Cycling Forum / General / bicycling / October 2007

What is your purpose in life? What is the rationale behind our life?
Why do we live in this life? These questions frequently intrigue
people who try to find accurate answers.
People provide different answers to these questions. Some people

At long last, my Raleigh rides again--this time as a 3-speed, 650B
machine!
http://ouij.livejournal.com/248439.html
This has been a bit of a costly rebuild, and probably not all that

AirFrance leads the way, charging $150 SFO-CDG (Paris) outbound, and 150
*Euros* (about $210) return. That from an airline headquartered in one of
the world's more bike-friendly countries.
$80-$100 each way is rapidly becoming the norm, although as of last July,

After doing research on various forums...given the virtually identical
price of the two units ($30 MSRP price difference), it has become
clear that if both units are equally comfortable for the rider, that
the Trek Pure Sport has to be the better choice based upon superior

Hi dear Cyclists:
I am glad to be able to present you a travel to the center of Mexico
in eighty cycling rides.
This is accomplished in a blog where had been documented (via dynamic

Can you remove a rain jacket while riding?
A. I can remove a rain jacket while riding, no handed, because I am
very skilled
B. I can remove a rain jacket while riding, one handed, because I am

Hi, I've noticed that LED strobe headlights are incredibly effective at
neutralizing oncoming bike traffic into quaking fear, so they grip the
handlebars for dear life as I zoom past laughing, safe in the knowledge that
their eyes won't regain nightvision for several minutes.

I'm new to tubulars and have a question about carrying a spare-is it
necessary to preglue the spare, and if so, how is it best to carry it? Or,
can you put the spare on using the residual glue on the rim-would this allow
you to continue with the ride/race, or are you pretty much ...

A Daiso just opened up in Mountain View California (see
"http://www.daiso-sangyo.co.jp/english/storeinfo/storeinfo03.html" but
the Mountain View store isn't there yet). I saw it when I was going to
Trader Joe's today.

A former college quarterback has invented a football helmet with a radical
new design.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/27/sports/football/27helmets.html?pagewanted=1&_r
=1&th&emc=th
'Rather than being lined with rows of traditional foam or urethane, Ferrara's

There is a slow leak in my tube. Took around two days for the pressure
to go down. I pumped up the tube quite alot, and placed it in water,
but no bubble. I guess I could be real patient, and sit there for an
hour or so, but tubes a less expensive than my time. Any suggestions?

Any caveats when buying a bike form them?
Its hard to ignore their good prices!

Absolutely tragic.  Unquestionably criminal.
R.I.P.
(This link might be more direct:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/188765.html.)

My father-in-law was cleaning out his garage and gave me his old bike.  
It's a 1962 Schwinn Superior 24" (too big for me) 15 speed with some
surface rust, dried out saddle and cracked brake hoods.  Still, it's
all-original.  About what you'd expect for a lo-mileage 45 year old ...

pls check and comment on the new design of bike stand
http://www.createthefuturecontest.com/pages/view/entriesdetail.html?entryID=798