By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher Mike Tierney, who writes The Wheel Builder column for RBR, emailed Coach David Ertl and me a couple weeks ago with the attention-grabbing subject line: “Angina.” I knew immediately (if not 100% accurately) what that word meant. My dad died at 66 after suffering from heart disease and related problems…
This week’s QT is another based on a recent question from a reader. Lee Friedersdorf wrote in to ask: “On my road and MTB bikes, the bolts holding together the stem, handlebars and headset get rusty over time. They work fine but make the bike look old. I replaced the stem topcap bolt with stainless…
Editor’s Note: Today’s QT – in the form of a question from Premium Member Jim O’Donnell and answer from tech guru Jim Langley – covers a couple of different issues regarding road bikes equipped with disc brakes. Namely, it briefly addresses the differences between quick release and thru-axle designs, and it provides the foolproof way to…
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher Happy New Year! Creating Your Personal Riding Plan for 2016 I hope you and your families all had a terrific, restful, happy holiday season. And all of us at RBR wish you a very Happy and Safe 2016! We’re getting things kicked off this year with a…
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher Next Newsletter January 7 Both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve fall on the next two Thursdays, our long-time publishing day. I’m sure the same is true for you, but those days for me are days to spend with family and friends, and days on which I…
