PROBLEM: In misty or foggy weather, your glasses get covered with fine droplets and start streaking. You can't see squat! SOLUTION: Here are three fixes that work: … [Read more...] about Quick Fix: Foggy Cycling Glasses
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New Valve Technology From Schwalbe and Muc-Off
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley One of the most basic bike maintenance tasks is inflating tires so that they’re at your “favorite pressure” (keep reading). This is necessary on most bikes (solid rubber tires do not lose air) because all tires and tubes slowly lose air due to pores in the rubber. Some tires and tubes lose it extremely slowly, others a lot … [Read more...] about New Valve Technology From Schwalbe and Muc-Off
The Mental Challenge of Dressing for Cold Weather Riding
By John Yoder Winter cycling can be frustrating in northern Indiana, at least for me. It's not just that there are fewer hours of daylight, not just that the high for the day is often 40 degrees with a 20-mph wind from the north, and not just that every cold-weather ride makes my nose’s production of mucus shift into overdrive. … [Read more...] about The Mental Challenge of Dressing for Cold Weather Riding
A 2-Pack of Tips for Cleaning Glasses
Here are two different methods that readers submitted for keeping cycling glasses clean! Here's the first one: Most roadies need to clean their glasses after every ride. I stumbled on a method that works great for me. I have a cup with soap in it and a boar bristle brush for shaving. When I need to clean my glasses, I just wet the brush (already soapy) and use it to … [Read more...] about A 2-Pack of Tips for Cleaning Glasses
Quick Tip: Keep Extra Cycling Stuff on Hand
Think of all the things you regularly have to replace on a bike (and on other equipment), some more often than others: tubes sealant chains cleats tires brake pads cassettes tube patches I could surely go on. The point is, if it's an item that you know you're going to need at some point during the next few months, why not stock up? Why risk missing … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Keep Extra Cycling Stuff on Hand