Ok, newbie pedal talk. I have normal old flat pedals. My foot is free to push or come off as it wishes. My one experience with that cage that holds my feet to...

I'm a beginning mountain biker. I ride a Gary Fisher Marlin (hardtail) mostly on mildly technical singletrack and the occasional bike path/city street. I...

Scheduled to take one for the team in mid March...just about when the weather will break in the spring. Dr. said to expect to wait a week before resuming...

If I had a revolution --I do-- in one those Banana Republics out there (hey, plenty of them, don't just think about America), I'd probably take cue from Chavez...

Any suggestions for a trunk rack for a Geo Prizm? I purchased a Thule, but it doesn't seem to fit right. It can't be right to have my bike hanging only three...

Hi, I would like to buy a fixed gear bike for commuting. I went to a dealer and tried a single speed bike, but it didn't have the properties that I read...

I ride in the city, and I do a bit of curb hopping. Just don't see how to avoid it, not all the time. Also I ride with weight over my back wheel (panniers/milk...

i've found prices of $770 for the Look (Fournales) VTT linkage fork and $1885 for the USE SUB. (That's in Australian currency) What would i pay for those...

On our club ride today I was commenting on one of my riding partners bike "gruppo". I asked him how much he had paid for his Campy "Record" gruppo. He, not...

Saw this in the NYT today. Sorry if it has already been posted. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/health/01parkinsons.html?src=me&ref=homepage I don't have...

Hi, I was riding on Nevada Hwy 93 East (towards Hoover Dam). At about 4 miles before the dam, the traffic going East started to backup. This road had one lane...

Dear all, just had a guy round fixing my windows. There was a problem with a metal hinge. He suggested using furniture polish rather than WD40 to lubricate it...

I was co-leader of a Sierra Club outing in Kentucky last week. One of our participants, upon finding out I was a cyclist, related a somewhat disturbing story...

Found this on uk.rec.cycling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdrrxIpQpt4 I thought it was quite good, although they got a little too enthusiastic about...

If you have a brain, you realize helmet wearing is common sense and you wear one to protect your brain. If you 'ain't gots no brains', you don't wear a helmet...

Great story.. Gives me the ambition to put my head down this weekend and see how far I can go. :) Heck, I should take a week off. :) -- Paul Ricklefs Check...

The guy driving the pickup truck passed me with plenty of room, but when he swung back into my lane, that ol' boat trailer swung like a bat out of hell and...

I've been sitting here reading about good biking cities, some that are bad. But what about towns 50,000 and under. Towns that have pedestrain and biker...

On Facebook, one of my nieces reposted a photograph showing what happens when you allow an unsecured load to blow out of the back of your pick-up and hit a...

"Harry K" wrote in message ... "Cory Dunkle" wrote in...