Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley You might recall that a few months ago, a reader named Barbara, who’s been cycling for years, wrote in for help with her brand new Bianchi Venezia (photo). I offered a few tips and there followed many excellent suggestions from you readers – thank you! Since her first email…
By Sheri Rosenbaum Are you a data junkie? Want to know how your body is responding under the strain of training? Are you getting enough sleep to promote recovery? Is your body primed for that race or challenging ride? WHOOP combines its fitness strap with a mobile app (iOS and Android) to provide real-time daily…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley So far 37 comments have dropped on last week’s story about replacing an old worn-out Shimano Di2 electric shifting front derailleur. I closed the article asking for your thoughts on e-shifting and you delivered! Thank you. If you missed the story, catch up here: Thoughts on Wearing Out my…
QUESTION: What is road cycling good for? Some of my friends are telling me that gravel riding is better. Others say mountain bike riding is better. What about road cycling? – Justin C RBR’S STAN PURDUM REPLIES: Road cycling includes everything from an occasional low-speed neighborhood ride to running errands on a bike to bicycle…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Way back in 2009 Shimano introduced their first electric-shifting Dura-Ace 7970 Di2 groupset. Di2 is short for Digital Integrated Intelligence (Di2 = DII, get it?). In case you haven’t tried or followed the electric shifting trend, I’ll explain what DII means in terms of advantages (feel free to scroll…
