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…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Bicycle repair stands make it easier to maintain and fix your bikes by holding them off the ground where all the components are within reach and easy to see – no bending over needed. Plus, they let you spin the wheels to check and true them as necessary, and…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Orange Seal’s line of sealants for tubeless bicycle tires was the big story last week. If you missed it, here’s the link: Quick Product Tip: Orange Seal’s Line of Bike Tubeless Tire Sealants now Includes Subzero. As far as I can tell, tubeless tires haven’t caught on for road bicycles…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Winter’s on the way here in the USA and I only recently learned that the tubeless tire sealant company Orange Seal makes a product specifically designed for frigid temperatures, their Subzero Sealant. I thought I’d tell you a little more about it and share how well Orange Seal products have worked for…
