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Jim Langley

10 Ways of Finishing Bicycle Cables

Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week we covered the importance of finishing the ends of bicycle cables to prevent fraying, possible injury (the cables can stab you), as well as to give them a tidy professional appearance.  We also highlighted two ingenious new tools for finishing cables, Park Tool’s $29.95 EP-1 End Cap Crimping … [Read more...] about 10 Ways of Finishing Bicycle Cables

New Tools for Finishing Cables

Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Most bicycles today still use wire cables. The exceptions are those with hydraulic-only disc brakes and also electronic shifting. But some of those could have a dropper seatpost operated by a wire cable. If you have a bike without wire cables and you never work on bicycles with them, feel free to scroll to the next article. The thing … [Read more...] about New Tools for Finishing Cables

Your Bike Cleaning Tips & Product Suggestions

Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley There was a lot of interest in last week’s Tech Talk titled How to Keep Your Bike Clean. Notice that the title wasn’t “How to Clean Your Bike,” however it did include a video showing how to do that. That’s because it’s easier to clean a bike regularly than to clean it rarely. And the point of the article was to never let your pride and … [Read more...] about Your Bike Cleaning Tips & Product Suggestions

How to Keep Your Bike Clean

Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Recently I created two videos that are related. One is on how to wash your bike and keep it clean (today’s Tech Talk topic) and the other one covers some new tools that I ordered from Park Tool to upgrade my workshop (I learned about them after attending the Sea Otter Classic back in April and decided I had to have them).  … [Read more...] about How to Keep Your Bike Clean

Quick Review: CEP Compression Socks

Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In the Netflix series Tour de France Unchained, which I enjoyed and told you about several Tech Talks ago, they took you inside the team buses. One thing I noticed is that it appeared that lots of racers wear compression socks. According to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center dot com “Athletes use compression clothing to help … [Read more...] about Quick Review: CEP Compression Socks

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