This time of year, depending on your location, you’re either preparing for the big spring and summer events to come, or already rolling up the miles. Either way, one of the most important things is having easy-enough gearing on your road bike for the shape you’re in and the terrain you ride. Figuring out what’s…
How can you stop water from entering the rim again? See Uncle Al’s rant. Top Tandem Tire DEAR JIM: What’s a good, flat-resistant and comfy tire for my tandem? Our combined bike/riders weight is 350 pounds? What inflation pressure should I use? — John H. JIM LANGLEY REPLIES: The consensus of my tandem-riding friends is…
JIM LANGLEY REPLIES: I can provide several online outfits. You must do your homework, though, and don’t agree to anything until you’ve talked to these folks extensively and made sure they really know what they claim to. Make sure their work is worth paying for — and they’ll probably charge a lot. Decide what you’d…
By Jim Langley In Part 1 of this 2-part series, we covered finding an efficient, safe, neutral cleat position using a four-step process, and explained some different cleat positions for different types of riders/riding. We’ll finish up with a look at cleat positioning for recumbents, cleat angle adjustment, ankle clearance, marking your cleat position, and…
By Jim Langley In the messenger bag this week was an email from Tom Dorigatti, who brought up a perfect topic for this week’s Tech Talk. He wrote, “It’s likely that you’ve already done something with this, but even if you have, perhaps with it being the start of the cycling season, you could explain…
