Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley An interesting question arrived in last week’s mail from a cyclist named Nick who lives and rides in the New York area. It’s about bicycle forks and bike handling. Fork replacement isn’t a frequent repair but it can be required after a crash, so I’m sharing this question and…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Source: https://silca.cc/products/hirobel-clamp Price: $150 How obtained: I bought it during Silca’s 4th of July Sale for 20% off Materials: Extruded aluminum, rubber frame holders (“cones”) and rubber cinch straps Other: Lifetime guarantee Hot
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week, we helped a reader named Nathaniel with his tight and nearly impossibly difficult to remove tires: Tech Q & A: Nathaniel’s Too Tight Tire Troubles. We asked your help too and you delivered in the comments with excellent suggestions for taming tight tires, which will surely help…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Even with all the new tire technology available today, plus more rubber choices than ever, problems with tires remain the most common frustration for cyclists. For example, here’s what’s troubling Nathaniel from New York:
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Unfortunately, last week’s article 7 Basic Chain Drop Solutions for 1X Drivetrains, which provided multiple solutions for fixing bikes with chains that fall off on single-chainring drivetrains, didn’t help a reader named Bert. Here’s his follow-up question with my reply based on the information he provided about his daughter’s…
