Just wondering who's still active on here ( Read more... )

Lamentable accidente en los juegos Odesur.

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Fuerza para ella.

Hey folks. Let's see if we can revive some of the life in here, eh ( Read more... )

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Are bike helmets recyclable?

It's been dead around here, so let's see if we can get some baby pictures going. Whatcha got in your stable these days? This is my new-to-me commuter, yet another twenty-something-year-old steel frame, dragged out of my boss' shed where it had been languishing and put back into service.


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On Sunday a good friend and keen cyclist was knocked off his bike by a coach. He had one arm very badly damaged and has been kept unconscious by the hospital for the last couple of days. I have been cycling with him many times, and he is an extremely sane and safe cyclist with excellent road manners towards cars, etc.. It is most unfair that it has ( Read more... )

I have a 6-year old Scott CR1 Team Pro which I have only used on the road. Last weekend I was cleaning the bike and noticed a hairline crack in the down tube that runs from the top of the bottom bracket to halfway up the offside of the tube. The crack is big enough to trap a little dirt/grease from the cleaning cloth ( Read more... )

It's been awhile since I've posted and I have a question. I bought a bike two years ago and I rode it until it got too cold. Last year, because the weather was so ungodly hot and humid, I wasn't able to ride more than a few times. This winter has been mild and I'm wanting to get back into riding. I know that I have at least one tire that needs air ( Read more... )

1.) Two weeks ago, I went back to school. After six months of cycling with a messenger bag, I had to dig out a backpack. Carrying a laptop, binder, change of clothes, lunch, u-lock, and sometimes textbooks for six miles has convinced me it's time to get panniers for the cargo rack. Do I need the Ortlieb Classic Plus bags? No. Am I probably buying ( Read more... )