User Criggie

33 votes

11 answers

72k views

How do I open a master link in a chain?

chain tools

asked Mar 29, 2017 at 19:46

26 votes

1 answer

9k views

What is a taco?

asked Jan 24, 2017 at 20:17

19 votes

1 answer

4k views

Why is Shimano's 105 groupset called 105?

shimano history

asked Mar 2, 2019 at 4:06

13 votes

2 answers

5k views

Why does my inner tube have brown liquid inside? Now with internal photo

innertube sealant mud

asked Dec 8, 2015 at 8:46

13 votes

3 answers

4k views

Why are almost all bicycle tyres cross-ply/bias ply and not radial construction?

tire technology

asked Jun 19, 2017 at 13:02

13 votes

1 answer

5k views

Why do front and rear wheel hubs have different sized ball bearings?

bearings

asked Dec 17, 2017 at 8:50

11 votes

4 answers

5k views

We offer our riders shared helmets. What sanitizing spray or barrier product can we provide alongside the helmets?

asked Jun 20, 2017 at 7:30

11 votes

1 answer

2k views

Plastic rims and brake pads

brake-pads rim-brake

asked Nov 9, 2016 at 8:41

10 votes

4 answers

3k views

Are rotor bolts designed to shear?

disc-brake rotor torque-wrench

asked Feb 2, 2017 at 11:29

10 votes

2 answers

1k views

Is this wheel built incorrectly?

wheels wheel-building

asked Sep 18, 2016 at 3:43

10 votes

9 answers

19k views

How good or bad would chainsaw bar lubricant be as a bicycle chain lube?

chain lubricant frugal

asked Feb 29, 2016 at 6:38

10 votes

1 answer

1k views

Can Latex inner tubes be patched?

innertube puncture

asked May 29, 2020 at 2:47

10 votes

2 answers

803 views

Method for shortening a damaged hydraulic brake hose?

repair damage hydraulic

asked Jul 4, 2021 at 0:41

9 votes

1 answer

909 views

Freeing stiff nipples?

spokes wheel-truing rust nipples

asked Oct 4, 2020 at 1:34

9 votes

2 answers

10k views

Are all folding pedals a bit... bendy?

pedals folding-bicycle pedals-flat

asked Jun 25, 2016 at 8:27

9 votes

1 answer

282 views

Is this aluminium rim saveable?

rims damage aluminum

asked Nov 10, 2018 at 1:52

8 votes

5 answers

5k views

Rear Tyre torn at rim - what was the cause?

tire rims damage

asked Jul 12, 2017 at 22:55

8 votes

3 answers

903 views

Bike Rack design

parking parking-racks

asked May 8, 2017 at 3:38

8 votes

4 answers

1k views

Should I seal the open spoke holes on my front rim?

rims weather rain

asked Jul 5, 2016 at 4:57

8 votes

2 answers

9k views

Are brake lever reach limit screws necessary for any reason?

brake-levers

asked Sep 27, 2016 at 5:59

7 votes

3 answers

2k views

Floor pump blowing wet air?

tools pump hydration

asked Jan 3, 2017 at 0:48

7 votes

2 answers

2k views

Anti-rotation washers (non-turn) washers in non-parallel dropouts?

shimano internally-geared-hub dropouts alfine

asked Nov 18, 2018 at 5:56

7 votes

2 answers

2k views

Can and should one install rivnuts into an aluminium frame?

frames aluminum modification

asked Sep 5, 2020 at 13:44

7 votes

4 answers

301 views

How to deal with fog, condensing on the outside of glasses?

weather glasses

asked May 24, 2019 at 9:51

6 votes

1 answer

514 views

Modify a front derailleur cage to allow for non-round chainrings like Biopace or Rotor?

chainring derailleur-front modification chainring-oval

asked Oct 5, 2019 at 9:42

6 votes

3 answers

2k views

What is the drag / power lost to a safety flag?

safety power recumbent aerodynamics

asked Feb 6, 2019 at 3:56

6 votes

3 answers

2k views

What are the benefits and drawbacks of different recumbent seat styles?

recumbent

asked Mar 31, 2018 at 10:53

6 votes

7 answers

11k views

How to reduce vibrations to handlebars on aluminium road bike

road-bike vibration

asked Jan 2, 2016 at 6:39

6 votes

7 answers

4k views

How to take a drink while riding?

hydration new-rider

asked Nov 10, 2017 at 7:46

6 votes

1 answer

2k views

Mixed pair of sintered and organic brake pads for disk brakes

road-bike brakes disc-brake brake-pads

asked Oct 19, 2015 at 1:15

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53 Questions

How do I open a master link in a chain?

What is a taco?

Why is Shimano's 105 groupset called 105?

Why does my inner tube have brown liquid inside? Now with internal photo

Why are almost all bicycle tyres cross-ply/bias ply and not radial construction?

Why do front and rear wheel hubs have different sized ball bearings?

We offer our riders shared helmets. What sanitizing spray or barrier product can we provide alongside the helmets?

Plastic rims and brake pads

Are rotor bolts designed to shear?

Is this wheel built incorrectly?

How good or bad would chainsaw bar lubricant be as a bicycle chain lube?

Can Latex inner tubes be patched?

Method for shortening a damaged hydraulic brake hose?

Freeing stiff nipples?

Are all folding pedals a bit... bendy?

Is this aluminium rim saveable?

Rear Tyre torn at rim - what was the cause?

Bike Rack design

Should I seal the open spoke holes on my front rim?

Are brake lever reach limit screws necessary for any reason?

Floor pump blowing wet air?

Anti-rotation washers (non-turn) washers in non-parallel dropouts?

Can and should one install rivnuts into an aluminium frame?

How to deal with fog, condensing on the outside of glasses?

Modify a front derailleur cage to allow for non-round chainrings like Biopace or Rotor?

What is the drag / power lost to a safety flag?

What are the benefits and drawbacks of different recumbent seat styles?

How to reduce vibrations to handlebars on aluminium road bike

How to take a drink while riding?

Mixed pair of sintered and organic brake pads for disk brakes