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Heya heya. I ordered a new OEM chain from Bike Bandit just like last time, but this time when it arrived it's a sealed chain with no break, no master link. That means that to use this chain, I either order a master link and break this one to put it on, or I take off my entire swing arm. I...

Is there a commonly available nut I can use temporarily to replace the rear axle nut while the real one ships to me? I did something stupid last week. First, I let my chain get too loose, to the point that it was slapping the underside of the swingarm on a left turn. I check it once a week...

...guh. Went to the grocery store last night to get soy milk for the baby. Took a Givi E21 side bag in with me, filled it, paid, left. Got back to the bike and realized the parking spot pitched slightly down to the left, meaning there was a lot of weight already on the kickstand side... I...

Thought people might actually be able to use this... I've done this here before, but the act of keeping a spreadsheet for 3 or 4 years running for all the choices and prices of tires for the fizzer highlights to me the fact that having one thread from 4 years ago about this isn't really...

Next week. I visit my in-laws in GA where it's warm, and my father in law just got a connie a few months back. I'm really excited, not just because of what I get to ride, but the fact that I get to ride at all, given that in Boston it's still sub-freezing and salty and disgusting. Only...

Took a trip to NYC this past week, and I walked by this 90's ninja and was stunned. I am equal parts scared and impressed. Not a single bolt to the frame anywhere... all ratcheting straps. Wtf does he carry around in this? How does it stay on at speed? Why a ninja 9R? So...

A couple of things happened in the last 2 days of riding that made think about mentioning this idea out loud: do we all go a little bit out of our way to be good citizens on the road? Not to get all nanny-state on you or anything, but when we get those opportunities to either say something, fix...

A neighbor in my building called me yesterday while I was at work to say "hey the parking lot's flooding, and it's up to the chain on your bike." I had taken the company shuttle out here to work, which means going home happens on the hour, and takes 1:15 total. I sprinted out the door and...

Hello all. Yes, I used the search function, so "Search First" nazis please take a deep breath and back away from the keys for a moment... there does not appear to be a good, comprehensive how-to thread *that I could find through careful search* on beginning-to-end tire changes for both wheels...