Bike Monkey
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Surya Bonaly is owed an apology and a gold medal.
U.S. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin did a backflip in his Olympic debut, and another the next day. The controversial move was banned from competition for decades until 2024. n.pr/3Oc9N7R
Ilia Malinin's Olympic backflip made history. But he's not the first to do it
U.S. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin did a backflip in his Olympic debut, and another the next day. The controversial move was banned from competition for decades until 2024.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Surya Bonaly is owed an apology and a gold medal.
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Shmostradamus four months ago.
They’re going to try to make the Freedom to Assemble and the Freedom to Petition the Government with your Grievances into domestic terrorism.
February 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Shmostradamus four months ago.
Kuss abandons his first race of the season.
A Visma coach leaves, citing a lack of creativity and passion
Simon Philip Yates retires, citing a lack of motivation
Vingegaard to ride Giro to rediscover his enthusiasm
Wout has been phoning it in for two seasons.
what the heck is wrong at Visma?
A Visma coach leaves, citing a lack of creativity and passion
Simon Philip Yates retires, citing a lack of motivation
Vingegaard to ride Giro to rediscover his enthusiasm
Wout has been phoning it in for two seasons.
what the heck is wrong at Visma?
February 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Kuss abandons his first race of the season.
A Visma coach leaves, citing a lack of creativity and passion
Simon Philip Yates retires, citing a lack of motivation
Vingegaard to ride Giro to rediscover his enthusiasm
Wout has been phoning it in for two seasons.
what the heck is wrong at Visma?
A Visma coach leaves, citing a lack of creativity and passion
Simon Philip Yates retires, citing a lack of motivation
Vingegaard to ride Giro to rediscover his enthusiasm
Wout has been phoning it in for two seasons.
what the heck is wrong at Visma?
Start with a rental day, perhaps?
January 31, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Start with a rental day, perhaps?
Finding an excellent gravel route is inevitably balanced. Cannot remember the last time prior to today when I crashed into a cactus but…
#mtb #sandiego #gravelride
#mtb #sandiego #gravelride
January 19, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Finding an excellent gravel route is inevitably balanced. Cannot remember the last time prior to today when I crashed into a cactus but…
#mtb #sandiego #gravelride
#mtb #sandiego #gravelride
I found some from the usual but it took more searching than it should. And choice, in stock, with the right teeth, was limited.
In my retrogrouch opinion.
In my retrogrouch opinion.
January 17, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I found some from the usual but it took more searching than it should. And choice, in stock, with the right teeth, was limited.
In my retrogrouch opinion.
In my retrogrouch opinion.
You need a bike that has disc brake mounts on frame, fork and wheels. A new fork and front wheel would be possible as a partial disc upgrade but it’s probably not worth the money to do that.
January 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
You need a bike that has disc brake mounts on frame, fork and wheels. A new fork and front wheel would be possible as a partial disc upgrade but it’s probably not worth the money to do that.
RIP Bob Weir sundappledforest.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/r...
RIP Bob Weir
Somewhere back in the golden years of mountain biking, Bicycling Magazine ran a feature of pictures submitted by readers. I sent in one of myself, shot by my friend Dave during one of the Snow Summ…
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January 17, 2026 at 5:28 AM
RIP Bob Weir sundappledforest.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/r...
Chorus 10speed is the best road group I have ever been able to afford. Amazing stuff. Centaur too, although that bike had Chorus levers from the start which is 90% of the shift quality game imo
November 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Chorus 10speed is the best road group I have ever been able to afford. Amazing stuff. Centaur too, although that bike had Chorus levers from the start which is 90% of the shift quality game imo
Downloading for my ride today. One of the science tweeple rides at a very high level. #mtb
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Ep. 167 Joy Franco: UCI Age Group Gravel World Championships
Podcast Episode · Bike Talk with Dave: All things bike! Bikepacking, cyclocross, gravel, mountain bike, road & events · 10/28/2025 · 1h 23m
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November 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Downloading for my ride today. One of the science tweeple rides at a very high level. #mtb
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Ok, so where does this leave Bini? He was, sadly, trying to move to this squad. Seems displeased with the Lotto / Intermarche shenanigans. FFS PLEASE can a team that will support his talents build a team around him???
'It has become untenable for us to continue' – Premier Tech terminate Israel-Premier Tech sponsorship despite name change https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/it-has-become-untenable-for-us-to-continue-as-a-sponsor-premier-tech-terminate-israel-premier-tech-sponsorship-despite-name-change/
'It has become untenable for us to continue' – Premier Tech terminate Israel-Premier Tech sponsorship despite name change
Canadian company departure 'taking effect immediately' after 'multiple discussions' with Israeli-owned team
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November 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Ok, so where does this leave Bini? He was, sadly, trying to move to this squad. Seems displeased with the Lotto / Intermarche shenanigans. FFS PLEASE can a team that will support his talents build a team around him???
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November 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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November 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Thank you for your readineservice.
November 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Thank you for your readineservice.
Ok but the only reason you could execute moves was from doing all those pushups right?
November 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Ok but the only reason you could execute moves was from doing all those pushups right?
was there a long-cage, triple version of the centaur derailleur? i thought 28 t was the limit across the board on their normal derailleurs. (of course you can always stretch a cog or two, depending on the bike)
October 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
was there a long-cage, triple version of the centaur derailleur? i thought 28 t was the limit across the board on their normal derailleurs. (of course you can always stretch a cog or two, depending on the bike)
centaur 10 derailleurs and cranks were indistinguishable from chorus 10 ime. really good price/service bargain. i got spec'd with chorus levers so i don't know about that comparison.
October 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
centaur 10 derailleurs and cranks were indistinguishable from chorus 10 ime. really good price/service bargain. i got spec'd with chorus levers so i don't know about that comparison.
real money, fewer life commitments. that's the time to load up your bike garage.
October 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
real money, fewer life commitments. that's the time to load up your bike garage.
The demand for these ended at 10 speed, as far as I can tell. 11sp was common spacing and hits a sweet spot for older bike rehab, ime. Pity, because campy 10 speed was the absolute pinnacle of evolution. if you ignore the gear limitations, anyway. although a drop link might help with that.
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The demand for these ended at 10 speed, as far as I can tell. 11sp was common spacing and hits a sweet spot for older bike rehab, ime. Pity, because campy 10 speed was the absolute pinnacle of evolution. if you ignore the gear limitations, anyway. although a drop link might help with that.