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David Gardiner of Laid Back Bikes is trying a 1*12 setup on his demo Nazca Fuego. You could ask him how it is going. I've mentioned this before, but I think it is nice to avoid really small chainrings, as they seem to give a spongy feel to the drivetrain. I think this is mostly due to frame flex, bu...

Hello all There is a tool called JBike6, which allows the stability of bicycles to be analysed. There are several simplifications, such as no friction in headset or tyres, infinitely narrow tyres etc. Nevertheless, if you only want to compare one result from the program to another, I think that is O...

Hello Pete One of the odder handling differences I've come across is changing the bars on an overseat steering 'bent from aero to tiller style. In either case the bike's geometry is fundamentally the same, and with no weight on the bars and seating position pretty much the same (arms excepted) there...

... for one particular niche of the sport. To some people cycling is a sport, to others it is primarily a mode of transport. I suspect this is part of the reason behind the disagreement. You can argue on the head of a pin (and many do) about the usefulness of such developments, but you can't easily...

Marketing and lifestyle images have always been with us. ... Which helps no one I think that grumpy skepticism serves a very useful purpose! There are a whole host of marketing departments out there trying to convince people to buy their new stuff. This needs to be counterbalanced by an army of bea...

I'm very pleased that this discussion has digressed into recumbents! :) I'm pretty sure the difference in aerodynamic drag between a typical racing bike and a sporty recumbent (with the seat reclined a long way back) is an awful lot more than the difference that even the best wheels can make! Also, ...

Hello Samuel D I started listening to the podcast, although I only got through about 20 minutes. I'll listen to more of it when I have time. Have you come across JBike6? It is a program in Matlab, which calculates the stability of bicycles based on wheelbase, weight distribution, trail, wheel interi...

I have a saddle called Lepper Tour. It is a mattress saddle, which means that there are springs running from front to back underneath, as well as the two springs at the back. The springs really work! I especially realise this when I ride another bike that does not have a sprung saddle. If I put my f...

Hello all. Helmet debates usually seem to produce more heat than light, but I found this debate quite enlightening! Going back to Horizon's original post, I read the long Guardian article. Whilst it was interesting at points, I disagree with the author's main argument, and thought it was a bit daft ...

Hello Utility Cyclist

Do you prefer a slow or a fast cadence?

Is this bike now sold?

Hello Utility Cyclist

Do you prefer a slow or a fast cadence?

one of the most comfortable bikes I own has 753 frameset and a very light wheelset. Do you think that the light wheels are important in keeping the unsprung weight down, so that the "frame suspension" can do its job? People argue back and forth about whether lightweight wheels are worthwh...

I wonder if the weld at the rear of the bracket will have been unusually stressed whilst the front one has been cracking?

the only thing that will happen is that the seat comes adrift True, although if that happens halfway down a steep hill it might not be a very jolly experience! Strangely, the top mountings of the seat are only held into the seat stays by friction. There are these aluminium "nodules" which...