I just rode home from work in the pouring rain...about 5 miles (not too far), at about 50 degrees. With me, I had a change of cloths, a 5 lb. bag of cat food,...
My tips are ride like hell and carry a spare tube with you.....or.....SLIME makes some stuff that you can put in your tires to keep it from going flat if the...
I've tried the Slime...it works, but VERY messy. I always carry a tube, patch kit and pump with me. I wish they'd just make a completely flat-proof tire...I'd...
I put an order in a few days ago at the Nashville Bicycle company, (the only Cannondale dealer in town) for the new Hutchinson Alligator tires...should get...
To prevent flats keep lots of air in your tires. Also make sure that the tube diameter "range" covers your tire size. If it is on the narrow side it will work...
Thanks for joining the club!! I commute a similar distance every day myself. I actually sold my car in order to get the bike I wanted, and have no choice (self...
Ok...as a devout Cannondale owner and bicycle commuter, I implore the masses of this excellent club to help me. I commute about 10 miles each way every day, ...
Call the police, Usually they will warn the owner<br>first. Alos , sometime when I have been chased by dogs, I have just stopped and waited and the dog didnt ...
I sold my car two and a half years ago, and now I'm just biking it. I have problems with dogs all<br>the time. Mostly with labs and dalmatians and other fast...
I like the idea of spraying any given substance at dogs, but the downfall to that is that the wind has to be working in your favor. You could end up spraying...
Thanks for the encouragement. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one with these strange problems. Who else would worry about roaming dogs but a serious ...
I use a NightRider HeadTrip light. I also have a<br>set of Vistalights for my handlebars. I have never<br>in 10 years of night riding lost a bulb. The light ...
Hi, Does anyone have any experience with studded tires? I have a set of tire chains which work great in snow but are not good on icy or semi-clean roads....
I lived in Burlington Vermont for several years and owned a set of studded tires that I used only in deep snow/ice...which was a few months straight during ...
I've had very good luck getting components online through www.nashbar.com. I also have a good friend who bought a roadbike from them several years ago and...
Thanx a gazillion! My bike has been a trusty old mount, but with the miles I pedal, I really need something in better shape. I've looked at Terry bikes -- I ...
The closest I've ever been to biking in a dress was one drunken night when I ended up biking home in a Kilt that I don't know the origin of!! lol. The part I...
Well, Mr. glennboulder, if you were female like me, you might find more occasion to wear a dress. As it is, perhaps the world is a better place because men...
Sorry, I didn't mean to get so uppity. It's just that we girls have needs---wearing dresses is one of them. Wearing dresses while riding a bike can be ...
Well, I've sought the advice of many concerning the deadly dog problem. Some suggested mace or pepper spray but that seemed to be placing myself in as much ...
Georgeous days here! I went out biking to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada today to check out where the local bike club is having their next century. I...
Awsome!! I'm actually doing a century tomorrow, well, 90 miles...close. Going from Nashville Tn. to Fairview, doing a 12 mile trial loop, then home again. It's...
Hi, Its still winter here ! Highs are about 25<br> its been snowing quite a bit. Ive been getting out on the bike though. Did a 40 miler with tire chains last...
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