Newsletter Issue No. 1173
May 15, 2025
Park Tool’s Seven 3D Printable Tool Hangers
Jim’s Tech Talk
By Jim Langley
If you’ve been reading the RoadBikeRider newsletter for a while you probably know that I wrote the ebook called Your Home Bicycle Workshop, which can be purchased in our ebookstore. When I wrote the book it was the only one out there I knew of about designing and building your own home bike shop and it may still be. That’s why I wrote it and also because I know how much fun it is to build and use your own home bike shop. Read more.
Cycling Sunglasses Roundup
By Sheri Rosenbaum
The first half of this year saw a large number of new sunglass models from a variety of brands. In my roundup of shades, you’re bound to find a pair to fit your face, personality, budget, and riding style. Several brands have incorporated sustainability into their materials, packaging, and manufacturing. Read more.
How does cycling affect longevity?
QUESTION: Now that I’m into my 70s, my wife is urging me to give up cycling. She’s fearful that I’m overdoing it. But I feel good, and I think cycling contributes to that. What evidence of benefits of continuing to cycle into my senior years can I tell her about? —Anonymous Read more.
Can a Sports Drink’s Taste Be Predicted?
Question: Is there a way to determine the taste of a sports drink by looking at its list of ingredients? — Simon S.
Quick Tip: Practice Your Pedal Stroke by Using Easy Gears on Downhills
Pedal your bicycle in low gears down hills.
Off-season rides are ideal for working on technique — like turning a choppy, bouncy pedal stroke into a smooth, round one. Read more.
Question of the Week
What do you use to lube your chain?
Other Cool Things to Read
CyclingNews: Campagnolo makes huge U-turn as new groupset breaks cover at Giro d’Italia
Dawn.com: Polish cyclist aiming to be 1st to reach K2 base camp starts final leg of journey
Off.Road.cc: Gravel racing is starting to split in different directions — is that for better or worse?
Cycling Weekly: TRP ready to launch Classified enabled groupset, but can it beat Shimano and SRAM?
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Is riding high intensity intervals still a good idea after age 50?
End Notes
