Winter riding can wear and tear bicycles quickly because of the grit and crud that gets all over the frame and components. Also, excessive moisture can remove essential lube from the drivetrain, which accelerates chain, cassette, chainring, derailleur pulley and front derailleur cage wear, too. This is why it’s best to clean bikes immediately after inclement winter rides or … [Read more...] about How to Wash A Bicycle: 10 Bike Washing Don’ts and Do’s
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RBR Newsletter PDF Versions
Following are our PDF versions of the RBR Newsletter, sorted by year for the years available. Click the link to download an issue. 7/30/2020 - Issue 924: Helping Find & Fix David’s Weight-Shift Ticking Noise, How Old Are You Really? 7/23/2020 - Issue 923: Tip for Removing One-Key-Release (Self-Extracting) Cranks, Ask the Coach: How Should a Beginning Cyclist Train? … [Read more...] about RBR Newsletter PDF Versions
Tires
Mavic Ksyrium Wheels In a past newsletter, Uncle Al waxed eloquent about the riskiness of heavier riders (170+ pounds) using lightweight equipment. This was in reply to a 215-pound guy who thought his Mavic Ksyrium wheels (18 spokes front, 20 rear) might have simply collapsed during a fast descent. This brought out ksome kserious Ksyrium ksupporters. FEEDBACK FROM TED … [Read more...] about Tires
Dynohub Headlight Faceoff
By Mike Dayton Schmidt Edelux HOT! extremely bright and powerful LED stand light lights the road even at slow speeds turns on automatically in low light watertight 5-year warranty NOT! dark area immediately in front of wheel limited mounting … [Read more...] about Dynohub Headlight Faceoff