Question: I'm turning 50 and my wife is buying me my dream bike. I'm currently riding an old Litespeed Classic with a Campy Record triple. I'm not a racer but enjoy long rides, including Paris-Brest-Paris. So which frame material should I get? I like my titanium bike but am interested in carbon. However, I heard that it can be fragile (a "one-crash" bike). Also, because … [Read more...] about Steel, Titanium, Aluminum, Carbon Fiber? Which Bicycle Frame Material Should I Ride?
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Interview with Rock Lobster Cycles Framebuilder Paul Sadoff
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley I’m writing this on Independence Day so I thought that a story about the career American bicycle builder Paul Sadoff would be perfect. Actually, I think of Paul as a master builder - look at the lovely lugwork in the photo. But he told me he doesn’t see himself that way and prefers I use “career framebuilder.” … [Read more...] about Interview with Rock Lobster Cycles Framebuilder Paul Sadoff
Could Magnesium Alloy Frames Be Bicycling’s Next Big Thing?
By Kevin Kolodziejski I don’t practice Santeria. I ain’t got no crystal ball. So don’t expect a definitive answer to the question posed in the title. Do expect, though, to keep finding references to mostly lame song lyrics designed to make you roll your eyes yet also smile. But that’s not because we at RBR are living on a prayer that this article will … [Read more...] about Could Magnesium Alloy Frames Be Bicycling’s Next Big Thing?
How to Take Care of Carbon Fiber Bicycle Frames and Parts
By Jim Langley The idea to provide tips for keeping your carbon fiber bicycle frame and other parts safe and looking good came from a question my new Spokesman Bicycles teammate, Chris, asked on our Wednesday torture session. We’ve been doing 5-minute intense intervals up a hill every hump day at 4:30 p.m. for 10 years now. Chris is one of the new guys and already dusting us … [Read more...] about How to Take Care of Carbon Fiber Bicycle Frames and Parts
About Aluminum Corrosion
By Jim Langley Our last Tech Talk of 2015 provided 5 tips for Winterizing Your Ride, which, unless you live in the southern hemisphere should come in pretty handy about now. Even here in recently drought-plagued Northern California, we’re getting a lot of rain and cold already in 2016. In the introduction to that article, I wrote, “It’s easy for water … [Read more...] about About Aluminum Corrosion