Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week’s column on dropped handlebar lever positioning received some most helpful tips and thoughts in the comments, thanks for sharing! If you missed the story and/or comments, here’s a link (Basic Tips for Drop Bar Brake Lever Positioning) to catch up. This week I want to answer a question that reader Tom Crespi asked and make a … [Read more...] about More Thoughts On Handlebars and Levers
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Basic Tips for Drop Bar Brake Lever Positioning
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley When it comes to cyclists' comfort and ergonomics, saddle position comes first so it gets the most attention. But, a lot of discomfort, even pain comes from another main contact point, the levers. Before shifting brake levers became standard issue, it wasn't as important to hang on to the levers most of the time. Now that it is, what … [Read more...] about Basic Tips for Drop Bar Brake Lever Positioning
5 Mechanical Solutions For Heels That Hit The Crankarms
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week’s RBR featured a question from a roadie named Jeremy P. who wanted solutions for a heel hitting his crankarm. This is a fairly common problem. So I wanted to offer five possible mechanical ways to deal with it. And if I knew more about the issue I could maybe offer a couple of others. But these four often solve the problem in … [Read more...] about 5 Mechanical Solutions For Heels That Hit The Crankarms
Len’s Bike Repair Stand Hack
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Before we get to the main story, mega thanks are in order for all your comments about last week’s Tech Talk which was a bunch of tips for new tubeless tire users. Thanks for sharing! And I wanted to add that contrary to how new some readers thought road tubeless tires are, that the first official wheel/tire system actually came out 17 … [Read more...] about Len’s Bike Repair Stand Hack
11 Tips If You’re New To Tubeless Bicycle Tires
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Thanks everyone for all the excellent comments about hookless tubeless rims, our Tech Talk subject last week. The consensus was that cycling doesn’t need hookless rims and everyone would be better off with rims with bead hooks. Bead hooks help hold tires on. The other takeaway from the comments was that a lot of readers either were never … [Read more...] about 11 Tips If You’re New To Tubeless Bicycle Tires