnect the battery  
15:51 14-Nov-07   [Replies: 4, Views: 252]    By: maillotpois
I haven't been posting much - super busy with work, in a good way. Busy with the kid, also pretty good considering it's the pre-teen years. DH and I have been doing some MTB riding. But I h...
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Team Estrogen Can't shift down - no resistance when trying to do so  
22:07 5-Nov-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 168]    By: attack plan r
I'm having a bit of a problem and as a newbie to bike maintenance, I don't know where to start. Today, as I was trying to shift to an easier gear on the back, I was met with no resistance from the...
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Team Estrogen Mysterious flat...  
22:02 5-Nov-07   [Replies: 15, Views: 790]    By: steinspinne
So I haven't ridden in about a week. Yesterday was absolutely beautiful so I decide I'm going to ride to work. I get dressed, go to the kitchen to retrieve my bike, and notice my front tire is com...
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Team Estrogen Stupid question about rags  
03:29 5-Nov-07   [Replies: 6, Views: 258]    By: mariposa
What do you do with dirty rags? The rag I use to degrease my bikes, is now so disgusting that it seems to 'grease' them more than degrease them! 1. Launder them? (obviously, separately fr...
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Team Estrogen campy 10 speed chain/chain tool  
14:37 2-Nov-07   [Replies: 5, Views: 265]    By: Beane
Does anyone have campy 10-speed? My new bike does and I have read conflicting information about whether or not a special tool is needed to install/remove the chain. Apparently the new 10 speeds ...
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Team Estrogen Removing Look Keo pedals  
19:40 1-Nov-07   [Replies: 2, Views: 159]    By: OakLeaf
It's getting to be that time of year, and with a smaller car this year, if my bike is going to fit in the back at all on top of all our other stuff, the pedals are going to have to come off. ...
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Team Estrogen chain slipping- back to the LBS?  
01:54 30-Oct-07   [Replies: 13, Views: 344]    By: fastdogs
I just got a new Trek 7200 last thursday. Yesterday and today, I noticed the chain slipping- not jumping out of gear, but just like- slipping. It didn't do it on the 14 mile ride saturday, just s...
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Team Estrogen cable housing  
15:34 28-Oct-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 214]    By: uforgot
Anyone know where you can get cable housing in colors? I'm actually looking for a dark brown to put on my Nishiki mixte. It already has brown housing, but I want to replace it and the cables. T...
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Team Estrogen new tires  
02:42 28-Oct-07   [Replies: 10, Views: 409]    By: Lisa S.H.
I put NEW TIRES on my bike today. I knew my old tires were kind of worn after 3000 miles, but when I actually held them side by side with the new ones- oh my, the old ones were SO worn out it was...
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Team Estrogen Chain jammed between chainrings...how to get it out?  
17:08 26-Oct-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 287]    By: Jolt
I was riding home from the grocery store with a pretty good load on the rack, and when I shifted (or tried to) from the middle to the smallest chainring as I started to climb the steep hill on the...
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Team Estrogen What to do with Mixte handlebars?  
17:52 25-Oct-07   [Replies: 23, Views: 571]    By: teigyr
We recently got a Takara mixte, its picture is in the "bikes" thread. DH has been taking it apart and says it is in incredible shape though the cables and brakes need to be replaced. Str...
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