Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Not too long ago in one of our Quick Tips stories, we answered the question, “Are drop bars better?” Here’s a link if you’d like to read the original Q and A: Are drop bars better? I want to add a little to the original answer because dropped (also…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Maybe you’ve heard the saying “even smart people make dumb mistakes.” Not that I’m feeling particularly smart about now, but I’ve been repeating that old saw lately trying to stop thinking about a recent very dumb mistake. Maybe sharing it will save one of you from making it.
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley This week’s Tech Talk is self-explanatory, so let’s get right to it! As always, if you have experience with today’s question and have additional tips please share them in a comment. Thanks! Arizona roadie, Wayne Riley asked, [Note: Wayne’s talking about Dave’s stuck bottle cage bolt, which we covered…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley This weekend I listened to a great episode of the From the Top podcast by Wade Wallace. It’s titled Building Ritchey, as in Tom Ritchey, one of the founders of the mountain bike, a prolific framebuilder and cycling inventor and a former star road racer on the USA team…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley It was nice of so many of you to share your stuck bolt removal tricks, tips and hacks with RoadBikeRider reader “Dave.” His bike came with unlubricated steel bolts and one bottle cage bolt was frozen in the frame. He explained in detail in our last Tech Talk. Have…
