Tarik Saleh says: "I don't see elevated chainstays making a comeback ever again." I'm not sure if I would call it a "comeback," but elevated chainstay bikes,...
After about 5+ months of riding my 650B P/R outfitted with a Shimano Nexus 8 internal geared hub, with 48T chainring and 19T sprocket, I find that I rarely use...
Looks nice. I wish I had had those beefy wheels when some bonehead opened his car door into me this afternoon. Oh well, as my dad used to say "any one you walk...
Go for it, Lee. I built up an old Raleigh Superbe several years ago with aluminum cranks, stem, seat post, rims, and new brakes. It was lighter, though still...
No reason not to do it. I'm running a 40t up front on my Cross Check with the same rear hub. As far as I can tell, there is no low gear limit on the...
Seen on the iBOB list (read: not mine, no relation to seller, please don't contact me!!!): "a kogswell P58 frame and fork, 57cm c-c top tube, forest green and ...
I commute on a Cross Check with an SG-8R25, geared 42-19 on 700C, and usually sit in gears 4-6. I recently went touring on it (handlebar bag & rear panniers...
I know updating brakes on a bicycle will depend on the mounting that is currently on a bike of an old bike but whatabout cranksets? Are they typically...
... It depends on the Schwinn. If you're talking about the old Varsities with the Ashtabula crankset, I'm sure if they'll take anything else. Paramounts and...
... It very common to update a cranket, usually to get different gearing that's not possible with the current one, but is also done to change crank length or...
... Bikes with one-piece 'Ashtabula' cranks can be fitted with adaptors to use conventional 68mm bottom brackets and three-piece cranksets. Otherwise you're...
Ok, how can one determine is they have a ashtanbul crankset without taking the crankset apart? I have an old schwinn but its not a varsity but a hybrid. ...
... Ashtabula cranks will usually have smoothly-bent elbows where the cranks transition to the horizontal segment that passes through the bottom bracket. On...
... You can tell an Ashtabula crank from 10 feet away from the bike. Look at the crank arm: an Ashtabula has a one-piece crank that has a 90 degree bend where...
... Thanks, everyone. You all are such a great resource. I like all of the above recs and even better, they are all complementary! I'm thinking now about using...
... Like SP said, it depends on the Schwinn. There are two basic bottom bracket shell types and two corresponding bottom brackets that go with them: - European...
I am currently looking at my bike and it doesnt look like the picture on Sheldon Brown site. It actually has bolts going through the bracket from both ends...
Lee-- Here is everything you ever needed to know on gearing your IG hub: http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/internal.html I do these in gear inches. You gotta...
... The reduced or similar speed is what I noticed when stopped in my pedaling by steep hills... I might as well walk, and stretch those calves at the same...
I suppose it's not so much a bulge as the top of the tube being compressed by the clamp. Is it prudent to use a clamp that's as wide as possible(from top to...
Hi all. I was wondering how long tires typically last, mileage-wise? And, how do you decide that it's time to replace them? I know the range will vary...
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