Lennard Zinn


Lennard Zinn, our longtime technical writer, joined VeloNews in 1987. He is also a frame builder frame builder, former U.S. national team rider, and author of many bicycle books including "Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance", "Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance" and "Zinn’s Cycling Primer: Maintenance Tips and Skill Building for Cyclists". He holds a bachelor’s in physics from Colorado College.


Posts by Lennard Zinn

Technical FAQ: Maintaining an 11-speed chain

Lennard Zinn suggests you avoid removing 11-speed chains for maintenance. Clean and re-lube on the bike.

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Technical FAQ: Patching tubulars. Is it worth it?

A reader asks if it’s worth the trouble of patching those pricey tubular tires.

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Technical FAQ: End-of-season rim and tire care

Readers seek advice on storing and reusing tires and getting that gunk off of tubular rims.

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Technical FAQ: Learning the pros’ tips at the Park Tool Tech Summit

Lennard attends the Park Tool Summit and returns with tips for garage mechanics.

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Technical FAQ: Saving that damaged carbon frame

A cracked or broken carbon frame can be fixed. Lennard Zinn checks in with Craig Calfee’s repair shop.

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Technical FAQ: A review of carbon wheels

Lennard Zinn takes a close look at four sets of carbon wheels.

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Technical FAQ: Follow-up on blow-outs

Readers offer feedback on the subject of latex tubes and high-speed blow-outs.

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Technical FAQ: Avoiding that frightening blow-out

If you’re using tires and tubes, there are steps you can take to prevent those dangerous and frightening blow-outs on steep descents.

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Technical FAQ: Keeping Campy’s whatchamacallit in its place

With redesigned ErgoPower levers, a reader wonders about keeping the small brass cable stop in its place. LZ also touches on why Campagnolo isn’t as big in cyclocross as you might expect.

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Technical FAQ: Tire sealants

From Slime to Stan’s, LZ examines sealant options for road and cyclocross tires

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