Bringing a Peugeot Mont-Cenis Back to Life
This article will center on is the reconditioning of an 25 year old Peugeot Mont-Cenis 12 speed bike. Posting will continue as the work progresses.
View Article2011 USA Cycling Race Mechanic Clinic
Each year since 1987, I have taught at the Bill Woodul Race Mechanics Clinic, hosted by USA Cycling. Bill was a former USAC Equipment manager. We lost Bill to cancer in1996, but it was this man who...
View Article2012 USA Cyclo-Cross Championships
Cycling has many facets, but for me cyclo-cross stands out as a shining gem. Perhaps a muddy and gritty gem, but precious nonetheless. What appeals to me about this great racing is the required...
View ArticleThey say you want a (shifting) revolution
If you have been trying to set up your dream ride with the new revolutionary electronic shifting systems, such as the Campagnolo® EPS™, or perhaps the Shimano® Di2™, but somehow it is just not working...
View ArticleSpringtime Attention brings Problem Prevention
Springtime is nigh upon us, the time when a true cyclist's heart turns to... what else...bicycle maintenance. With attention from you, plus some elbow grease, your early season rides will be coming up...
View ArticleHow to Build a Spearfish
It has been 22 years since the Clark-Kent mountain bike was new (seen below, on the left). The time has come for an updated, contemporary machine, which in this case will be a Salsa Spearfish (on the...
View ArticleRepairing On-The-Ride
This article will review repairs we can do while we are out and about on a bike. There are, of course, many possible issues and problems that can and do occasionally occur when we are riding. Here, we...
View ArticleBasic Use of Tools
A sound working knowledge of tool use is the basis of being a mechanic. Developing good working habits will result in better, more consistent repairs, and in longer lasting tools. This article provides...
View Article2012 MTB World Championships, Leogang, Austria
This article will review the technical support at the 2012 World MTB Championships in Leogang, Austria, as seen from the view of the USA Team Mechanics.
View Article2012 Interbike Trade Show
The Interbike Show is a trade show for the bicycle industry. Retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and professionals of all sorts come to Las Vegas to mingle, do business, and some times ride a bike...
View ArticleCyclo-Cross kick off at Cross Vegas 2011
A look at the racing action of the 2011 Cross Vegas race at Interbike
View ArticleFree Bikes 4 Kids, a Minnesota program
"Free Bikes 4 Kids" is a non-profit organization based in the Twin Cites area of Minnesota. The concept of Free Bikes For Kids is to provide a bike (and a helmet) to a kid who would otherwise not get...
View Article2013 Cyclocross National Champions
"This year's USA National Cyclocross Championship promises to be epic!!"-Anonymous Elite Racer. That might be one way of putting it, because what we are going to be talking about here is a bike race...
View ArticleThe Work Horses of Park Tool
The new Park Tool factory is big. So big it feels like it takes forever to walk from one end to the other. Just the factory is 200 x 300 feet. You have to walk down isles of production, packaging,...
View Article2013 MTB World Championships
This article will feature the 2013 Mountain Bike World Championships held in Pietermaritzburg, Republic of South Africa.
View ArticleThermodynamics: What can it do for you?
We live is a world of hot and cold, so we might as well put them to use. When you get out of your comfort zone, say, for example, into deep space, you might truly get to experience extreme temperature...
View ArticleBottom Bracket Standards
Bicycle drivetrains have been fairly consistent throughout our velo-history. Our feet push on some sort of crank, rotating a ring of some sort to drive a chain (or belt), which then turns a wheel. But...
View ArticleThe Slow-Time is the Right Time for Shop Inspection
In the bicycle retail business, the slower off-season is the perfect time to do things you've put off during the crazy, busy summer, including a detailed shop inspection. Use this downtime as an...
View ArticleRoad Race Support for Team 3M
The topic of this Calvin's Corner will be the technical support for the 3M Cycling Team. The 3M Corporation is based in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. It is, after all, "Minnesota Mining and...
View ArticleWheel Tension Balance Web App
Wheel truing can be great fun. It provides us chance to focus on something that should be simple, something that bends to our will, so to speak. Get a cup of good coffee, sit yourself in front of a...
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