Jim’s Tech Talk Jim Langley Today’s topics come from an unexpected page on the Road Bike Rider website (at least to me), so I’ll start with an explanation. Like road riding meccas – Bend, Oregon and the tri-state area of NH, VT and MA are two of my favorites – the RBR website has almost…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley A few months ago, I wrote a story about ICAN Cycling’s Chinese carbon wheels, the Aero 40s. These 40mm profile Toray carbon tubeless-ready aero clinchers weigh only 1,314 grams and cost only $640. Lots of roadies looking for inexpensive carbon wheels have discovered that they’re widely available on eBay.com….
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Rating: Hot Game-changing derailleur hanger alignment Easy to use – sight across rods then adjust hanger until rods are parallel More accurate alignment Affordable Small and light to take along as a ride-saver
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last fall, while camping, which always includes riding, of course – I needed to lubricate the rear brake cable on my Litespeed. When I went to yank my trusty Plano toolbox (photo) out of the RV storage compartment, the box’s plastic handle broke off. Upon further inspection, when I…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley A couple of weeks ago, we received an interesting request from a new company to us. It was from Rita Müller, the COO of ICAN Cycling. ICAN is located in Shenzhen, China. They sell carbon bicycles, frames, components and wheels. Rita asked if we’d like to test and review…
