By Lars Hundley This month marks 25 years of Road Bike Rider. Ed Pavelka and Fred Matheny sent the first newsletter in July 2001, following their earlier work at Bicycling Magazine, and it has gone out just about every single week since. Over 1,200 issues! John Marsh published it for the better part of a…
By Sheri Rosenbaum You know the BOA name. Maybe you’ve used BOA Fit Systems before. But do you know that it goes beyond the convenience of a dial? It also improves fit, thereby enhancing your performance and comfort. Insights from testing at BOA’s Human Performance Fit Lab (HPFL) reinforce the value of superior fit. Compared…
By Stan Purdum GPS devices for bicycles are a great invention, and they are a significant help in getting us to our destination when in unfamiliar territory. But their limited screen size means that in terms of physical geography and the locations of human settlements, they don’t give us the big picture in the way…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Unfortunately, last week’s article 7 Basic Chain Drop Solutions for 1X Drivetrains, which provided multiple solutions for fixing bikes with chains that fall off on single-chainring drivetrains, didn’t help a reader named Bert. Here’s his follow-up question with my reply based on the information he provided about his daughter’s…
By Lars Hundley Here’s something most American riders don’t know: for the past two decades, cyclists in Europe, South Korea and Japan have been using sunscreens that are better than anything sold in an American store. Better protection against the UV rays that cause melanoma, and so much nicer to wear that you’ll actually reapply…
