A list of the last 100 comments (mostly questions and answers) on this website:
The problem has been resolved in the best possible way! 🙂 From now, for questions or comments, please use the…
Thank you for taking the time to write this comment. I’ve included a link to this comment in the “disputed”…
Relja, Congratulations on the article you wrote. I really like your writing style: direct and straightforward. I agree with everything…
Cloudflare have published their report on the problem. They always seem straightforward in explaining the problem causes, which is admirable.…
Irony: At the time I published this article, CloudFlare service is having some problems. No one knows really how, why,…
People called me Sasquatch for some odd reason and I have more than 300 pounds of weight plus bicycle. One…
Hi Kyll, M5120 should work with 10 and 11-speeds both 1x and 2x according to even Shimano specs: https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/product/component/deore-m5100/RD-M5120-SGS.html The…
I am currently running with 3×9 setup. Planning to go 1×11 with shimano m5100. Is it okay if I use…
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Hi Aaron, Very nicely explained and I completely agree. Yes, it is ironic how it took Shimano “only” a decade…
For shifting precision, I think the important ratio is the center-to-center distance of the cog spacing vs. the total cable…
My understanding is that the ISO 8764 standard tries to unify the Phillips and JIS drivers into one universal driver…
This is great, thanks
Hi Richard, Donating time, effort and sharing knowledge can often help a lot more than money donations. Relja
Hi, I believe in K.I.S.S (keep it simple stupid) I would like to start a bike rental business near beaches,…
Using Campagnolo 9-speed shifters designed for the old 1.4 ratio with a Shimano RD-9100 and a Campagnolo 9-speed cassette, the…
Hi Relja,i have put my front chainguide to the test over very rough bumpy ground,my chain does not drop anymore,what…
Michael Wong’s point – if the shifter is 10speed, with the same total lateral movement across the casette, the absolute…
Was this done correctly? If I read CTC correctly, C11 matches the cable pull (approximately) of S11. Using a 1.4…
To remove crown races on my older 1 inch forks i just get a metal rod and tap that underneath…
Hi Relja,after extensive research on using home made rim tapes its the gorilla black tape that folk have been using…
Thanks, this worked for me on a 2005 fork in 2023. Chipped a big razor then broke the tip on…
I thank you so much. You’re comment “…it’s as simple as that” and the rest of the info regarding tire…
Hi, I think you need to add that a 1 1/8″ crown diameter accepts a 30mm inner diameter crown race,…
Thank you for your answer Relja. So it’s going to be a grx FD (built for frames @73° ish degrees)…
Hi Remi, GRX cranks set chainrings further out (so, they have a wider chainline). They should work, but it isn’t…
Hello, I have a triple deore 26-36-48 octalink crankset and planning to swap it for a custom 44-28 external BB…
to trim the tape you just get a small length of 16mm thick piece of wood,then clamp a stanley knife…
Hi Relja thanks,I have some T-rex gaffer tape,gorilla tape and another one called bear gaffa tape,will give these ago and…
Hi Mike, I’ve often resorted to the cloth sticky tape (keper in Serbian). It has worked well. Anything that doesn’t…
Hi Adam, One pair of inner & outer links (i.e. 1”, or three pins) should suffice. Now, it is often…
Hi Alex, That is a very good question. I should add that info to the article (note to self). Until…
Hi, will a 1-1/8″ ZS44/28.6 ZS44/30 Common ZS bearings fit a frame with a headset of 44 external cup EC44/28.6…
Hi Relja just wondering if you have ever tried a home made rim tape like gaffa tape gorilla tape etc,I…
Hey No guidance on how much longer to make it if you have a tensioner.. ?! Thanks
Hi Relja,hows the weather over there,its just coming into spring down under,very nice bike riding weather now,just made myself a…
Hi Christian, I have a Contoura AL12 bike with a Gates Carbon Drive. The belt temsion is adjusted by slackening…
Hi Chris, I am doing a comparative test using wax. Hopefully, by the end of the year, I will have…
I have started waxing my chains (parafin wax ) as I realise 11 speed will not last as long as…
Larger dia wheels are technically better. The penalty for larger wheel dia has always been the weight factor and greater…
It’s definitely less than ideal, especially if the laptop has a hard disk (not an SSD). For shorter distances, I…
I’m wondering how a laptop in the backpack would fair, standing on its edge on a bumpy road with the…
Since Shimano is often “conservative” when listing the limits, I would give it a try with the 28-40-50 chainrings before…
Hi Ryan, That’s a reasonable question – I probably should have been more specific in the article. For the purposes…
Thanks so much for this resource. Sorry if I missed it, but how important is ‘FD capacity’? I just picked…
Good write up, one question is how WIDE is a wide tire size now? How does this play into gravel…
Hi Relja,thats a real good tip to dremel out the bottom bracket cup,R J the bike guy on youtube did…
Hi Mike, For powder coating, I screwed in old cup-and-cone BB cups to keep the BB threads clean. The other…
Hi Relja,if powder coating older steel bikes you do need to chase out all threads with a tap,the ones that…
columbus tubing is still a family run setup in Italy as far as i know,they are now making high end…
Hi Relja,just got a bike back from the powder coating guys and I must say its the best finish i…
