Recent content by Timeless

Never use a QR on the rear wheel of a fixie - you will not get it tight enough and the force on the skewer will be too great. there is something seriously wrong if you are getting daily punctures. check your tyres for dirt inside, change the tubes for clean new ones, make sure they are...

Disk brakes make a big difference off-road but are overkill on the road. Modulation of disk brakes is all about setting them up right. ABS would be pointless on a bike - if you endo'ed you did not lose traction, and so ABS not needed. On your bike, you can control the braking force of the...

Spot on. He obviously recognises that he had a bad year last year and thinks that can put in some better performances this year (in the context of racing at a lower level). He is rightly backing himself to step back up again. But he is astute enough to realise that if he does put in the...

This reads like a crazy conspiracy theory. I don't necessarily believe that Sky is cleaner than any other team. Part of me is optimistic enough to want to believe, but another part is cynical enough to know that we've heard similar stories before and been taken for fools. So I will just...

I'm listening to Rage Against the Machine's classic album I don't really care that they got the UK Christmas No.1 (although it is vaguely pleasing) - but I love the fact that it has caused me to listen again to one of my favourite albums from my university days. good turbo music as well...

Actually, Hewitt is one of my favourite tennis players (and I'm not an Aussie). He is not the most talented but is a true battler. He will put his heart into every game and I love that he wears his competitive spirit on his sleeve. I actually don't find him arrogant these days - he knows his...

it probably depends whereabouts in London you expect to live - getting out for training rides with clubmates will be a key factor and if you live in south London but join a club based in north London you will rarely get together. If you want to choose your location based on cyling, then I...

You cannot really generalise about carbon frames these days as they are no longer only used for uber-stiff race frames. Plenty of carbon frames are built for comfort, others are built for responsiveness. I have a Condor Pista (steel frame for fixed / SS) and love the ride quality. My carbon...

I think you are confusing Look with Time. It was Time pedals that were recalled. Mine went back to the factory to be fixed but the pedals have still come of the spindle twice since (without catastropic results, just embarrasment). I am now trying Look.

Join the CTC (Cycle Touring Club) - you get free assistance with legal advice, even if you join after an accident.

Mmm...I appear to have missed that. Did he carry water for his team leader, or sacrifice his own strength when pacing his leader? When did this happen?

I pretty much agree with everything that Alpe d'Huez said. For his doping, he should have been punished (as he was) but deserves no greater criticism than many others. For his behaviour since being caught (specifically the persistent lies and the extortion of money from fans to keep his lies...