Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In a past column I told you about the cheap folding clincher road tire that I think provides a lot of bang for the buck, Schwalbe’s Lugano II. It’s a standard, not tubeless or tubeless-ready tire. Sometimes I can find them for about $20. If you missed the column,…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Earlier this year I spent nearly $100 (including tax) for a single Continental Grand Prix 5000 Tubeless road tire. That’s so much money, it makes me not want to even ride on it for fear of hitting a piece of glass I don’t see and potentially ruining the tire…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week I told you that my wife Deb and I are travelling across America in an RV. Our two dogs Huey and Nugget are along and three bicycles, a road and mountain bike for me and an e-MTB for Deb. If you follow me on Strava you’ve seen…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Rating: Company: Formosa CoversProduct: Dual Bike CoverSizes: Formosa has covers to fit up to 4 bicyclesWebsite: https://formosacovers.com/collections/sports-outdoors-outdoors-bicycle-covers/products/dual-bike-coverPrice: $109.99 How acquired: PurchasedRBR advertiser: No
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In several recent columns like this one. I’ve offered tool tips and ideas for a common and extremely frustrating issue with some tubeless tire and tubeless-ready rim combinations. The issue is that, when the tires are installed, the tire beads become locked onto the rim. There are shelves on each…
