By Mike Tierney In Part 1of this “basics” series, I touched on the topics of wheel concentricity, thread lubrication, nipple seat lubrication and spoke length calculators. Today, I’ll cover spoke twist and stress relief. Spoke Twist, or Wind-Up The phenomenon that we have to be very aware of when tensioning and truing wheels is “spoke…
By Stan Purdum The road out of Ithaca, New York, heading west, goes steeply uphill for two miles, and I had just climbed it on my saddlebag-laden bicycle. I was on the final day of a cycle tour of the Finger Lakes region of New York, and was pretty pleased with myself. Here I was,…
A couple of news items crossed my desk this week that I thought were worth sharing. But I’ll start with two follow-ups on last week’s 5-star review of ISM’s Adamo Breakaway saddle. The first comes from ISM’s “Brand Commander,” Greg Kopecky, who wrote, “Thank you for the great review. We really appreciate it. The only…
RBR Premium Member Filippo Moneti sent us what may be the first pictorial Quick Tip, with no text needed, really. However, to amplify, he did add this: “This is how I wash my helmet. It gets the salt and funk off the straps. I use hi temp wash but AIR DRY.” Yes, Fil pops his…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Last month, the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee submitted recommendations for the 2015 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans from the U.S. government’s Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture. The Guidelines state: ” . . . the U.S. population should be encouraged and guided to consume dietary…
