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There’s a free, 11-page bike maintenance and tune up guide available online if you’re looking for some basic do-it-yourself information.
The Gear Up! 2007 Bicycling Guide is produced by sports equipment retailer Sun & Ski and offers suggestions on when, where and how to lube your bike. It can be downloaded as a .pdf document.
A one-page chart near the front also suggests bike checks and services that should be performed …
Today, our stupidity almost got the best of us.
After a late start, I had problems with my front derailleur and tried to fix it as a gas station. It was 10 a.m. before we got underway. We stopped for a bite at Newbern, where several log cabins appeared to be under restoration (20 years later, this has become the Wilderness Road Regional Museum…
Italian Leonardo Piepoli powered through an elite group of climbers, including two teammates, on the steep finish at Santuario to win the 10th Stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday.
Another Italian, 38-year-old Andrea Noe, finished early enough to take the overall lead in the three-week race, becoming the third Liquigas cyclist to wear the pink jersey this year.
American George Hincapie (Discovery Channel), riding in his first Giro, joined a six-man breakaway and gained enough time on the peloton for a while to be the “on the road” virtual leader. ….
Thanks to revueltaverde for this post.
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