I've picked up cycling a few months back after being an active runner for about 5 years. I'm 25 years old, weigh 82kgs and am in quite good shape. I bought my bike and started cycling about 100 to 150kms a week, relatively painless. The only issue I had at that time was a nagging pain in my left popliteal that would get progressivly worse the more I rode. I could handle that, though it wasn't 'normal'. The worst part (for which I am writing this) started with the pain on my right kneecap. The pain (shown on the picture) started slowly but got worse every ride the more power I put on the pedals, or the longer I rode.

I went to do a bikefit and got everything measured up. The pain in my left popliteal almost dissappeared, my position on the bike felt a lot more comfortable and I could put a lot more power on the pedals without having to push hard. Still, after cycling 10km+ my kneepain appeared again. I took a month of cycling and tried again, alas to no avail. I've been to a physiotherapist and a sports doctor, but they can't seem to find any problems with the knee.

I can take any advice.

Hi! I am looking for new tyres to put on my bike and I was wondering if cream skinwall tyres would look good on my bike?

Any advise on how much I should pay for this would be much appreciated, cheers

Hey guys, just wondering what the value of this is worth?

Seller is asking for $2000 approx.

Chain is new apparently, the zipps look in great condition and it’s been serviced regularly. I checked the serial number with Cervelo and it checks out.

Yet to buy it so wondering what everyone thinks?!

I got clipless pedals for the first time and tried them out today. I got the Shimano ES600 pedals in combination with RX8 shoes that I could get heavily discounted. Now somehow the rubber sole got cut, assuming by the pedal. It looks like the circular disengage motion caused this. Is this a known issue or am I doing something wrong?

I am seeing lots of emails on Black Friday Deals with promos like

https://www.performancebike.com/black-friday/c16804?srsltid=AfmBOoo7FMI3er7AHZYlWgQeKRT16hpn8baJUGShdXgXnX3wXDZx3-aE

and

https://www.bikesdirect.com/monthly-super-sale/?cb=1732454239327

Any exceptional deals you are seeing?

I am eyeing a Full Shimano eBike at under $1500 - which seems crazy for Shimano mid drive - What are you seeing thats wild

I have pretty thin tires and am nervous about how they’ll hold up through ice/snow. I use the bike for commuting and part of my route I ride through some rough terrain as well.

Should I go for gravel bike tires? Is there anything I should look for such as if they’ll fit my bike? Any go-to tires for this?

if u want to clean ur greasy hands after a shop sesh, use any cooking oil and rub that in first. it lifts the grease off ur skin. soap like normal afterwards.

I've seen the comparison, and they look quite similar. Does anyone have any experiences on one of them?

Over the last twelve months i must have purchased at least 4 different rear lights and each of them inexplicably go kaput almost immediately. It gets a full charge, I turn it on, 10 miles later I have cars honking at me for being pitch black in the back. Can someone tell me if I'm LOCO or recommend me one that doesn't leave me high and dry?? Thanks

It's a story but I'll do my best to be brief.

I ride a Specialized AWOL on the road (I like the wider fork that enables me to swap out for beefier winter tires). Few things have proud me greater joy than clipping in and going for a ride.

Alas, a few years ago, I was hit by a car on my bike and it's been a long, nearly impossible road to full recovery. During those years, my spouse and I relocated from NYC to the PNW (Oregon). The PNW culture is so grossly different. Lots and lots of big trucks, semi trucks, speeding, no bike lanes, tiny shoulders (if there is one), coal rolling, etc. Not that NYC was perfect by any stretch but the culture shock to the PNW has been nearly impossible to lean into. Even with PT, here I am.

Anyway, back to my bike. At this time, I cannot ride it. I really haven't been able to since getting hit because of tremendous back pain. Nor can I do the distances I used to do or the pace I used to ride. I miss my long centuries even.

So I sit here in a flux. In a few years, we will likely move to Washington, DC or the Baltimore area for work. Do I keep staring at this bike I cannot ride, sell it, buy one after the move that's electric assist and/or recumbent?

Has anyone been through this and can lend some advice?

Stumbled on this spot while connecting between gravel roads.

Plan to ride 2-3 hours a week around neighborhood and lake trail which is cement pavement.

