Bicycle frame construction, selection, maintenance, and repair.
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Is it possible to run standard mechanical shifting on a Scott Foil Premium frame?
The Scott Foil Premium is the highest end frame available from Scott Sports, and it is designed to run an electronic drive train, routed internally.
The original reports were that this frame would be ...
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Is it cost effective to purchase a frame and components separately? [duplicate]
I was looking to buy a new MTB and was wondering if a purchase of a frame and components separately was cheaper then buying a bike with everything? I would assembling everything myself instead of a ...
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What's the different between ceramic and steel bearing [duplicate]
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Real measurable benefit to ceramic bearings?
What's the different between ceramic and steel bearing ?
On the bottom bracket, what do you feel when you change into ...
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Where can I go to change the vertical drop out for a horizontal drop out?
I have an aluminum road bike frame that I want to use to build a fixed gear. My problem with this frame is that it has vertical drop out and no derailleur hanger. Fr
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51cm top tube too small for someone who normally cycles frame with 55cm top tube?
I'm looking to buy a second bike and have found a really nice frame. The bike I cycle at the moment, which fits me perfectly (I am 5'11" (180cm)), has a 55cm top tube. The frame I'm looking at has a ...
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Can a tandem's front bottom bracket fail catastrophically?
Many tandems have a front bottom bracket that looks like this:
The front bottom bracket is mounted off-centre in an aluminum shell called "the eccentric." When the pinch bolts shown in the ...
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What difference does bike size make?
I am 6.2 feet tall, and I have a mountain bike that is 17 inches long.
I know it looks bit small for me, but will I hurt myself by riding this bicycle? What should be the preferred bicycle length for ...
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How to avoid or reduce back-pain by adjusting the handlebar and seat of 19.5" MTB?
I'm 6' 3" long, having 45 inches of waist-Toe length. I bought Trek 3500, 19.5" sized frame bicycle two months ago. I've been experimenting with the handlebar and seat positions(Forward n Backward) to ...
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Gap between fork and frame
I removed the fork from my old racer because I was hit by a car. When I'm trying to put the new fork on the frame, I get a gap where the top bearing is situated. What should I do? Could I just remove ...
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Why is the swingarm design uncommon / rare on full suspension bicycles?
While watching a snow biking video, I saw that some of the bikes use a true swingarm design, which matches most motorcycles (as does much of bicycle technology). While this looks rather interesting, ...
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Carbon seatpost dip in?
Can I insert a carbon seatpost up to 20cm deep into seat tube? The seattube is carbon as well. Total length of the seatpost is 35cm. The shape of the seatpost is aero seatpost (tear drop shape). It's ...
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FEM: How to Design weight-distribution in bike prototypes?
Inferio! No-one can understand this bloated question here, now more focussed.
Suppose you are doing a new bike. How can you be certain that some critical point won't get too much force and the right ...
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Saddle or frame shape for painful Coccyx?
As a child I was very active, and in a weight-lifting injury I damaged my Coccyx, making it very difficult to sit in the same position for long periods of time. As such, bicycling, what once was a ...
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What is the best hard trail 26in frame for me under 800 eur? [closed]
I am buying a new frame. I have decent kit: Mavic EN521/hope hoops wheelset, 140mm tapered velvet dla fork, full shimano slx groupset. All I need is a new frame because my old one is damaged (though ...
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How to tell what BMX frame I have?
How can I determine what kind of BMX frame I have if I there no decals on the bike when I got it? I got it from my dad who found the frame and we put it together, but I am clueless as to what brand or ...
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What frames fit these requirements?
I'm looking to build up a bike, and while I have certain characteristics in mind I'm not familiar enough with the frame market to know what to look at.
This would be my daily commuter/grocery runner. ...
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Where should I sell my H.R. Bates frame? [closed]
I've been told very good things about this bike frame and there are a few sites devoted to it like: http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/bates.html
I have been intending to upgrade and give ...
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Can anyone identify this frame?
I've recently picked up a 'beach cruiser' frame from a local free-add site. It was claimed to be a Huffy, however I can't seem to verify this (I've emailed Huffy and I'm awaiting their response, and ...
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Would a 53 cm track(cinelli mash bolt) frame fit a 6'0" tall guy? [duplicate]
I want to buy a friends but I'm not sure it will fit me
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Size medium or large [closed]
I am buying a cube hanzz pro freeride but I cant decide on the size. The dealer has only Medium size so I cant ride the large one. I am 182 cm tall 76kg and have step length of 89cm. What shall I do?
