CyclingCentralVa. Climb Central. Climb Central Welcome to Climb Central. Here you will find detailed information about road cycling hillclimbs located throughout the New England states and north-eastern New York. Most of these climbs offer paved surfaces, and gravel sections on a few of the climbs usually do not pose problems for road bikes. Profiles of the climbs are given, as well as detailed descriptions of surface quality, climbing/descending difficulty, and other bits of info, such as views, race records, etc. All types of climbs are represented here, including mountain summit, gap/notch/pass, long and gradual, short and steep, big and small vertical gain climbs. I continue to add content to this site. So why are hillclimbers so passionate about climbing? Doug Jansen Passionate Hillclimber and Webmaster Featured Categories.
Cyclefilm - Cyclefilm - Cycling Productions. GoingGoingBike - Auctions - Bike News - Cycle Stuff. Bicyclum. Welcome! A Dial-Gauge Bicycle Wheel Building Stand for $100. By Chuck Connell, www.chc-3.com, connell@chc-3.com This article describes how to assemble an inexpensive, but very accurate, wheel building stand for bicycles. The stand uses a dial gauge indicator that is accurate to 1/1000th of an inch, but the complete stand can be finished for about $100. The low price is achieved by using inexpensive options for the primary parts: the overall platform of the tool, the wheel holding mechanism, the dial gauge, and the magnetic base for the gauge.
With some practice, you can build or adjust wheels to within +/- .005 inches, for both roundness and trueness. Wheels with this accuracy ride nicely. Because this tool is so inexpensive, you might want one even if you are only purchasing wheels. My thanks to Peter Askin of Specialty Mechanics for helpful design discussions about dial gauges and magnetic mounting. Pictures (click on each for higher resolution) Parts List · Minoura Workman Pro portable wheel stand ($39 at Nashbar.com). Construction Usage Safety. G9849 Magnetic Base/Dial Indicator Combo - President's Special. Bicycling. The Bicycle Tutor - Bike Repair Video Tutorials.