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…
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,…
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…
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…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In last week’s newsletter, Lars wrote an article questioning the effectiveness of sunscreen under a jersey and UV protective clothing too. You can read his column here if you missed it: https://www.roadbikerider.com/sunscreen-under-jersey-uv-rated/. The article prompted regular contributor to our comments section and frequent tips provider Will Haltiwanger to send in…
