Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley It’s all Ed Pavelka’s fault. You remember, Ed. He’s the founder and original editor/publisher of this here RoadBikeRider e-newsletter and comprehensive online resource for roadies. Ed’s retired from writing and publishing now and riding just as much as ever. Ed and I go way back. We first met during…
QUESTION: I’ve got a bike with ultegra di2 electronic shifting after 2 years and 10k miles With no problems. The system won’t stay charged more then 48 hrs. The Bike has spent most of the summer in the local bike store where they swapped the main cable And the battery. It still Doesn’t work. Any…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Boy, we roadies sure like our gearing! So far, 30 of you commented on last week’s Tech Talk in which I answered Dan’s question about whether his new classic steel Bottecchia could handle touring.
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week, a roadie named Daniel, who just got a magnificent vintage-style steel Bottecchia (photo) wrote with a question that caused me to do a double-take. I started banging out a reply and then hit the delete key and sent something completely different.
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week, I introduced you to my neighbor Jessica and her “mystery” flat tires issue. It turned out that the culprit was a too-narrow rim strip in a tubeless-ready rim. Here’s where you can catch up if you missed the story: “Mystery” Flats in Tubed Tubeless-Ready Wheels. Be sure…
