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Change Your Equipment As You Age to Keep Cycling

Today's Quick Tip comes to us from octogenarian Hildegarde Bender, whose QT arrived under the Subject line: Biking Into Your 80s. Here's what she wrote: I have biked ever since I was a child, but in my 50th year did my first long-distance cycling. At the time, I rode a 10-speed, but then was introduced to a “granny gear” so that winter I rebuilt my 10- speed, adding … [Read more...] about Change Your Equipment As You Age to Keep Cycling

Upgrading Your Bike from a 10- to 11-Speed Cassette

converting 10 speed cassette to 11 speed

By Jim Langley Two teammates asked me to help them upgrade their bicycles from 10- to 11-speed recently. They knew how to do most of the mechanical work but they were concerned that their rear wheel wouldn’t handle the 11-speed cassette, in effect making it impossible to upgrade. They’re not the only ones who’ve asked about this, which makes it a trending topic, to use social … [Read more...] about Upgrading Your Bike from a 10- to 11-Speed Cassette

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