Articles by Lennard Zinn
Our longtime technical writer joined VeloNews in 1987. He is also a framebuilder, a former U.S. National Team rider, and author of many bicycle books, including Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance and Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance, as well as Zinn and the Art of Triathlon Bikes and Zinn's Cycling Primer: Maintenance Tips and Skill Building for Cyclists. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in physics from Colorado College. Readers can send brief technical questions to Ask LZ.
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Tech FAQ: Pulling cranks and filing lawyer tabs
- Published Apr. 16, 2013
- Updated Apr. 17, 2013 at 2:10 PM EDT
In Technical FAQ, Lennard Zinn talks about pulling cranks, lawyer tabs, stretching his IT band, and more
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Puncture-proof tubulars and bad research
- Published Apr. 9, 2013
- Updated Apr. 9, 2013 at 12:48 PM EDT
In Technical FAQ, Lennard Zinn looks at flat-resistant tires, faulty research on chain lube, and more
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Power Puller: Removing Campy’s PT cranks
- Published Apr. 3, 2013
Campagnolo hasn't provided tools or instructions for removing Power Torque cranks, but Lennard Zinn outlines the process
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Technical FAQ: More on lubricating chains
- Published Mar. 26, 2013
Lennard Zinn continues to answer readers' questions about lubricating chains with paraffin wax
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Pro Bike Express gives amateurs the professional treatment
- Published Mar. 20, 2013
- Updated Mar. 20, 2013 at 10:19 AM EDT
Colorado-based Pro Bike Express grows business around transporting, caring for racer's bikes in tough winter conditions
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Tech FAQ: Drivetrain mashups
- Published Mar. 19, 2013
Lennard Zinn answers reader questions on building Frankenstein drivetrains from Campagnolo, Shimano, and SRAM
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Tech FAQ: Cold riding is harder
- Published Mar. 12, 2013
- Updated Mar. 12, 2013 at 12:05 PM EDT
Aerodynamics experts explain that it's not just in your head, training in cold temperatures really is more difficult
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Come and get them
- Published Mar. 6, 2013
- Updated Mar. 6, 2013 at 10:04 PM EDT
Michelin is absent from the WorldTour peloton in 2013, but in Le Mans auto racing, teams pay to lease the French tire maker's rubber
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Tech FAQ: Five seconds in 10 miles
- Published Mar. 5, 2013
If paraffin gets a rider a free six seconds over 10 miles, the time and efficiency gaps over longer riders would be significant
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Tech FAQ: Quick wheel primer
- Published Feb. 26, 2013
After a five-year hiatus, has one reader lost his spoke-tensioning touch? And what about matching spoke-hole counts?