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Category: gear

Shimano 105
gear Posted onDecember 18, 2024December 18, 2024

Stuck in the 11-tooth: How to easily remove a snapped gear cable from a Shimano 105 shifter

Last weekend’s club ride was a bit of a grind. Well, the company was good, but when my rear gear cable snapped I was left […] Read More

gear Posted onNovember 4, 2019September 23, 2024

Randwick Retro Day: Millennial learns about old bikes

Close your eyes and imagine a road bike. What are you picturing? I’m a 90s kid who started watching cycling in 2009, so in my […] Read More

gear Posted onMay 30, 2019

What to check on your bike before your next race

My last two races ended prematurely. A fortnight ago at Penrith’s Regatta Centre, I’d sat in the bunch and conserved energy for the first ninety-five […] Read More

gear Posted onDecember 12, 2018

Beginner’s tips for using clipless pedals for the first time

Swapping from flat pedals to clip-in ones is a milestone in becoming a road cyclist. Known as ‘clipless’ pedal systems due to the absence of […] Read More

gear Posted onNovember 8, 2018

Tips for travelling with a bike bag or hard case

There are plenty of detailed how-to guides about packing your bike into a bike box, bike bag or hard case before a flight. This isn’t […] Read More

gear Posted onJune 14, 2018

Easily remove snapped gear cable from Shimano shifter

Last weekend’s club ride was a bit of a grind. Well, the company was good, but when my rear gear cable snapped I was left […] Read More

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