Recent content by cawright1375

Cyclingtorrents.nl down? Hey so when I came home from work and went to download today's Giro stage after hitting refresh on the browse screen for cycling torrents.nl I keep getting a 404 not found message. Is everyone getting this and does anyone know what is going on?

I've used Universalsports.com for the Giro and other races the last few years. Last year, they made you pay for everything, whereas previous years most races were free except for the Giro/ Vuelta and Worlds and maybe MSR & Lombardy. What I like about the package they offer is that you have it...

What is with the kits this year that have a band of color at the bottom of the jerseys? The Omega Pharma Quick Step kit has one (see the photo of Boonen & Chichi crossing the finish) as does the Katusha and the Sigma team kit in the post before this one. I was really liking the OPQS kit...

I'm on the fence regarding Garmin. I really liked them at first when they were just Slipstream and signed Millar, Dave Z and Christian, etc. The last few years though Tyler Farrar and the attention/ hype surrounding him has sort of spoiled my opinion of them. I just can't see what the hype is...

Regarding the post that said they were getting weird elevation readings on their Garmin. Because the elevation is partially calibrated barometrically, if you travel somewhere, it is best to plug into the car charger and leave it on so that it can adjust itself, and do the same on the way home...

The winter in New England can be finicky at times, and thus there can be long stretches of time where one is stuck indoors on the trainer due to storms or temperatures dipping below the point you'd want to be out; and by that I mean anything lower than 20F. I ease off on riding as the daylight...

I've never quite had a problem with racing stripes. For whatever reason the roads in New England once cleared dry out fairly quickly and whatever wet spots remain are quite small. That being said, I have gotten them before, just never epic Paris-Roubaix style ones. As for tires, the ones...

Whatever admiration and envy I have for this woman for being able to commute all year long is overwhelmingly destroyed by her sheer stupidity. The line about motorists being understanding and cyclists that aren't comfortable in the bike lane moving over to the traffic lane is the clincher for...

Wifey is getting me the Specialized Crux (aluminum frame/ carbon fork) for Christmas. I won't be competing in any cross events, just using it to ride outside in the winter on the weekends. I live on dirt road, which is fine for a road bike in the spring/summer/fall seasons. However once the...

They spend too much time on internet forums and not enough on the road. :D

@ Bustedknuckle - Your shop isn't in Concord, NH by chance is it? Your process sounds very similiar to a shop I visited back in August when I was bike shopping. I spent a very enjoyable hour discussing Pinarello's with the owner of the joint and his shop mechanic.

I moved over to SRAM Red from Dura Ace 7800 when I got my S5 in September. The 7800 was about 4 years old and the chainrings were getting to the point that they would have been replaced early in the coming year. Initially I was hesitant about the double tap and switching to a different gruppo...

I believe I encountered a Trek Troll on the Cervelo forums recently. A question was posted about the differences that one would notice going from a Soloist to the S5. I felt I could contribute, not because I'd own a soloist, but because I had a 2006 Madone 5.2 until this past July and going...

Problem solved! I called a few LBS this morning to see if any carried the Swiss Stop pads. The second shop Papa Wheelies provided me with the probable cause and solution to the noise issue. The pads need to be tilted inwards at the front just a smidge. The bike was a recent purchase and...

This wasn't my first dance with carbon rims. I know well enough to not use the same pads on aluminum as on carbon. I'll pick up the swiss stop pads and see how they work out. Thanks