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re:mounting fenders on bike with cantilever brakes
In category Tech issues
Written by abbsci420

I'm getting a new cyclocross bike that I will also use occasionally as a winter trainer.

I'm going to want to mount SKS fenders on this bike, and it just occurred to me that I won't have a rear brake bridge (or drilled front fork crown).

I can have eyelets put on the dropouts...what else do I need to do to mount the fenders? I'd prefer not to create a ziptie monster!

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re:Need fitting advice
In category Tech issues
Written by abbsci420

After more than ten years of mountainbiking (and lurking on r.b.t for the better part of those ten years) I hit the road two years ago, first with a '96 Klein Quantum II (53 cm c-t), and the last year a '00
Cannondale Cyclocross (52 cm c-t).

I opted for a cyclocross because I wanted to try and see if I could use the same bike for road racing (masters fattie, I'm afraid...) and this country's top

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135mm hybrid rear hub/cassette question
In category Tech issues
Written by jojophoophoo

1st, thanks for the help with the stripped crankbolt.
I am taking an older C-Dale hybrid frame (700 c wheels)and setting it up as a cyclo-cross/beater bike. The rear chain-stays are 135mm. My plan is to us an Ultegra Front/Rear Der. and 9 speed bar-end shifters.
My question is to the hub/cassette for this. Can I put a 9 speed road cassette (say 12-26) on a 135mm rear Mtn (prob. Deore XT) hu

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Building a Hybrid
In category Tech issues
Written by Teran

I am building a hybrid/city bike out of a Cannonade XR800 cyclocross frame and have a couple of questions. I would like to use the Ultegra triple (FC-6503) crank, the Ultegra FD-6503 Front Derailleur, RD 6500-GS rear,
Ultegra 9 speed cassette, and Deore XT ST-M760 dual control levers. Are the
Deore levers compatible with the Ultegra derailleurs? (I want to use a straight bar). If not, is there a

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Help me decide on a great commuter bike
In category Tech issues
Written by jellyphisher

I'm in the process of trying to put together (or buy if there's one available) a great commuter/bad weather bike.

I intend to use it mostly for commuting (12 miles each way in reasonably hilly terrain--takes me about 45-50 minutes), especially in rainy weather.
When the weather is nice and the roads are clear, I'll probably ride my road bike instead.

My 54cm Trek 5200 fits me like a glove, so I'

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re:TT frame for road use?
In category Tech issues
Written by manny15

I've been lurking here for a few years, and am now making my first road frame purchace. I ride mostly weekends, to and from school, and sometimes after school (time permitting...), and hope get in some road races this spring. I have an old 1987 Trek that's worked nicely - a few upgrades here and there and it performs well. I'd like to upgrade to brifters. However, it's only 6-speed and therefo

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Van Dessel Gin & Trombones Shimano 105 Cyclocross/road Bike

Harking back to a time when cyclocross was king of the dirt and mountain bikes were merely a gleam i...

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Nashbar X Aluminum Cyclocross Frame

Ready for Cyclocross, trail-riding, commuting or light loaded touring. Our butted 7005 cyclocross f...

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