Bicycles Weekly Newsletter - Monday, June 29, 2015

Top new questions this week: Best ways to avoid getting hit by cars? When riding through city traffic, what are the best ways to increase the chance you are seen, given a bit of space, and are not touched by any vehicles? safety traffic   asked by ebrohman 22 votes answered by andy256 28 votes How to decrease belly fat while cycling? I've been cycling for about 1.5 yrs now doing about 1.5 hrs on a daily basis. I've been able to tone my muscles but I cannot lose my belly fat. Does anybody have any idea to decrease belly fat while ... health fitness   asked by user20127 8 votes answered by Gary.Ray 15 votes Why are foot-long pedals not widely used? A lot of effort and resources go into making cycling shoes stiff, presumably to keep the foot in a suitable shape and spread the force across the sole. It seems like it would be possible to achieve a ... parts pedals ergonomics   asked by bdsl 8 votes answered by hillsons 9 votes What is the second thread on the crank for? I am trying to fix the problem with my bicycle where the left crank keeps unscrewing itself. The thread on which a serrated lock nut should keep the pedal in place is conventional (clockwise to ... crankset   asked by midnightBlue 5 votes answered by linac 6 votes Bicycle maintenance notes, technical book: do you have one? Well, I drive a car and I have a technical book (maintenance) and automatically I want to do the same for my newly bought bicycle. I would love to track repairs, maintenance schedules, changed / added ... maintenance repair   asked by nerijusgood 5 votes answered by Qwerky 5 votes Group of Bikes: Is 3x1 an option? I'm an RA for a dorm that is considering buying a number of bikes that would be owned by the dorm and lent out to students. I will be at least in part responsible for maintaining the fleet (about 10 ... commuter gears crankset   asked by user1794469 4 votes answered by freiheit 15 votes Roads that look uphill feel flat and flat looking roads feel uphill. Possible causes? There's a route I usually do that has some specific parts that look uphill but ride and feel as flat, and some parts that look flat but feel as uphill. Besides this being an optical illusion, which ... bikeroutes   asked by Vinko Vrsalovic 3 votes answered by Stephan Matthiesen 8 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Why does my bike make a noise when I pedal hard? When I pedal forcing a little with my right leg, the bike makes a noise that I don't know how to describe. I'll try to do it. It's like: a short "ting" a tiny bell if a small rock hits the down tube ... pedals cranks noise   asked by jperelli 8 votes answered by Daniel R Hicks 8 votes How do I deal with a dog chasing me when I'm touring? Once I was riding my road bike down a rural road. I heard barking over my shoulder and saw two dobermans running toward me. I can't think of a time in my life that I felt more endangered. I reacted ... safety touring animal-attack animals   asked by user973810 73 votes answered by Starx 60 votes Can you answer this? How does the risk of a cyclist colliding with a vehicle vary with the speed difference? In a recent answer I asserted Statistics show that the probability of a collision rises rapidly after the speed difference between two road users exceeds 20 kph (12 mph). So choose paths without ... safety   asked by andy256 1 vote

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