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15h	comment	Good locks seem awfully heavy People with multi-thousand dollar bikes generally don't park it and leave it out of sight for long periods of time, instead you have lesser valued bikes for that kind of activity.
May 14	answered	Does never using the easy front gear give a better workout?
May 12	comment	Brand new disk brakes are barely stopping the bike Are they properly adjusted and mounted? What pads and rotors are being used? We need more details.
May 12	comment	Bags for longer touring A 75-80 liter backpack would be a good size for a week+ backpacking trip. It might be a good starting point for total volume.
May 1	comment	Can fresh hot asphalt damage slicks? And what caused him to crash? All that video shows is a bit of impromptu cyclocross during the TdF.
May 1	comment	Is there anything I can do to prevent snakebites (pinch flats)? What size tires do you have, and to what pressure are you inflating them? And how often do you inflate?
Apr 29	comment	Why are single-speed bikes with disc brakes hard to find? @heltonbiker: I believe the early model Surly Karate Monkey required loosing the rear disc brake in order to remove the rear wheel! Illustrates the difficulty of SS and disc brakes. However, their new models are disc-only, with track ends for the rear wheel.
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Apr 27	answered	What does “claiming the lane” mean?
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Apr 18	answered	Is it possible to transport many (up to 12) bikes using some sort of auto-trailer?
Apr 17	answered	How can I tell what frame model/year this bicycle is?
Apr 17	answered	Should I get a 18/25 tube or a 25/32 tube?
Apr 7	comment	Tires for 28' city bike (622x19C) to reduce rolling resistance? Disagree on the last sentence. For city riding, he'll want a slick. Additionally, those 'combination-tread' tires are bad news. The sudden transition from smooth to treaded often happens suddenly on hard turns, and will make you wipe out more than it will ever give a 'boost' in traction.
Apr 7	comment	Tires for 28' city bike (622x19C) to reduce rolling resistance? a 28' wheel would be pretty massive. youtube.com/watch?v=_Zdyo4vJuCU
Mar 29	answered	Painful Feet: Might be related to pedal-foot positioning
Mar 29	comment	Painful Feet: Might be related to pedal-foot positioning Where is your foot on the pedal now?
Mar 29	comment	Is there any kind of adapter to mount v-brakes or cantilevers to a frame that's not designed to accommodate them? I would not depend on such things, even if they were available. Why do you not want to use caliper brakes? There are models available that can accommodate wide tires. You may have to deflate the tire slightly to get it through the caliper, but thats much better than having some shoddy adapter come off when you are trying to brake hard.