Recent content by Mike T.

17 year aluminum nipple user here on various sets of wheels (about 6), road track and mountain bike, with zeeeero failures.

He wins on the track (he's the reigning madison world champ), he wins multiple stages of big tours and small tours and now he wins one of the monuments of the sport - a spring classic. Next step - world road champion? Will he ever win a grand tour? Probably not but what in ten years when he...

The maker of my custom cx frame (Marinoni, Montreal) explained that I would not have fork shudder if I fitted a mini-v brake on the front. I have a Trigon carbon fork (same fork as a Ritchey WCS). I fitted a Tektro Mini-v (only $14) and so far, after about 6 months of riding the bike, zero...

Printed in the UK's "Cycling Weekly" magazine - "Those of you who witnessed Mark Cavendish point to his loins after winning a stage at the Tour of California may have been wondering why. According to Dave Zabriskie, who owns a chamois cream company, Cavendish was offered a cash bonus to do...

Andy, while reading this whole thread it was in my mind to ask for a "Pro's Secrets" tips section. But you'd already done it. What are the small hidden detail tips that the pro mechanics use? The stuff that we can't see. What do they lube cables with? What's under 'bar tape? Do pro riders...

Then there's the famous Judith Arndt "I'm #1" salute.

Ok I lied! It's 138 metres around. That extra 4 metres makes ALL the difference :D

This forum makes a great website even better. The site is a must stop for my daily cycling news. You all do a great job.

Who here rides track? I ride the Forest City Velodrome in London, Ontario Canada. I don't race but just ride recreationally in the colder months to keep fit. It's an indoor velodrome, wooden (smooth plywood sheeting), 138 metres around and 50 degrees steep.

I mostly ride dirt & gravel roads up here in Canada (they're so quiet!) so I took great interest in the Eroica this past two years. I can't remember brand names but a couple of the reports stated that they used nothing special for tires - 23 and 25mm stuff. After all, they only do 57k on dirt...