Hi Neil, As far as I know, Tiagra 4700 front shifter pulls the same amount of cable as other Shimano…
Hello Relja, Thank you very much for the details you shared! I will keep all in mind and do some…
Hi Relja,just been to a powder coating place to get a retro bike coated,the price for basic solid colours is…
Hi Relja, Thank you for the helpful info (a lot of other info online is specific to rear derailleurs) In…
Hi John, Yes, good points. We are all getting older, but the market (not just the cycling industry) seems to…
Great detailed and informative information, the majority of which has become instinct after 62 years of cycling on roads and…
Hi Irene, It could be a manufacturing defect, or a poor design (not designing the bars with enough margin of…
Hello Relja, Many thanks for your answer! I was not aware of that drawback at all, that “expensive” does not…
Hi Irene, Wall thickness is not standardized as far as I know. I depends on the materials used, design, and…
Hi Everyone, Could you kindly tell me if the “thickness” of the handlebar is universal to all sorts of bikes?…
Hi Relja,I have been trying out quiet a few bicycle shops lately and what I am finding they seem to…
Hi Relja,the 2 pack system is highly resistant to fuel and other solvents and is very durable and it is…
If you’re not competitive riding, then high quality steel is the best choice. End of controversy! It’s the least fatiguing…
Hi Rick, The maximum number of crosses is affected by the number of holes (i.e. the number of spokes). The…
Hi Relja,I did heaps of researching and talking to auto body painting professionals and they are using the good high…
Hi Relja, Thank you for the excellent article. I read it looking for information to help me decide the best…
Hi James, Cool, really glad to hear it went well. 🙂 Thank you for taking the time to write the…
1. Three mm spacers can help with the chain line. Cheap from Amazon. 2. Next in cost is new 9…
there is a ready made product on the market called a chain guide,some may refer to them as chain catchers,mountain…
Hi Meziah, Short answer: the Acera FD will most probably be OK. Explanation: Shimano uses chainstay angle for their front…
Great article, great site. Everything is very easy to understand. I do have one question though. I have a 2011…
As above, narrow wide chainring and 9 speed chain and smaller largest cog all combined to solve the problem.
Hi Relja,after riding old retro chromemoly bikes i dont think i will ever change to a bicycle made from anything…
an old front mech set in fixed position would also stop a chain bouncing off in 1×8 system,would have the…
smoove and squirt are pretty good drip on lubes,both are waxed based and squirt looks like it has ptfe added,most…
I don’t know if it had been mentioned before. But I’m successfully running a 3×9 Setup on my touring bike…
Hi Relja,i use a basic tension meter like the parktool tm-1 ,they are not 100 percent spot on but they…
Hi,i run a 1×8 home made system,my chain never drops off while riding along but it can drop off over…
Hi,kerosene in australia is a fuel,people on bikes use kerosene as a degreaser,paraffin oil is totaly different,some folk do add…
Here is my experience, if it can help: Last Saturday, my kid fell spectacularly off his bike while we were…
A kind response would be to say “could you please expand upon the sizing regarding stem and stack adjustment?” “What…
Thanks so much. I’ll give it a try and report back. It’s for my daughter who probably won’t tolerate having…
Good questions – best to confirm and clarify. Chainring size: A very large rear chainring can put the rear derailleur…
Relja, So chainring size doesn’t matter as much as large cogs, say 40T or larger, in the back to avoid…
Hi James, I understand the question – and it’s a good one. So, we basically have three “variables:” 1. N/W…
Wonderful. I’d say you nailed it. Planned obsolescence is real. Question, does wide narrow chainring matter to avoid throwing the…
Smoove or Squirt
Hey Relja, This has been a most interesting and informative read! I’m looking at some Campagnolo Veloce flat bar shifters/brakes…
Once again: JIS was never made obsolete in 2008, the very opposite is the case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Industrial_Standards JIS was extended/refined and…
I had forgotten the names of tire valves and which one was strictly for road bikes. This web-site gave to…
Relja, your postings are on point!!! Normally, my competency for cable work makes the process enjoyable, save for the time…
Hi Froust, Stiffness depends on many different variables. In and of itself, rims with no holes just help with tubeless…
Hi Relja,i have built wheels using most of the patterns about for 36 and 32 spoke wheels,does not matter how…
Thank you so much for this article. Also maybe you could help, but what do you think about rims that…
Hi Klaus, Thank you very much for the links and the info. 🙂 I’ll update the articles (this one, in…
I forgot: Vessel does name their JIS and JCIS screwdrivers P! Because they don’t pay for JIS certification anymore but…
Hi Relja you can find more details here: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/attachments/53-pentax-dslr-camera-articles/606492d1686662907-little-bit-history-jcis-jis-ph-screws-screwdrivers-about-vessel-about-jis-jcis.pdf and here: https://www.vesseltools.com/handtools/screwdrivers/what-is-jis
Hi Kirill, According to Shimano too, it is compatible (their 10 and 11-speed DynaSys stuff). I need to (re)test, to…
Hi Phil, I’ve added the “section 3” in the article with information for the Gates Carbon Drive systems. Hope that…