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• Posted in thread: Bike Tune-up? on 06/06/2010 at 7:55PM
  You will get mystery shifts as the cables stretch, it is a quick & easy adjustment. If nothing is wrong
  with the derailleur of course. I would take it back to the LBS until the free tune-ups run out t...

• Posted in thread: What is the advantage of 1 speed cassette over 10/9/8/7/6 speed, or the old 5 speed? on 01/19/2010 at 2:32PM
  The chains on the 11 & 10 speed bikes are much thinner than the old chains, do Pro riders like yourself
  break many chains. To be able to spin a 55x14 you must be really stressing the chain? I only use...

• Posted in thread: What is the advantage of 1 speed cassette over 10/9/8/7/6 speed, or the old 5 speed? on 01/19/2010 at 1:55PM
  I don't have the experience nor talent to discern the differences between the 7 speed cassette on the
  road bike & 8 speed cassette on the mountain bike. You would think that the people obsessed with w...

• Posted in thread: What is the advantage of 1 speed cassette over 10/9/8/7/6 speed, or the old 5 speed? on 01/19/2010 at 1:35PM
  I don't understand the advantage of having an 11 speed (gear) rear cassette over say 10/9/8/7/6 or 5
  speed cassette? Is this the same marketing gimmick as the 4 or 5 bladed razor? You don't get a clos...

• Posted in thread: shimano spds or crank bros eggbeaters on 01/17/2010 at 10:32PM
  Eggbeaters are adjustable from 15 to 20 degrees.Correct me if I am wrong, but Eggbeater you cannot adjust
  the release tension, right? I like that feature on the SPDs that you can adjust the release te...

• Posted in thread: Disc or V Brakes? on 01/13/2010 at 10:41PM
  Just think my 1st mountain bike that I bought in 1990 had Cantilever brakes I was amazed by the stopping
  power. My current bike has V brakes greatly improved braking performance over the Cantilever. I...

• Posted in thread: shimano spds or crank bros eggbeaters on 01/13/2010 at 10:11PM
  I have SPDs on my bike with no issues with the pedal, my knees wish for a little more float. I have the
  cheap version with only 4 degrees of float so maybe with a better set of shimano xt with 6 degre...

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