Conference noted::bicycle

    Here's another Bike related URL with lots of pointers...
    
    http://descartes.minerva.bah.com:9080/
    
    Cheers.
    
    ...Ed

And another this is Specialized Bicycle Components

http://www.garlic.com:80/bikes/

Try these...

http://xenon.stanford.edu/~rsf/mtn-bike.html

http://together.net/~erik/vftc.html

http://www.fsr.com/cgi-bin/PalouseNet?The%2520Whole%2520World%252ETheWorld%252EH
obbies%252EMountain%2520Biking

(killer url on that last one, eh?)	>;v)

-Greg

    
    http://nashbar.com

    Two good ones:
    
    Rivendell Bicycle Works.  Particularly nice traditional bike stuff.
    
    http://www2.best.com/~bikiebob/rivendell/
    
    Harris Cyclery.  Good technical reference area.
    
    http://www.tiac.net/users/captbike/
    
Karl

WRKSYS::FRANTZ
[email protected]
http://porter.eng.pko.dec.com

    I just found the ultimate Web page for people who like a good climb ...
    "King of the Mountains Cycling Road Climbs",  list climbs all over the
    world and breaks down the US by states ..... awesome!
    
    http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~wlculp/king.html
    
    :-))))))))))
    Larry
    
    

    Its awesome !

Yes, but only if it has the climb from Pont du Loup to Pre du Lac included 
...

I must look at it.

    >> Yes, but only if it has the climb from Pont du Loup to Pre du Lac
    included 
    
    This page is definitely a work in progess.   If it does not have your
    favorite climb send them mail.  They made it very easy to do just that.
    
    I already sent in my favorite local climb:  Miller St. Park NH  :-)
    
    One of the more interesting articles included was an explanation the
    grading systems for climbs.
    Here is a snipit from that article:
    
    
   " Note that gradual climbs do not receive grades. It has been my
    observation that about a 4% grade is
    necessary for a climb to get rated. Also, a climb must gain at least
    100m for it to be rated. 
    
         Category 4 - the lowest category, climbs of 300-1000 feet
    (100-300m). 
         Category 3 - climbs of 1000-2000 feet (300-600m). 
         Category 2 - climbs of 2000-3500 ft. (600-1100m) 
         Category 1 - climbs of 3500-5000ft (1100-1500m) 
         Hors Category - the hardest, climbs of 5000ft+ (1500m+) 
    
    Steepness also plays a factor in the rating. Most of the big climbs in
    the Alps average 7-8% where
    the big climbs in the Pyrenees average 8-9%." 
    
    
    
    Another piece:
    
    
   " I am often asked how climbs in the United States compare to those in
    Europe. Most of the US
    climbs are either short, but steep enough by European standards (6-8%
    grade) to fall into the
    Category 3 or possibly 2, or the climbs gain enough altitude, but are
    too long (they average <5%)
    so again they would fail to break the Category 1 barrier and end up
    most likely a Category 2 or 3. 
    
    Fear not, there are exceptions. Most notable to Californains is the
    south side of Palomar Mountain
    which from Poma Valley climbs 4200' in 11 miles, a true category 1
    ascent. 
    
    A popular Northern California climb, Mount Hamilton, is similar to
    Palomar Mountain but, fails
    to be a Category 1 climb because of two offending downhill section on
    the ascent. 
    
    For Coloradoans, you can thank the ski industry for creating long, but
    relatively gradual climbs
    that rarely exceed 5% for any substantial length (5+ miles). I never
    had to use anything bigger than
    a 42x23 on any climb in Colorado, regardless of altitude. Gear ratios
    of 39x24 or 26 are
    commonplace in the Alps and Pyrenees and give a very telling indication
    as to the difficulty of
    European climbs." 
    
    
    I'll remember this when get into my 28x23 on my touring bike ... albeit
    with about 30lbs of camping gear. :-(
    
    -Larry

    I reckon you could get Pra Loup to Chateauneuf in.  Its cat 4 after all
    (TDF '94?).
    
    I have submitted a few revs for the French pages.  %age climbs seem to
    be of more interest that `stop to sayhi to Fausto at the Casse
    Desserte', although Tom's memorial does get a mention.

I am about to send him a mail telling him -

1 impressive project - bravo! (good pictures)
2 lots of errors (e.g. 3 different references to Mt Ventoux)
3 suggestion to buy the Altigraph books

I hope he appreciates that these are constructive criticisms, I have also 
offered my help.

PS you mean Pont du Loup not Pra-Loup, I hope ...

    http://www.bikealog.com/

Does anyone know if Campagnolo has a web page? There is no www.campagnolo.com
There *is* a www.campagnolo.it but it seems to be some other company (a clothing
company?) named Campagnolo.

Karol

    http://www.huffy.com
    
    The history section claims that Huffy helped the US cycling team bring
    home medals: 2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze in the 1984 & 1988 Olympics.
    
    It appears that they no longer make Elite frames or any equivalent.

    -1 I don't believe they have made elite frames for quite a while.
    However, they did make the decals for someone else's frames for a 
    while :-).
    
    Huffy has supported cycling and should be commended. They make only
    make department store bicycles now, but they remain active. 
    
    Chip