My Trek to an Iron Man

I am 6’5″ tall and I need a hire seat post.  I am changing the standard seat post to a 27.2 mm / 400 post.  I have long legs and need the extra size.  The problem is that with the bike I have I can break the frame if I extend the seat post too [...]

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The front tire on the Raleigh went flat.  It is only $4.00 for a new inner tube.  The front tube is over 3 years old so a new one is due.  Here are the steps to change the tube.  It took me about 10 minutes to do the actual tire change. Detach the tire with [...]

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You have to be able to repair and work on your own bike.  I have a set of tools gathered from around the house.  I don’t need alot but this is what I bring to an event: Spare Tire Tubes (3). Don’t worry that a repair will bust.  Just buy a new tube. $4.00 – [...]

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