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Archive for the Road Cycling Articles Category

Parents Sue Wal-Mart Over [Allegedly] Defective Bicycles

By Coach Levi on January 29, 2006   /   Road Cycling Articles   /   Leave a comment
Tags: bike buying, walmart

I’ve owned a few Walmart bikes throughout my life. I’ve worked on Walmart bikes for friends and family. I’m familiar with them. These bikes are a perfect example of “you get what you pay for.” But I’ve also noticed that most of the bikes are good enough

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10 Safety Tips for Cyclists (That Could Save Your Life)

By Coach Levi on January 19, 2006   /   Road Cycling Articles   /   1 Comment
Tags: affiliate, safety

Here are some tips to keep you safe. Be a Better Rider Improve your skills so you can deal with anything. Improve Your Handling Skills Being a better bike handler means you’re less likely to crash due to obstacles. Try these practice drills you can do anywhere.

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Can You Use Vaseline as a Substitute for Bike Grease?

By Coach Levi on December 19, 2005   /   Bike Repair, Road Cycling Articles   /   1 Comment
Tags: bike repair, chain lube, grease, tools

Say you run out of bike grease. You don’t even have any white lithium grease in the garage. And you really need to grease your seatpost or repack the loose ball bearings in your headset. What can you do? Can you use a common household item like

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How to Box and Ship a Bike

By Coach Levi on April 29, 2005   /   Road Cycling Articles   /   Leave a comment
Tags: travel

There comes a time in every cyclist’s life when they must ship their precious steed somewhere new. This is not exactly reliable thanks to the dedication of today’s postal workers, but if you box your bike correctly, and luck is on your side, your bike may arrive

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Buying and Selling Bikes (and Bike Stuff) on eBay

By Coach Levi on April 13, 2005   /   Cycling Gear, Road Cycling Articles   /   Leave a comment
Tags: shopping

So you bought some new parts… and they don’t work together. Or some mail order sent you the wrong size jersey. Maybe you need a new bike, but don’t have a lot of cash. These all seem like logical reasons to buy or sell on eBay, an

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The Best Reflective Tape for Your Bike

By Coach Levi on June 10, 2004   /   Cycling Gear, Road Cycling Articles   /   2 Comments
Tags: safety

Sick of your reflectors taking up space, but you want to stay reflective? Ditch Your Reflectors For Reflective Tape Instead of using those unsightly reflectors that shops are required to put on the bikes they sell, get yourself some silver reflective tape. It’s light, looks good, and

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The 10 Bike Shop Customer Etiquette Commandments

By Coach Levi on August 29, 2002   /   Bike Repair, Road Cycling Articles   /   Leave a comment
Tags: bike repair, shopping

This article was inspired by all those things customers do that really irritate bike shop owners and employees. I decided to create this list of 10 commandments for you to follow. 1. Thou shall buy from nowhere before your local bike shop. Always go to your local

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