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re:Ergomo and Power Tap comparison
In category Racing
Written by eggphish1

Some of you may know that the Ergomo bottom bracket-based power meter has recently entered the market. Although some Ergomo dealers have done private testing and comparisons of their systems, until now there has not been any publicly-available data set that could be used for independent evaluation. Last week, Ergomo-USA put some data files on their website that were collected during a two-hour rid

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re:Testers Still A Step Behind?
In category Racing
Written by Phrantic

Leading amateur dies of heart problem, but doubts persist

Following the shocking death of the 24-year-old Marco Rusconi on Friday, an autopsy has returned the verdict that the leading Italian amateur may have suffered from a congenital heart problem.

The brother-in-law of Quick Step-Davitamon star Luca Paolini, Rusconi was the victim of a heart attack after feeling unwell at his own birthday pa

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re:US District Attorney opens sporting wages investigation.
In category Racing
Written by TheValiar

The US District Attorney in Los Angeles, CA has opened a grand jury investigation in the use of independant contractors in professional sports. The suit claims that federal minimum wage standards are being circumvented, by incorrectly listing the status of athletes in various sports, including cyclists registered with UCI Division 3 Trade Teams.
15th Circuit Court Judge Walter Thompson is expecte

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re:Handlebar Failure
In category Tech issues
Written by hrd2hndle

The last club ride I went on was about three months ago. I was worried about wether I'd be on form to keep up but fortunately I did alright. That is, until on our way back *this* happened:

http://www.btinternet.com/~asqui/pub/Bars/

The worst part (given that I didn't fall off or get run over) is that I spent £7 and an hour or two changing the bar tape... *yesterday*

The handlebar tubing sheare

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re:Ergomo and Power Tap comparison
In category Tech issues
Written by tiger jh

Some of you may know that the Ergomo bottom bracket-based power meter has recently entered the market. Although some Ergomo dealers have done private testing and comparisons of their systems, until now there has not been any publicly-available data set that could be used for independent evaluation. Last week, Ergomo-USA put some data files on their website that were collected during a two-hour rid

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re:Can't Pull Apart Campy Record BB
In category Tech issues
Written by Miscellaneous_86

I have a late 90s record bottom bracket with carbon fiber weave tube, aluminium cups and hollow spindle. I would like to clean and repack the insides of the cups since I can hear some sand. I easily removed the left cup by simply pulling but the right cup will not budge. I know that it is possible to remove the right cup but is it a pulling or turning motion? I tried pulling as hard as I could, sh

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