March 21, 2024 Len’s Bike Repair Stand Hack Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Before we get to the main story, mega thanks are in order for all your comments about last week’s Tech Talk which was a bunch of tips for new tubeless tire users. Thanks for sharing! And I wanted to add that contrary to how new some readers thought road tubeless tires are, that the … [Read more...] about Newsletter Issue No. 1113
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Len’s Bike Repair Stand Hack
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Before we get to the main story, mega thanks are in order for all your comments about last week’s Tech Talk which was a bunch of tips for new tubeless tire users. Thanks for sharing! And I wanted to add that contrary to how new some readers thought road tubeless tires are, that the first official wheel/tire system actually came out 17 … [Read more...] about Len’s Bike Repair Stand Hack
Tifosi Stash Sunglasses Review
By Sheri Rosenbaum Tifosi Optics Price: $79.95 Weight: 34 g Colors and interchangeable lenses: Blackout Stash (Smoke, AC Red, and Clear lenses), Race Pink (Clarion Pink, AC Red, and Clear lenses), Matte Smoke (Clarion Blue Fototec lens), and Matte Gunmetal (Clarion Red Fototec lens) Lens material: Shatterproof polycarbonate and scratch-resistant Lens … [Read more...] about Tifosi Stash Sunglasses Review
How can I overcome my fear of riding again after a crash?
QUESTION: How can I overcome my fear of riding again after a crash? I started cycling about a year ago and really loved it, but recently, I hit a patch of gravel while rolling downhill at speed. I got pretty scraped up and had to have embedded gravel scrubbed out of my arm at an ER. I’m healing now, but the thought of getting back on my bike fills me with fear. How can I get … [Read more...] about How can I overcome my fear of riding again after a crash?
11 Tips If You’re New To Tubeless Bicycle Tires
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Thanks everyone for all the excellent comments about hookless tubeless rims, our Tech Talk subject last week. The consensus was that cycling doesn’t need hookless rims and everyone would be better off with rims with bead hooks. Bead hooks help hold tires on. The other takeaway from the comments was that a lot of readers either were never … [Read more...] about 11 Tips If You’re New To Tubeless Bicycle Tires