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re:"The tip of the Spear" - Number than a witch's...
In category Tech issues
Written by loanercrow

I'm a big rider (cir. 250 lbs.) trying to drop the weight and get back to where I used to be (185).

I started riding again last summer and put 1200 miles on a Terry Fly saddle.
It was never comfortable, especially on long rides, but I was never numb.
When the LBS got the new Fizik Arione in I thought I would give it a try.
One 3 hour ride left the tip of my... hmmm... appendage numb for two days.

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re:Headset cheap fix - works
In category Tech issues
Written by kennokishi

I wanted to get the indexing out of my headset, but did not want to take the time to install a new one.
I read this trick in the Complete Guide to Bicycle
Maintenance and Repair, not my favorite book, but the only place I have read this trick.

I removed my front wheel, brake cable, and computer wire, and loosened the stem bolt (threaded stem).
Then I spun the fork around 360 degrees a few times.

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re:Q: Campy Bottom Bracket
In category Tech issues
Written by Jade Rika

The patient is a 2002 Habanero with 2x10 Campy Chorus.

Yesterday I noticed a bottom bracket click when standing on it, once per crank revolution.

Having never serviced the unit in over 10K miles, I pulled it apart after today's club ride. This was the one piece of the Campy group for which I didn't seem to have any documentation, so I felt pretty stupid once I had it apart and found it was se

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Disassembling Campy Front Hub
In category Tech issues
Written by dukeolizards

Any clues on how to disassemble a Record front hub?
I've read the service bulletin on Campy's website, but there appears to be a glaring omission.

Page 21 of the instructions (available at
http://www.campagnolo.com/techinfo.php?did=f)
says:

"Push the axle toward the hub body and slide it fully out of the hub."

That does not seem to be possible. The axle doesn't move sideways.
I've removed the

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