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Bikes designed for road use only. Could be any road-only bike, but typically means bikes optimized for speed / racing / club rides with drop handlebars, narrow tires and a crouched-forward rider position.

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Looking to gain the biking communities opinion on the HILAND 700C Road Bike, 14 Speeds Sport Bike. I am a complete beginner and am not looking to spend more than $250-$300. I will be using it along ...
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I love my Falcon, but I would love to know if this serial number is relative to the order it was manufactured..any ideas? Haven't asked AI yet lol
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I have a left crank arm that im selling on eBay. The buyer wants to to know what bottom bracket size fits. How do I figure that out?
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twice now my bike begins ticking and it sounds like the bottom bracket but turns out that it is the saddle clamp bolt cutting into the clamp… literally cutting threads. This has happened on 2 clamps ...
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Hello I need to replace my bottom bracket in my Cervelo P Series. I have a bearing press but it has steel drifts and I am concerned about using the press on the carbon frame. Is it OK or should I get ...
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I'm pretty new to bikes. About a year ago, I got a Trek OCLV 5200 Carbon bike from a friend. It's awesome and honestly everything I could've wanted. It's got all original parts (except for brake ...
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I want to do road cycling with other people. Unfortunately I have no cyclist friend. I live in Turkiye btw. Do you know a way to find cyclist around me?
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I need to remove below gear system from my rear bike wheel. Please let me know if it is a freewheel or a cassette, and which tool I need to remove it. I took it to a local bike repair shop, and the ...
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(Noob here.) I have a Trek Madone 2.1 2014 (Aluminum body, Carbon fork), and while upgrading the front brakes, some stuff got stuck and I damaged the fork. I got a fork from ebay that seemed to ...
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I'm planning to visit a small town on the coast of Norway for a few days this summer. This will be my first time in Norway, and since I really enjoy bikepacking and long tours, I was considering ...
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I have an Orbea Orca bicycle. The Serial Number is SNMA T 7FOD 1069. I need to know what the date of manufacture is. Can anyone please help me with this? Thanks! Ralph
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I found this article on bicycle inner tubes. I am considering TPU inner tubes for Midwest road racing. Are TPUs worth the investment?
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I have a classic (80's) custom-frame road bike that I'm fixing up. The brakes are side-pull calipers. The parts are branded "Trumpf", seems to be this bolt (mine is recess-mounted but ...
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I'm replacing my brakes today. The problem is that I noticed the front wheel sits to the left side on the bicycle. Is this normal on older, vintage road bicycles? I assume I will have to compensate ...
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I need to replace my 1 1/8'' fork in a threadless setup (bike: giant ocr 2800), and the only option I can afford is to get a 1'' one. After searching the internet, I guess it's possible to do it by ...
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