Hi! I'm new to SBRA. Grew up in Patchogue and family still lives there- so I hope to ride with the club when I am visiting them. I always bring my bike. I live in the Philly suburbs now.

The tension of my spokes on Zipp 404s are all over the place. Can anyone recommend a mechanic?

I bought new wheel set, Mavic Ksyrium Equipe. LOVE these wheels!!! They came with Mavic Yksion Comp tires...slicks for sure, max 131 psi. 700c x 23mm. I decided to get Continental GP 4 Season tires 700c x 23mm to change out the Mavic Comps after I s-s-s-slid to a stop after completing a ride when weather turned ugly and roads became wet. I think the Continentals are good choice for everyday/variable conditions. Until they arrive (ordered online) can I use the stock tires from my old wheels?

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Hi Mechanics.

I have two different sets of wheels--Rolf Vectors and Mavic Cosmics--from about 1999. I notice that when I'm coasting downhill on a group ride, I coast a fair bit slower than pretty much everybody on the ride. I know my wheels are older than everyone else's, and were made with what would now be considered "inferior" materials (and probably design as well), but are my wheels' slowness due to the hubs, the spokes/rims, or the tires?

I cant get the power link to work. I've never used the SRAM version before but have used others like KMCs. The pins go in the larger holes and when I Squeze the links together and pull in oposite direction the link doesnt go together. Any adivce?

Thanks

Jerry