By Sheri Rosenbaum HOT! VaporFit™ provides excellent fit even on smaller heads Zonal ventilated protection featuring Koroyd™ material MIPS system optional Lightweight Competitively priced for MIPS helmet Lifetime warranty NOT! Can get warm on hot days http://www.smithoptics.com Cost: $180 MSRP with MIPS; $150 MSRP without MIPS How obtained: review sample from company Available: online, retail, Smith website Colors:…
By Jim Langley Last week in Part 2 of this series, we covered the basic tools and setup for working on a wheel on which the spokes have lost their tension. This week, we’ll finally commence retensioning and truing the wheel. Let’s get going! Tightening the spokes Luckily, when wheels lose spoke tension…
Editor’s Note: A news service hired by Philly Bike Expo to document the show offered to share content with us, so I graciously accepted. What follows are three separate brief-but-interesting articles on three different bikes (and the frame-builders behind them) from the show. Calfee Manta Pro By Paul SkilbeckPhotos by Brad Quartuccio/Philly Bike Expo One…
By Coach Rick Schultz Bike sizing is done prior to bike fitting and happens BEFORE you purchase your bicycle. Bike sizing deals mainly with the size of a frame. The bike shop or retailer should measure you to help determine which size frame is best suited for you. Please be aware that not all shops…
By Jim Langley Last week in Part 1, we learned about Pennsylvania RBR reader Randy’s rear Shimano wheel, which was rubbing the brake pads on each pedal stroke because the spokes had loosened. This week, I’ll explain how anyone with some basic mechanical aptitude can go about fixing a loose wheel like Randy’s….
