By Jim Langley After I shared seven horror stories about carbon bicycles and components failing in last week’s Tech Talk, fellow Bicycling Magazine alumnus and longtime Adventure Cyclist technical editor John Schubert wrote on Facebook (tagging me, so that I would see it), “My friend Jim Langley loves his carbon fiber bikes, but he manages…
Last week’s Question of the Week, a suggestion from Tech guru Jim Langley (who, like me, has a non-riding wife), asked: If your partner is NOT a cyclist, do you feel guilty when you’re out riding? Turns out, there’s a fair amount of “riding guilt” out there. 10% answered: “Yes, and I ride a lot…
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher “Shut up, legs” is an important tip from former pro and master of the pithy soundbite Jens Voigt that almost any roadie can use at one time or another. Reflecting on his career, Voigt had more words of wisdom: “I’d also say that I would have pushed myself harder…
By Coach Fred Matheny My worst crash happened the first year I rode seriously. East of my Colorado town, Cerro Summit rises 4 miles to a long ridge. Today the road is wide and gently curving, but back then it was narrow with tight bends. I was following an experienced rider on the descent and…
We started this series with Part 1 last week, detailing my worst crash, which came early in my cycling career and was caused by a serious shimmy on a hairy descent. I had no idea what was happening, or how to control it. In sharing some of the possible causes of shimmy, how to fix them,…
