5 June 2010, 12:45 pm
In Part Four of our article on building a lightweight racing bike, we discussed the final modifications done to lighten the bike and also conducted an initial road test. Due to the state’s maximum speed limit only being 110 km/h, we applied for permission to use the runway at the local airport.
Unfortunately this was refused, but permission was granted to use their private road. This road has some hills in it and would give us a good indication of the bike’s hill climbing ability. All we needed next was an intrepid rider to test the bike’s maximum speed. Continue reading ‘Bicycle tourists build a racing bike – Part 5’ »
5 June 2010, 12:36 pm
In Part Three of our article on building a lightweight racing bike, we discussed the work done to lighten the seat and chain ring area. In a few easy steps we converted the bike to single speed, created a solution for tingling testicles and modified the pedals to make them into egg beater pedals.
After having done the wheels in the previous articles, in this article we will look at the small bits that are left on the bike and remove those and then we have the results of our road tests. Continue reading ‘Bicycle tourists build a racing bike – Part 4’ »
5 June 2010, 12:26 pm
In Part Two of our article on building a lightweight racing bike, we discussed the work done to lighten the rear wheel. In this article we will focus our attention on two other areas where considerable weight savings can be made.
We also convert the bike to a single speed bike to save weight and also solve a problem that many men suffer with on bad bicycle saddles. The place where we will focus our attention first is the seat and the seat post. Continue reading ‘Bicycle tourists build a racing bike – Part 3’ »
5 June 2010, 11:59 am
In Part One of our article on building a lightweight racing bike, we discussed the work done to lighten the front wheel.
We closed the article by discussing applying the same treatment to the rear wheel. But before removing the gear cluster, we spoke about grinding off excess teeth on the gear cluster. We did this before removing the cluster as it was safer to hold when applying the angle grinder. Continue reading ‘Bicycle tourists build a racing bike – Part 2’ »
5 June 2010, 11:33 am
Bicycle tourists build a really lightweight Racing Bike. This is part one of the on going project to build an extremely lightweight racing bike using our touring knowledge in weight reduction.
Have you ever been riding along on your racing bike and have someone overtake you on a fully loaded touring bike? Ever wondered how they managed to pass you even though you are riding the latest carbon fibre lightweight bike?
Well as a favour to the racers out there, a handful of cycle tourists have got together and decided to document how we build an extremely light weight but reliable racing bike. Continue reading ‘Bicycle tourists build a racing bike – Part 1’ »
25 May 2010, 5:58 pm
Since we are always doing different things here at BicycleWA and always looking for different cool stuff, we have found a site, or should we say it found us, a new online shop which is called CycleStyle.
An online shop that is devoted to stylish clothing and accessories for the urban cyclist. CycleStyle now brings Australian bike commuters the best in cycling clothing and accessories from Amsterdam, New York, Chicago and London. Continue reading ‘Cycle In Style’ »
8 May 2010, 10:46 am
So you have brought some new hand grips or you need to repair your brake levers and you have to get those hand grips off of the handlebars to do the job. If they are old hand grips and you are replacing them with new ones, then you can cut them off which works, but you normally end up cutting yourself or doing some damage to the bike.
If you have to get them off in one piece, then there is a simple way to do this. All you need is some sort of lever, screwdriver or tyre lever and hairspray. Yes that is correct, hairspray. Continue reading ‘Hairspray and Hand Grips’ »
3 May 2010, 10:56 am
The following are some guidelines if you are contemplating riding off road in Western Australia. Apart from the Munda Biddi Trail which is a dedicated cycle trail through the bush, any other riding in Western Australia is done on fire trails, and 4 Wheel Drive tracks. Continue reading ‘Riding Off Road’ »
30 April 2010, 10:47 am
The answer to this question depends on several things, such as where you are going, how much weight you will be carrying, and how long you will be riding for. You can tour on any sort of bicycle that you wish.
People tour on road bikes, mountain bikes, recumbents, hybrid (cross between Mountain bike and road bike) and touring bikes. Continue reading ‘What sort of Bicycle do I need to tour in WA?’ »
27 April 2010, 11:41 am
Have you ever noticed that when you park your loaded touring bike the front wheel tends to move and turn on it’s own account causing the bike to fall over? This little trick holds the wheel straight when the bike is on the kickstand. Continue reading ‘Parking Trick’ »
