Looking closer something broke...

Hmm, I would say chillax, this happens with powerTap hubs, the freehub body does sometimes come off when your changing the cassette check it out;

http://cdn.cyclingforums.com/b/bb/525x525px-LL-bbd1128a_vbattach11197.jpg

I did read something in the manual about it once but cant find it now.

Happened to me a few times and I know a few others who have had the same. If thats whats going on, its nothing to worry about just put it back together the way it came apart.

@ Ashley, those pictures are of a SRAM RED cassete in 3 pieces. That ain't supposed to happen...

Ah......
Oopse

The free hub body coming off a PowerTap did give me a heart attack a year ago until I heard its normal, had thought it might just be that. No idea on the cassette don't do sram

Jules, I know people who have gotten the Red cassette apart. I thought it was more the back, but it looks like the back and the splines have all separated. Methinks it should go back together.

Regardless, there should be neutral support at Killington. They should be able to fix it.

SRAM

Won't go back together without a hammer and some cuss words.

@Jules - I have hammers and curses in spades. Happy to lend them out to you, fucker.

Just got a reminder note that the saddle I sent in to be re-covered has been glued and is about to get a new cover. Wanted to share the URL of the guy in case people have pressing saddle needs. I'll post an update when I get the saddle back. Right now, turnaround time is looking like four weeks.

http://www.recoveredsaddle.com/

For those of you with Garmin 500s, update your firmware. They just released 3.0, which adds two screens, as well as NP/TSS/IF, and a number of nifty features.

hopefully, you already have garmin's webupdater program on your computer. Just do it from there.

As we're getting into stage race season where number plates are very common, figure now is a good time to share the way to ghetto a number plate holder. Sorry I didn't post in time for our Killington guys.

Go to a hardware store and pick up a metal pipe clamp. I think mine was 1.5 or 2 inches in length for a 3/4 pipe. Then you get a small wing nut and fitting short bolt to go through the clamp hole. If you can find the nut and bolt in stainless, it will last longer.

You flatten the clamp straight. then you twist one end perpendicular so the number plate will be parallel with the frame. You might have to bore out the other hole so it fits your brake bolt. And you might need to do the same for the number plate side. Bend the rest of the piece to fit.

Hey Guys,

I've been racing my bike for more than 2 years, and riding it a few years before that. I'm thinking it's about time to change the bearings and other stuff like that but I'm not sure. So questions:

-How often, or after how long, how many miles, should we change the innards of a bike?
-Is this something I can do myself and can anyone give instructions, or suggest an informative website?

Any tips and all would be appreciated as well.

Thanks in advance,

dw

If it isn't broke, don't fix it.

^ agree

http://thedailygrind.robdamanii.com/2012/04/20/more-dura-ace-9000-photos/

I'm a fan. Always love new Dura Ace. Check out the bottom pics of Rogers' rig he ran this week at Romandie.

Anyone care to share the story of our teammate and sponsorship director who is apparently opening up a brick and mortar bike shop? I've seen fleeting posts and shots on facebook, but when one of our own opens up a bike shop, shouldn't that be a bigger story?

Posted By: mugwumpAs we're getting into stage race season where number plates are very common, figure now is a good time to share the way to ghetto a number plate holder. Sorry I didn't post in time for our Killington guys.

Go to a hardware store and pick up a metal pipe clamp. I think mine was 1.5 or 2 inches in length for a 3/4 pipe. Then you get a small wing nut and fitting short bolt to go through the clamp hole. If you can find the nut and bolt in stainless, it will last longer.

You flatten the clamp straight. then you twist one end perpendicular so the number plate will be parallel with the frame. You might have to bore out the other hole so it fits your brake bolt. And you might need to do the same for the number plate side. Bend the rest of the piece to fit.

For the lazy cyclist: I was able to find some number holders. $10 not to bad.

http://www.excelsports.com/main.asp?page=8&description=Number+Plate+Holder&vendorCode=ROTOR&major=11&minor=7



But was unable to find one like this:

Damn that looks sweet

On the topic of speedplays - I just regreased (lubed?) mine for the first time ever and YIKES!!!

Talk about toxic sludge.

Hi guys,

I need a new set of track wheels for training - something quality but fairly bombproof (and probably clincher given they'll be ridden outdoors most of time) - anywhere from Mavic Ellipse downwards.
Anyone any ideas of a good shop to get some? E.g. one we can get a discount at? (sorry for naivety, am new!). Kieran

Kieran,

We have a shop discount at Ride Brooklyn.

http://ridebrooklynny.com

Jules
917-818-1362
Typos courtesy of a mock-turtlenecked genius.

On Jun 9, 2012, at 12:39 PM, kieranleahy wrote:

Hi guys,

I need a new set of track wheels for training - something quality but fairly bombproof (and probably clincher given they'll be ridden outdoors most of time) - anywhere from Mavic Ellipse downwards.
Anyone any ideas of a good shop to get some? E.g. one we can get a discount at? (sorry for naivety, am new!). Kieran

Kieran,

I think we might also have a discount on Neuvation wheels which can be ordered online. Not sure what the current state of our sponsorship deals are, but Neuvation has been one of our regular sponsors for the past few years.

Watcing the opening TT of the Tour de Suisse, I notice something that surprises me.

With all the focus on wind-tunnel testing, leading edge, breaking the wind, hidden front brakes, head-tube nose cones of various degrees of legality, fork shapes, blah, blah, blah...

Many of the riders have a magnet pick-up sensor zipp-tied to their front fork! WTF? Trek already makes an integrated pick up on the chainstay, I think it's time that the front fork gets the same treatment.

Or, at least, when the teams are doing all that wind-tunnel testing they should test with that sensor on...and their jersey's wide open, with 3lbs of jewelry hanging from their necks and swinging in the wind.

Seriously, Valverde is starting to look like Flava Flave out there with all that crap around his neck.

hey all - thinking about bidding these Ritchey Apex 50 mm carbon tubies which are currently on e-bay.   they appear to be sold out of the piermont bike shop by someone named glenn davgin.  anyone familiar with him?  or have opinions on this make of wheels in general?  

@David

Mattie should be pretty familiar with him, since they work together. The Piermont bike shop does move a lot via the eBay. I like my ritchey wheels. They wind up fast and I swear make sprinting easier. Of course that could also be from the HED wheel I am rocking on the rear. Matching wheels are so overrated.

Also, we may have a Ritchey sponsorship? JP had a contact, and the contact provided us with a list of "good guy" prices. I know this information was passed along to the proper folks, but I don't know if anything came of it.

What's Atera? Google says either a NYC restaurant, or a German bike rack company?