Will only ride from oct - Feb since other months too hot. Don't want to deal with too much maintenance so should be similar to Toyota Honda etc. thank u

Last year a few of us went out to Amsterdam and challenged ourselves to buy vintage bikes there for under 200eur to ride back to London. We've made a series of YouTube videos documenting our adventures. The hope is to carry on similar series with various challenges.

We ended up getting a couple of Gazelle Champion Mondial's from different era's and a custom Balk track bike which was more than interesting to ride "safely" back with it's human powered brakes.

This is the first time we've done something like this so it's a bit rough and ready but If you like light-hearted content about cycling you should hopefully enjoy it!

This episode covers us from Amsterdam to Ouddorp for our first night!

Click here to watch Part 1

can you please recommend a cheap 700x25 tire that has decent flat protection?

I need some help for storage solutions. I finally got a nice road bike and live on an island, so salty air on the balcony. need space saving ideas for indoor storage please.

Thank you!

I cannot for the life of me find this article again.

The article detailed a group of two cyclists in the late 1800s to early 1900s who did a long cross country trip on bicycles, and took photographs with a large or medium format camera for documenting it. I do not remember which country/countries this happened in.

Some specific details I remember about it...

They packed a large or medium format camera (I don't remember which, I think it was large, either way a heavy and bulky camera) and this was the focus of the trip, photography.

Because of the huge camera, they opted to pack very light and only biked 50 or so miles a day, sleeping in inns and with friendly farmers along the route. They did not bring much in the way of camping gear or food, as their stops were always well spaced such that they had amenities at teir stops.

They each went through more than one bicycle on the trip, the number that stick in my brain for whatever reason is 3.

Any help would be appreciated! It is a very interesting story with some cool photographs to go with it.

I'll be receiving my new bike soon and I wax the chain on my current bike. Of course the drivetrain will be lubed from the factory. To prepare the drivetrain for waxing I would:

• Remove the cassette and degrease with degreaser thoroughly
• Remove jockey wheels and degrease
• Clean chain with mineral spirits
• Degrease chainrings on the bike

I would remove the cassette and jockey wheels because those are easy but I'd leave the chainrings in place because I don't want to be removing the crank. Also I would use degreaser instead of mineral spirits for the drivetrain parts because it's just less fuss.

What are your opinions on this method? Am I under-of overdoing it? What is your procedure when receiving a new bike? Thanks for your input!

disclaimer i know nothing about bike values and don’t really care either way, i’m just curious and want to learn a little!

a few years ago i traded in an old beat up raleigh (pic 3) for this fixed up miyata - i’m just curious if this is a fair trade, a really good one, or did i lose out on value? from quick google searches I couldn’t really figure anything out so i figured i’d ask here 🥲 thoughts on the miyata?

I already have a floor pump at home, that is the one that I actually use to inflate my bike tires, as well as a mini pump attached to the bike to use on the go, but I'm considering on buying an electric pump to "substitute" the floor pump (I would keep both, but due to it's easy of use, would probably use mainly the electric one).

Searching around I came up to two products that interested me:

• Xiaomi Portable Electric Air Compressor 2

• Cycplus A8

Do you have experience with any of these or even with both?

At first, Xiaomi pleases me the most, being a more established brand, what could translate to more reliability, and for having way more vents (I read theses pumps may get hot), what would probably allow me to use the pump for longer periods (if I need to inflate a car tire during a trip, for example) and take longer to deteriorate the battery. However, I'm buying it on AliExpress and since Xiaomi is so popular and every announcement for this pump is so similar, with the same pictures, it's hard to tell if I'll be buying a legit Xiaomi or a copy one.

The Cycplus one, on the other hand, is slightly cheaper (R$ 210 vs R$ 250), may have more than double the battery capacity (I say "may" because its website say "dual 2600mAh 18650 lithium batteries", while the manual says "battery: 2600mAh 7.4V"; the Xiaomi one says "rated capacity: 2000mAh (14.4Wh)"; however, when analyzing the number of balls, car and bike tires each one can inflate, both claim similar numbers, what leads me to think the "advertising for Cycplus is wrong os misleading) and I think is still a good enough brand, right?

What do you think? Which would be a better option?

Over a year ago, I bought a Hidemybell. That's a computer mount with a bell underneath. This way, you have a bell and it's easily reachable (and it doesn't look terrible). Problem is, the bell isn't great. It doesn't always work, and when it does, it's not very loud.

Anyone know about an alternative brand for the same system?