Especially when it’s directed at Lance Armstrong. It was reported today that Trek is severing ties with Greg LeMond. There is one thing that stands out in the release, though. The release states: “In 1999, the LeMond line was one of the fastest growing road bike brands and one of the top five largest road […]
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A 9-speed Dura Ace shifter came to me recently with a problem. The release lever wasn’t working. It worked if the main brake lever was held in place at the same time the release lever was activated, but that is a very awkward contortion while riding. Usually, this is a symptom of a sticky pawl […]
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I always like seeing photos of the bikes that will be used for the annual Paris-Roubaix race. It interests me to see the special preparations that team mechanics make to the bikes and parts to survive the race. This one race has the potential to have mud, dust, heat, rain, wind, calm… But one thing […]
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A friend of mine is building up a new bike and asked me how much it would cost for an XTR group. He told me that he had been looking at the prices on a mail order site in the UK. I checked out their site and found to my disbelief that the price they […]
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I recently built up a new race bike for Daniel, a local high school kid who races in the NorCal high school mountain bike league. A nice, light, no-frills Orbea aluminum frame, Fox Float RLC fork, SRAM X9 drivetrain w/ XT crank, light wheels with Stan’s rims and White Industries hubs, and Juicy Carbon brakes. […]
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Yes, today is April 1. Yesterday was March 31. I didn’t even think about today being April Fool’s Day until a few jokes started popping up on the internet yesterday. The bike industry, it seems, is rife with jokers. Some are okay. Some fail. Some are brilliant. In the failed category, I submit Commute By […]
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The sale of Specialized to GM certainly will. Yep, you heard that right, GM is now the owner of Specialized. The owner. Not a 49% shareholder or even 51%, but they got the whole kit and caboodle. If the thought of Cannondale being sold through Performance Bike shops was enough to throw the dealer industry […]
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If you are racing as a junior in any USA Cycling road event, you are limited in your high gear to a roll-out of 7.93 meters. Basically, that means your top gear is about a 52×14. I find it interesting that there is no limit to junior mountain bike racers. The top ratio of a […]
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Riding time is thinking time and this morning was no exception. I don’t like (maybe because I never have) riding with music via an IMD (impersonal music device) so I’m left to my thoughts. The problem is I have these revelations on my ride but rarely seem to remember them by the time I get […]
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Kimberlee Caledonia, one of the pioneers in women’s mountain bike racing, passed away March 19. I met her on an exploratory mountain bike trip to Baja in 198…can’t remember the exact year now, ’87 or ’88. I had met the owners of Baja Expeditions/Boojum Expeditions previously. They wanted to add mountain bike tours to their […]
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Just noticed that the previous post was #100. I don’t know if I should be proud of that or if it means I’m sliding into computer geekdom. Thought this was post worthy – two vintage Stumpjumper Sports in the stand at the same time. One was in for a new rear tire and the other […]
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My parking lot is dirt. Makes for some dusty days when some yahoo goes all Dukes of Hazzard through it, but I like it. Old school. I also like riding my road bike on dirt roads. Makes me feel a bit of what it felt like to ride and race road bikes in the early […]
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