April 23, 2026 New Products From The Sea Otter Classic and Other Shows Part 1 Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley With March and April each year, come some big bike shows, such as the Sea Otter Classic, which takes place in Monterey, California and the Taipei Show in Taiwan. For these shows bike companies…
By Lars Hundley One of the things I genuinely enjoy about this job is that I still trade texts and emails with John Marsh. If you’ve been a long-time reader, you already know John well — he was the publisher of Road Bike Rider before me, the second in a line that started with the…
Did you know that some bicycle tire brands such as Continental have tire wear indicators so that you can more easily tell when your tire is worn out and needs to be replaced? See those two divots in the tire above? Those aren’t gouges from running over something sharp. Those are the tire wear indicators….
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley This will be the shortest Tech Talk ever. Think of it as a tip to tuck away for use in the new year. It comes from my friend and cycling industry legend, Tom Petrie, who recently retired, which means he has more time to ride now. Tom’s tip is…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. A study of 44,000 Swedish adults, 64 to 99 years of age, followed for up to 35 years, found that 2.7 percent (1,224) lived to their 100th birthday (Geroscience, Nov 4, 2023). Among the 1,224 centenarians in this study, 84 percent were women. The researchers wanted to find out which blood…
