Recent content by pharaonic

I've had another look... ...and it's still dreadful. Like many here I was a multiple times per day visitor to this site. Now, I've dipped in every week or so to see if there any changes to layout that make it less difficult to get to what I want to read. It isn't. It's rubbish. It'll be...

Form over Function I've read most of the responses re the new site design. I agree that it is much worse than the old site. Three things that bug me (and others it seems): 1. Navigation is crap. 2. Spoilers. 3. Not mobile friendly No need to reiterate the arguments for these here -...

Parktool site The parktool site is indeed a great reference for fixing/maintaining your bike. Interesting to note though that the "rigorous" equation at the bottom of the chain length page is not exact. The approximation used leads to an insignificant error in practice but (as a...

Armstrong vs Ullrich I'm surprised that no one has mentioned that amazing Lance vs Jan moment a few years back (I should look it up) where they're both at the front of a group struggling up a mountain in France. Lance is at the front, he looks around and gives Jan the stare that seems to go...

Campag Chorus I'm a Campagnolo fan - and have been for as long as I can remember. I remember being burnt by some Shimano 600 brakes in the early 80's that felt terrible, were hard to adjust and seemed to always be going out of adjustment. I ditched them and got some Record callipers. Still...

Spoke tensions.... I beg to differ, at least on the spoke tension question. A rim is kept in its horizontal location by the balance of the lateral forces applied by the spokes on the two sides of the wheel. The spokes on the DS are less dished than those on the NDS. This means that a single...

My wheels A few posters have mentioned the Campag wheels. I'll add that I think they're fantastic. I've got older Sciroccos and Zondas and the newer (alu spoke) Eurus. My faves are the Sciroccos (very strong, stiff and great value) and Eurus (stiffer and lighter). I found the Zondas a bit...

Bicycle Parking Brake I don't have a kickstand on any of my bikes. They add weight and look like crap. However, a bike leant against a post is prone to being knocked by passer-bys and can fall over. You don't want that. A simple solution I employ is to attach a clothes peg to a...