Lennard Zinn
BACKGROUND: 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.
BIKES IN THE GARAGE: Three custom Zinn road bikes: ‘08 coupled travel titanium, ‘08 coupled travel steel and ‘08 magnesium; three custom Zinn mountain bikes: ‘08 Terra 3.0 titanium 3-inch-travel full suspension, ‘07 Megabike aluminum 3-inch-travel full suspension with Rohloff internal hub, ‘89 steel fillet-brazed mountain tandem (hardtail); and, at any time, many cool bikes being built for customers.
Stories by Lennard Zinn »
Posted: Tue, Sep 1st
Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - What about those tabs?Dear Lennard,
I just returned from a long road trip to ride the Leadville 100. I probably put the bike on top of the car a few times a day, taking the front wheel off each time. I grew to wonder about the “lawyer lips” that turn the quick release into something with the ...
Posted: Tue, Aug 25th
Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Rebuild or replace?Dear Lennard,
My 1998 9-speed Campy Ergo levers have now reached the time for rebuilding.
The left lever won't keep the chain on the big ring any more, it keeps clicking lower when I jump or hit a bigger bump ─ very soft and touchy. I understand that 1998's can't be ...
Posted: Sun, Aug 23rd
Rocky Mountain Bike Show: Bikes, beer and a battle on the boardsThe Rocky Mountain Bicycle Show kicked off its second year on Saturday at Denver’s National Western Complex.
Eye candy abounded, and a steady stream of visitors kept the 70 or so exhibitors busy talking most of the day. ...
Posted: Tue, Aug 18th
Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Readying the leaders' jerseysDear Lennard,
This is more a logistics/operations set of questions.
When I watch the big tours, I notice that at the podium ceremonies that the organizers are ready with the leaders’ jerseys all decked out with the teams’ sponsors. Those jerseys are special podium ...
Posted: Tue, Aug 11th
Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Packing for the tripDear Lennard,
I just re-read your review of the Dura-Ace wheels in the May VeloNews Buyer's Guide. It sounds like you did exactly what I have in mind - packed these wheels in a 26x26x10" hard travel case for a bike with
Posted: Tue, Aug 4th
Lennard Zinn visits with wheel maker Steve HedSteve Hed has never approached business in a conventional way. When he first met his wife, Anne, she was a struggling young triathlete who wanted to race the Ironman.
She went into Grand Performance bike shop in Minneapolis because she’d heard that its owner often helped ...
Posted: Tue, Jul 7th
Tech Update with Lennard Zinn - Specialized for 2010When Specialized began making the bikes for Tom Boonen, he was not exactly complimentary about their stiffness.
The company’s engineers worked hard to get him what he wanted, and when they delivered the S-Works Tarmac SL2 to the Quick Step team, the riders gave it a ...
Posted: Thu, Jul 2nd
VeloNews magazine outtakes: Italy's San Patrignano drug rehab facility and Dario Pegoretti's frame shopItaly's San Patrignano drug rehabilitation facility sparks passion for frame building among recovering addicts. Its framebuilding shop is directed by Gianni Pegoretti, Dario Pegoretti's brother, whose shop lies in the valley below.
VeloNews' Lennard Zinn and Don ...
Posted: Tue, Jun 30th
Specialized's new time trial bike for 2010Fabian Cancellara’s time trial bike time trial bike that he raced in the Tour de Romandie, the Giro d’Italia, and the Tour de Suisse now has a name: The Shiv.
Unlike shivs used in prison riots, this is hardly an ...
Posted: Tue, Jun 23rd
Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Going retro'Dear Readers,
Yesterday having been my 51st birthday, I figured I’d do a retro column. Fortunately, it’s not hard to sort through the VeloQnA inbox and find plenty of emails that raise questions about retro ...
Posted: Tue, Jun 16th
Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn: Dialing in those new wheelsDear Lennard,
I recently received a set of Zipp 404 tubulars, and for me they represent a first in many respects. They are my first carbon wheels, my first tubulars and my first super light wheels. I taught myself to glue on the tires.
I have ridden them several times and I ...
Posted: Tue, Jun 2nd
Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - More mix-n-matchDear Lennard,
Thanks for all the great articles from Italy. I have a quick (Italian) question for you: Can I use Campy 11-speed shifters with a 10-speed cassette and drivetrain?
If they are not compatible right out of the box, can they be modified to work? Is it possible to ...
