Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley By now I’m sure some of you have heard about the huge Shimano crank recall. If you don’t ride the cranks in the recall you have nothing to worry about, though you might wish to let your friends know if you think their Shimano cranks are affected. Reports say…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley If you go on friendly group rides, this has probably either happened to you – or you were the one making it happen. Let me set the scene: You’re all humming along down the road enjoying the day and company and getting nicely warmed up when someone hollers “FLAT!”…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week we were helping my friend and teammate Mike Andalora with tips on how to know when his shift cable needs replacing and how often he should do it. In response, “Russ,” “Stephen” and “Joe,” posted comments discussing Shimano shift cables that break inside STI shift levers. Joe mentioned…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Before we get to the shift cable question, I want to share one more comment about e-bike battery safety, which we were discussing last week. If you have a battery bike and you missed the article, you should read it and the comments because there are a lot of good…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Several clever tips for finishing cables came in which I like so much I want to share them, and then I’ll pass along a couple of technical questions I hope you can help with. Cable Tips 1. Chris Burkhardt pointed out that he “uses Yokozuna reusable cable ends. They…
