Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Just in time for spring and summer riding, Pearl Izumi sent several samples of their 2025 line-up, which I’ve been putting to the test on hotter days and on gravel and road loops since. Temperatures exceeded 90 degrees Fahrenheit on some of these rides. A couple of years ago…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley According to Wikipedia, Shimano first released a Di2 electronic shifting system in 2001 but they didn’t make it available to the public until 2009. In case you didn’t know, Di2 stands for Digital Integrated Intelligence. 2009 is about when I got my first Di2 component group, put it on…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Almost a year ago I reviewed Event Gear’s Simplyfast hot wax, which I’ve been using on my Trek SL 5 gravel bike ever since. Here’s the review, which includes my video showing how to hot wax the chain. The Simplyfast hot wax has worked really well. The chain runs…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week, I let reader and frequent commenter Seth Shaw set the Tech Talk pace with his clever tip of using pipe cleaners to clear sealant clogs in tubeless valves. Thanks Seth! Here’s that column with all the details in case you want to give it a try (Seth…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Everyone loves a good bike tip and I have one for you today from regular contributor to RoadBikeRider, Seth Shaw who cycles on the sometimes-rough desert roads of Arizona where tubeless tires help smooth the ride. He has a simple tip and one that solves a common problem with…
