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Judging from the equipment you listed, this is probably from the early 2000s or thereabouts. The gear ratios in fashion in that era emphasized fairly closely-spaced gears. Some roadies (including my y …

The frame’s durability may be overrated as a consideration, provided the frame isn't an ultralight one. In crashes, bikes will frequently strike their handlebars or derailleurs, or the rider, before t …

With a moving motor vehicle, drivers would activate their hazard lights if they need to come to a stop. If you're a lone cyclist and you need to signal to other vehicles (including cars and bicycles) …

Unfortunately, I believe this needs to be repaired. Remember that carbon fiber is composed of layers of carbon that are all cured in an epoxy matrix. If you look closely, you can see concentric rings …

I'm not a carbon fiber expert. Nevertheless, here's my take. I am assuming that the photo shows the inside of the seat post, although I'm not sure exactly what the item is. Carbon fiber derives its st …

As others have mentioned, it can be difficult to get an exact age, but a photo or a good description of the components can help provide an age range. It is usually asking too much to ask people to rec …

If I got a dent that size on my aluminum bike, I would keep riding it and use watchful waiting - keep checking that dent, look for cracks propagating, monitor changes in how the bike feels, especially …

If the bike shop told you to change the cassette because it was worn, they would have said the same about the chain. These items wear in tandem. It is recommended to get a chain wear tool (or have the …

As we noted, this is not a site to ask general opinion-based questions. It can sometimes be possible to have productive discussions on subjective matters, so we can try. Some rules of thumb that cycli …

As stated in comments on the question, there is a duplicate question that has a number of good answers. This answer will focus on one item, because the OP specified that he has flat pedals on a road b …

This answer will be updated if and when I find more information. Please note that I'm not a bearing expert. If anyone has supplemental information, I'd welcome hearing about it in comments or in anoth …

Expanding a bit on @MaplePanda's answer: some wheels use hubs from major known brands like DT Swiss or White Industries. Some wheel manufacturers, especially premium ones like Zipp or Enve, may make ( …

Let’s quickly review how your bike shifts. Your front derailleur rests in the small ring position. When you move your left shifter to the big ring position, you pull cable, and that pulls your FD to t …

This is an artificial question, because when buying modern bikes, you will be able to tell from marketing materials, reviews, and other cues what the bike's intended use is. Alternatively, you should …

Welcome to Stack Exchange! I don’t mean to write a trivial answer, but unfortunately the answer is that you would just buy a new quick release. You can often buy just a front quick release. You could …