By Jim Langley Even though the winter weather is fairly tame here in Santa Cruz, California, I know that in a good many other locales nothing – not snow, or freezing rain, or iced-over pavement, or hurricane gusts that leave normally clogged roads car-free – will stop some roadies from getting their rides in during…
By Jim Langley I’ve been working on quite a few disc brake-equipped road bikes in our Praxis workshop lately. One of the problems that keeps coming up is a rubbing or dragging brake. The type of rubbing I’m seeing can be missed when riding because it’s slight. But if you lift the wheel that’s rubbing…
By Jim Langley HOT! For home and ride use A complete ratchet and bit set Super light and small Professional quality NOT! I got nothing www.prestacycle.com Price: Prestaratchet Multi-tool kit w/Tire Lever Handle: $24; Bicycle Tool Set – Prestaratchet Hand tools: $49.95 How Obtained: Samples from company Size/Weight: Ratchet: 4.25 inches (10.8cm) /…
By Jim Langley Last week’s column on hanging bicycles on bike hooks – a versatile and easy way to safely store road bikes – elicited helpful comments, questions and suggestions. So I’m following up with your tips, more photos and ideas. Hook Hanging Tip 1: ‘Fairing’ carbon wheels are too fragile to hang a bike by…
By Jim Langley My friend John bought a new house recently and asked for bike storage advice. The new place has a two-car garage with a wall he can devote to bike-hanging. So it’s a relatively easy project. I get asked this question a lot, so I thought I’d share the basic plans. First, understand…
