Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Thanks for the excellent comments about last week’s column on speed wobble. As usual, I shared it on my Facebook page, and a lot of knowledgeable cyclists weighed in there, too, with additional issues that cause this phenomenon. So this week, I’ve updated my list of causes since there…
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by Stan Purdum Good bicycles aren’t inexpensive, but there are significant price differences from one model to another, some of which is determined by the level of components used on the bike. In a general sense, “components” can refer to all the individual parts that are assembled to create a bicycle, from the frame to…
QUESTION: What’s the correct PSI for my road bike tires? I recently bought a used Trek Madone and I don’t know how high to pump the tires up on the bike. They say max pressure 125 psi on the side. Should I pump them up to that? – Elliot J RBR ANSWER: First of all,…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Speed wobble, which is also known as high-speed shimmy (and “death wobble” by motorcyclists) – and likely by other names outside the USA, is a dangerous condition that every rider should know about. It can happen on any bicycle, even electric ones. Due to their suspension plus wider and…
