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re:Lance photo in SI
In category Racing
Written by rickZ

The current issue of Sports Illustrated (former NFL player who got killed in
Afghanistan on the cover) has a full-spread photo of Lance taken during the
TT stage of the Tour de Georgia. It's an awesome photo. Lance looks as lean and mean as I've ever seen him in any photo.

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re:Women's Cycling
In category Racing
Written by Sartan Cat

How many of us followed the Grande Boucle Feminine in August, which looks as if it was at least as interesting as the TDF? Why is women's cycling so poorly covered by the media? Because they don't go as far or as fast as the men? The competition is just as exciting, just as women skiing or tennis is just as exciting (sometimes much more exciting) than the men's competition, even if they don't h

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re:Magnesium
In category Tech issues
Written by CruNcher

I read with interest that Ford had invested in a magnesium producing plant to produce lighter bodied passenger cars (supposedly makes it easier to meet new fuel efficiency standards without reducing overall vehicle size - which we all know is a communist plot).

If it works for cars, are magnesium alloys of use in making bike frames ?

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re:Crank Brothers platform pedals
In category Tech issues
Written by bluedad

Does anyone have experience with Crank Brothers Mallets or Candys? I would like to know how well they work with flat shoes and how easy they are to clip in and out of compared with other clip/platform pedals. Thanks.

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re:Gear Inches
In category Tech issues
Written by altahoe

Does anyone have the formula for calculating gear-inches?

Years ago, Bicycling mag would publish a gear-inches chart for each bike they reviewed--a grid with front & rear gearing along the top and side with the gear-inches in the center.

I'd like to make a gear-inches chart for my new bike but don't have the formula. My tires are 700c x 23.

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re:Tire rolling resistance; source for data?
In category Tech issues
Written by Duke8899

Does anyone know if there is a reliable source for information about which tires have the highest and lowest rolling resistance on a dry, hard surface? Is there a quantified scale that's recognized for measuring this? I'm assuming, from comments in a couple of threads, that differences exist, but is personal experience the only guide to the subject?

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