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Why is every part on every bike that I have owned over the last 40 years been measured in metric, seatpost diameter, stem length, frame size, crank length, wheel spacing 126-130,etc. but bearings are measured in inches, 1/4 inch 3/16 inch ,etc. I have Italian, Japanese, and American frames...

She might get ideas.

IMG_0372_picmonkeyed.JPGIMG_0373_picmonkeyed.JPGI picked up this frame without knowing anything about it other than it was my size. From what I could find out on the internet Coble was a framebuilder in California. This appears it was custom built for someone who was a national champion as the...

Does anyone know when Columbus introduced Neuron tubesets? I think it was the early 90's but I can't find anything on the internet.

The weather is finally starting to warm here in the Blue ridge mountains, still some ice above 1700 meters . I hope winter is winding down in the UK. Lets see some pictures of spring.

20 cm of snow and still falling, plan B

I've just noticed a hairline crack on the seat lug of my beloved 1987 Bertoni Specialissama. I don't know how long it has been there and I have'nt noticed any difference in the ride. Doe's anyone have any experience with a cracked lug? Should I be worried?

I don't know if you would consider a 15 year old bike retro, but it's still a pretty steel bike. This is my wife's late 90's Look kg243 made of Columbus Neuron steel.

This is my 1988 Schwinn Paramount 50th anniversary edition. The fork is 24 k gold plated, only about 600 of these were made.

Doe's anyone know anything about the Look steel frames raced in the 80's ? I'm sure they were rebranded but who actually made these. I believe they had English bottom brackets which would be strange in the 80's if they were built in Italy or France. I think these were only made for a short...

I have a pair of Dura ace 7700 downtube shifters that say 8 sp or 9 sp on them, Thease are the friction or indexed model. They work perfectly on a 8 sp cassette in the index mode but when I try it on a 9 sp it skips a gear between the 13 and 15 tooth cog. I thought the 7700 model was a 9 sp...

Hi, I own a beautiful fillet brazed Lazzaretti made with Deda zero tubing. In thirty years of riding , racing, and sportifs and owning probably 25 bikes of steel, aluminum and carbon, this is by leaps and bounds the best bike I've ever ridden. I know that Lazzaretti is a bike shop in Rome that...