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How Can I Cope With Early Darkness?

QUESTION: I'm in Louisiana. It's not cold here. It doesn't snow. Winter riding should be easy. But the early darkness is killing me. I feel like it’s dangerous to ride when it’s dark. Worse, not riding on weekdays makes me feel sedentary and I can’t get motivated to ride even on weekends. How can I deal with this? -- Mike P. RBR REPLIES: Roadies hate early darkness more than … [Read more...] about How Can I Cope With Early Darkness?

A Few More Tube Tips

Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Thanks for sending in your great questions and comments about last week’s column, which was titled A Simple Hack to Prevent Punctures at the Base of Presta Valves. Flat tires being such a common issue, it’s always an important and popular topic. Today, I’ll answer two great questions that others might have too and I’ll share some thoughts … [Read more...] about A Few More Tube Tips

Is there a measurable benefit to wearing aero socks?

Question: Is there a measurable performance benefit to wearing specialized aero socks for non-elite cyclists? —Joe P.  RBR’S STAN PURDUM REPLIES: The answer is yes, but your question takes us into the realm of “marginal gains” — the idea that significant overall improvement can be achieved by making many small, incremental advances in numerous areas of cycling (such as … [Read more...] about Is there a measurable benefit to wearing aero socks?