JohnP

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May 14	comment	Number of gears for a racer Also worth noting - Typically a double will have either 53 or 54 teeth for the large chainring in the front, and a "compact" is usually 50t for the large chainring. This is favored by many triathletes as the perception is that it "saves" the legs for the run, but your gearing is determined by the rear cassette. For example, a 53x18 (53 front, 18 in the rear) is basically the same gear inches as a 50x17.
May 13	comment	Suspension fork - Can you leave them locked for a long time? Might have had a seal go bad, allowing water in and hydrolocking the chamber.
Nov 9	comment	Protocol for downhill cyclist overtaking a car? @Useless - True. In the states, farm and slow moving vehicles (Such as Amish buggies in the Northeast) are required to display a reflective triangle to traverse certain roads.
Nov 8	comment	Protocol for downhill cyclist overtaking a car? @Useless - If you are driving slower than the speed limit (And thanks for pointing out it was a maximum, I'm sure I wasn't aware of that), you can be cited for impeding traffic. Rare, but it does happen.
Oct 22	comment	How can I warm up/cook food while cycling? About the only thing I can think of is some of the water activated heat packs you can get at REI. Or you can drop by an army surplus store and get some MRE's, they have heating packs with them. As far as regular food, I am partial to Allan Lim's rice cakes. Good stuff!
Oct 21	comment	What are the pros and cons of a Turbo Trainer over Training Rollers? If you turn the front wheel on a set of rollers, you're going down in a heap. However, when you can get to the point where you are doing one legged drills no handed on rollers, you've arrived.
Oct 21	comment	Is it better to breathe through your nose or mouth when cycling? @RobertKoritnik - Agreed, but it's all effort dependent. If I'm just cruising around on a low level ride, nose is fine. When I crank it up though, definitely gulping the mouth route!
Oct 11	comment	shaving your legs, arms, or both? @JohnHunt Actually, when you are hot and sweating, the hair muscles relax to keep the hair as flat as possible to aid the evaporation of sweat. when you are cold, the hairs raise to help trap air. So no hair is a benefit when warm, and a detractor when it's cold.
Sep 29	comment	Brake response is spongey post-brake lever upgrade Did you replace the brake cable, and/or tighten it properly? A badly tensioned brake cable can produce a "spongy" braking feel.
Sep 28	comment	Why would one ever buy a 12-25 cassette when an 11-25 is available? @DanielRHicks - exactly right. I have an 11-25, and I find I very often have a "gap" where a 16 fits perfectly. I can find the number of times I've used the 11 on one hand with a couple fingers and thumb left over.
Sep 27	comment	Aerobars on a hybrid Most extensions (As pictured in the other answer) are only a few bucks, and most that I've seen are way cheaper than full aerobars.
Sep 12	comment	Laws applying to Homemade Tricycles Ask local Dept of Transportation and/or your city constabulary.
Sep 12	comment	The Scope Of The Lance Armstrong Doping Scandal Yes, they are slowly winning. But I do think that elite cycling (cat 1/2 and up) is still doping, and that the tests are always a reactive measure trying to keep up with new techniques.
Aug 30	comment	what should ibe the first thing i upgrade on my bike? What does the bike not do now, that it will do if you replace X? What improvement will you get out of the $$ that you wouldn't get just by more saddle time?
Aug 28	comment	How does stiffness in carbon frames increase speed? Noted. I was trying to keep it simple. :p
Aug 27	comment	What are the steepest, highest, most miserable road ascents in the world? In addition, what about mountain bike trails? Other offroad trails that maybe aren't steep, but contain other dangers such as a cliff wall two inches from your handlebars on one side, 2000 foot drop with no guardrail? It's a lot more subjective than you initially think.
Aug 25	comment	Does the USADA have the authority to strip Lance Armstrong of his Tour de France titles? Possibly, although Jan Ullrich (2nd in 2000, 2001 and 2003) was convicted of doping and all of his results nullified from 2005-2007. Beloki was implicated in Operacion Puerto (Although later cleared), Basso got a 2 year doping ban, Rumas, Vinikourov, Moreau, Hamilton, Leipheimer, Gonzalez, Virenque...all either received doping bans or were implicated.
Aug 24	comment	Does the USADA have the authority to strip Lance Armstrong of his Tour de France titles? @NeilFein - USADA scope - U.S. Olympic, Paralympic, Pan-American and ParaPan American sport. What most people don't realize is that even holding a license for a Nat. Governing Body (Such as USA Cycling) puts you in a potential testing situation. So USADA could show up at your local 5 person cat 5 USAC criterium and test the winner. Or if you are a foreign athlete training here you are under their jurisdiction, and other odd situations like that. And as indicated, it honors other national testing orgs sanctions and vice versa.
Aug 24	comment	Does the USADA have the authority to strip Lance Armstrong of his Tour de France titles? @NeilFein - Just a note: freheit only edited the response. joe is the original responder. And while it is a US based entity, it is NOT (although most assume it is) a government agency. Additionally, most anti doping orgs for nations agree to honor each others bans, much like international treaties bind countries.
Aug 23	comment	Sounds like there is stickiness on my tire, but there isn't! Possibly something on the brake pad or brake track? Also, since it only happens with weight on the tire, might be spoke related, i.e. you have a spoke that is not tight or something and makes noise when loaded. (Kind of like a Saturday night date.)