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• Posted in thread: Best chainring size for hill climbing on 07/19/2010 at 11:30PM
  I do a lot of climbing and use a compact 50/34 front with a 12/27 rear cassette. Most of the people I
  ride with use the same. Some use a 53/39 front or an 11/25 cassette. A 24 front sounds like a tour...

• Posted in thread: Flat tires on 07/19/2010 at 11:14PM
  Are you getting two little punctures that look like a snake bite? Those are pinch flats caused by getting
  a little piece of tube caught between the rim and the tire bead.I recommend that you go to thi...

• Posted in thread: Pump or CO2? on 07/11/2010 at 12:35AM
  I'd go with 2 CO2 cartridges and a minipump backup. Whatever you get, make sure your wife practices with
  it before turning her loose. She might not be able to handle 200 pumps on a mini.

• Posted in thread: Changing the back tire... am I in for a rude awakening?? on 05/08/2010 at 1:49AM
  There are youtube videos that show how to remove a wheel. The Park Tool website also has instructions.

• Posted in thread: Refreshment question.............. on 05/02/2010 at 4:57PM
  Fill the Polar bottle and freeze it.

• Posted in thread: Breathless Agony on 05/02/2010 at 4:43PM
  Yesterday was my 15th.Perfect weather for BA. The start was about 55, hit the mid 60s on Oak Glen and was
  39 at the summit.

• Posted in thread: Breathless Agony on 04/29/2010 at 10:29PM
  2 more days to go!

• Posted in thread: New Road Bike Tires on 02/27/2010 at 3:39PM
  I think mine are Vittoria Rubino Pros. They're pretty inexpensive.GP 4000s are nice but extremely hard to
  mount on my rims.

• Posted in thread: First road bike upgrade? on 02/27/2010 at 12:40AM
  I agree with the peole that said to get your contact points taken care of first. Then use everything else
  until it breaks or wears out. When I replace something, I try to buy stuff that I can keep unt...

• Posted in thread: Bike elitists? on 02/17/2010 at 12:16AM
  Well, today I was riding home on my single speed with a backpack, ragged cycling cap, plain generic
  jersey and Dickies shorts when 2 guys from a local racing club started to pass me. they got next to ...