Jim’s Tech Talk by Jim Langley May is National Bike Month when lots of eager new or returning pedalers join the traffic flow. So, last week we described and gave advice for avoiding a common accident every rider needs to know about. Cyclists call it “getting doored.” If you missed that story and think “getting…
Jim’s Tech Talk by Jim Langley In most parts of the USA, May is National Bike Month, one of the biggest pushes of the year to get more people pedaling. It’s been put on by the national organization, The League of American Bicyclists since 1956! State and city biking organizations almost everywhere pitch in with…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Before getting to the new toys, I want to pass on a few of the excellent tips that were posted in response to our feature on fixing clogged or malfunctioning Presta valves last week.
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley As the designated mechanic for our couples group who bike together some weekends, I run into interesting issues. Like last week, when Marc disappeared off the back and I went looking for him. He was a half mile behind standing on the shoulder trying to pump up the tubeless…
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week I wrote a little about the North American Handbuilt Bicycle Show (known as NAHBS), which took place in Sacramento, California on March 15, 16 and 17. The focus in that first story was on Jet Bicycle Wheels. Because I learned so much watching Mr. Jet, Charles Wells…
