Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley The following technical question arrived the other day. It’s a good one because going to lower (easier) gearing is something most cyclists must do sooner or later. I provide some ideas below in my reply. Please chime in with your lower gearing advice for Joe and others in the…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley You’re reading this so I think it’s a safe bet that you’re a lot like me when it comes to bikes and cycling. Which makes me curious to find out if we have the same bicycle nightmare. Mine goes like this. In the dream I’m riding or just somewhere…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley I haven’t had a chance to test these two new products from Effetto Mariposa yet but allow me to provide a few exciting details. Plus the background on why I believe you might want to try them. The samples they sent are their Flowerpower wax-based lube (it features sunflower seed wax) and…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley A few Tech Talks ago, we wrote about how to use bicycle repair stands, one of the foundation tools of home bike shops. If you missed that column, here it is: How to Safely Put Bicycles in Clamping Repair Stands. In response to that article, we received a request to…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Thanks for your great comments on last week’s Tech Talk about bicycle repair stands that lift bikes for you with a counterweight or electric motor-driven system. These are a relatively new type of repair stand. While most of them are significantly more expensive than repair stands without a lift-assist…
