Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Longtime RoadBikeRider readers will remember cycling writer Scott Martin who wrote the Scott’s Spin humor column for RBR. I actually met Scott way back in 1989 when I joined the staff of Bicycling Magazine where he already worked. After that great gig we both ended up working together at…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last weekend I drove the 35 miles down to Marina, California to do the second annual Monterey Peninsula Vintage Bicycle Ride. It was my first time on the 50-miler. I learned about it on the leading website devoted to vintage road bikes and cycling, which is classicrendezvous.com They have a free-to-join…
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Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In the interest of providing every possible tool for checking your drivetrain – and thanks to RBR co-founder Ed Pavelka tipping me off to it, I present the Connex Chainring Wear Indicator. It’s a simple go/no-go type gauge that lets you know when a chainring is worn out. Without a…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In February I told you about what many consider a game-changing chain hot-waxing system from Silca. I said I’d give you a report after I had a chance to try it. Sorry I was so slow to follow through on this, but it took a while before I could order…
