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Mavic Freehub Body Maintenance Video

A handy maintenance video for Mavic wheel owners, including myself!  The RougeMechanic has published a video on servicing Mavic Freehubs. A handy resource for sure.

Post Recall Mavic R-SYS Front Wheel Failure

Back in January 2009 Mavic recalled their R-SYS carbon front wheels. Well it may be possible that Mavic has not resolved the problem if this report by VeloNews is anything to go by. Ben Delaney describes the failure incident in his blog posting at VeloNews: Coming around a corner, I felt a shimmy through the [...]

Mavic Recalls R-SYS Front Wheels

Bike News Europe is reporting that Mavic has announced a voluntary recall of its R-SYS front wheels as a precautionary safety measure.  The Australian recall notice has now been posted by Product Recalls Australia. The French company has identified that the carbon tubular spokes of the R-SYS front wheel may break during use under certain [...]

2008 Amiata Genoa Bicycle Owners Review and Maintenance Schedule

Anne has taken the plunge into cycling purchasing a 2008 Amiata Genoa carbon framed road bike from The Bicycle Entrepreneur, Osborne Park. This post reflects our or rather Anne’s purchase experience and maintenance history of her Amiata. The Genoa will be used as a recreational ride. General Comments Purchase Experience | Maintenance Updates | Specifications [...]

Bicycle Maintenance – Some Good Ideas

This post provides links to various threads at Bicycles Network Australia (and other sites) which I feel provide useful information on maintaining one’s bicycles. General The Bicycle Tutor – Over 30 videos on various bike repair topics. Repair Help at Park Tools – Tool service instructions; How to guides and recommended tool lists. Lennard Zinn [...]