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New Products From The Sea Otter Classic and Other Shows Part 1

Jim's Tech Talk By Jim Langley With March and April each year, come some big bike shows, such as the Sea Otter Classic, which takes place in Monterey, California and the Taipei Show in Taiwan. For these shows bike companies roll out their new products at the actual events by attending and displaying their latest and greatest to the crowds, while other companies choose to … [Read more...] about New Products From The Sea Otter Classic and Other Shows Part 1

Why can’t we have puncture-resistant bike tires?

Question: I haven’t paid much attention to bicycle races before, but at a friend’s suggestion, I recently watched the Paris-Roubaix men’s race, which included several sectors with cobblestone surfaces.I found it surprisingly exciting. But the race favorite, Mathieu van der Poel, who the commentators said had won the race the three previous years, was sunk by a flat tire on one … [Read more...] about Why can’t we have puncture-resistant bike tires?