Recent content by Head wind into the valley

Yay I have been cycling competitively and for fun for 20 + years, started racing at age 8. I have used Look pedals and just about every Shimano mtb and road pedal made along with the odd obscurity i.e., Sampson, Keywin. I believe Speedplay pedals to be one of the most significant...

Don't burn them, keep them and think of it as carbon storage, your small but humble step towards a cleaner planet. Alternatively, you could compost them and use it to grow your vegetables and "eat Armstrong's words".

As above, 32-36 spokes, open bearings (not sealed), don't buy anything pre-built, find some bike weirdo that will spend a few days building them and you will not look back. Although wheel building is a dying art/science and good builders are hard to find.

In my parts, more so at this time of year riding into 40k an hour head winds most days takes it toll, but it will only make you stronger, oh and smash the big gears!

I also thought those wheels looked different, well spotted. I think he is keen for the win.

The situation we have is like letting the Lunatics take over the assylum to look after the next generation of Lunatics.:D I like that one, I guess it is a bit of the situation though.

Yes Magpies are a real hassle. I am one of the more "vocal" cyclists within our local bunch when it come to this matter, and rightly so I believe. In just a few posts above we have people almost losing eyes and close encounters with cars, they are a serious threat and should not be taken...

Please explain?

Why would facing save bbs in the future?

I am surprised that given the high quality of such a frame that it would be necessary to make any such alterations. I would like to ask out of interest what gave you the idea that you would need to do this work? The situations I have had to face bottom bracket shells before was in weird cases of...

Perhaps we could all go to one thread at a predetermined time (make sure it is the right one or you will get in trouble or deleted) and have a "Lance off" whereby we can all type about lance, lover and haters, and bring the internet to a collapse, then we can all go for a ride or have a...

Good post, I recall watching your vids some time ago. I like the bike and plan to get one myself 'one day'.

Well stated, I think you just summed up the good majority of statements that have been posted on any Cyclingnews forum thread. Yes perhaps Contador should have attacked, just like I should have stayed with the bunch I got dropped from at last weeks race.

Yes Phil and Paul may have a fancy eye for Lance, but how could we turn our backs on them, after all those classic lines they have delivered. Below is some of the best by Phil. "He climbs like an angel" Regarding Pantani in 95 tour. "Ekimov is trying to get on terms!" "And the heads...

This website, I have certainly enhanced my cycling knowledge (wasted time) by spending countless hours reading the forum and articles and looking at the images attached to race results.