Displaying all posts for May, 2011

COMPACT CRANKS vs STANDARD CRANKS: gearing implications

by May 28, 2011 » Add more comments.
dura-ace_7900_crank

Lately I’ve been getting a lot of email from readers of the site asking in one way or another: “Should I be using compact cranks or standard cranks?” It is going to be much easier to give enquirers the URL address for this post than it is to find Read more »

SITTING ON A BIKE – answer to long question / SMP seats……

by May 24, 2011 » Add more comments.
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This blog is attracting more hits than I ever thought likely. So far the U.S is no. 1. A population of 300 miilion means a lot of bike riders, Then close behind is Australia, then the U.K. No surprises there. Then before strong cycling countries like Italy, France, Germany, Spain Read more »

SEAT SET BACK: for road bikes

by May 14, 2011 » Add more comments.
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How to determine how far back a rider should have their seat on a road bike? If you have a look at a lot of cycling related literature, time and again the answer given is what our American friends call KOPS, which is an abbrevation for Knee Over Pedal Spindle Read more »

PEDALLING TECHNIQUE – Which is best?

by May 10, 2011 » Add more comments.
FOOT-ON-PEDAL1

As all will have all noted, there is a range of pedaling technique out there in bicycleland. There are 3 major ‘themes’ with plenty of individual variation within each.The aim of this post is to explore the question as to whether any of them offer a performance advantage to the Read more »

AM I THE ONLY ONE PEEVED BY THIS?

by May 9, 2011 » Add more comments.
RUSTY STEM BOLTS

Am I the only one that is pissed off with manufacturers of expensive 'high' quality stems using cheap, nasty, low quality, generally shitty,chrome plated bolts that look like the picture below a few months after purchase? This is on an $16,000 dollar bike. And no, I didn't sell it. It Read more »

BEER(S) OF THE MONTH: Rochefort #6, 8 and 10

by May 6, 2011 » Add the second comment.
The Three Amigos

"England has climate. Australia has weather"  So say some English friends of ours who have since moved back to the U.K. This country has been in a 10 year drought of epic proportions which ended last year. Rather than balance being restored, all it seems to have done in Read more »

ADDENDUM TO: SEAT HEIGHT – HOW HARD CAN IT BE?

by May 3, 2011 » Add more comments.
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The original post can be found here. One of our readers, Bill left a comment asking for footage of the prime visual cue for over extension of the legs. In other words, how to tell when the seat height is only a little too high. I have plenty of Read more »