By Jim Langley In Part 1 last week, I told you to round up the few basic tools and supplies needed to maintain your (new, if you’re new to the sport) road bike. But this advice serves as a good reminder to all of us, no matter how old our bikes or how much experience…
By Jim Langley I’m from New Hampshire. It’s where I got my first good 10-speed in the summer of 1971. I remember the feeling I had when I got it home. No, not the excitement and anticipation of exploring backroads, but the feeling of dread, as the new-toy glow wore off and I…
By Jim Langley Not long ago, when we were discussing frame pumps and CO2 cartridges, RBR Editor John Marsh shared this ride story with me. Perhaps something similar has happened to you: “I was with a buddy recently who seemed to have never used his CO2 system before (or I guess it had been so…
By Jim Langley Before getting to the tubeless talk, there’s some unfinished business with the Park torque tools covered last week (click to read last week’s TT). John Krawczyk at Park wrote with two clarifications. Said John: “Jim, I’m afraid some readers might falsely get the impression that all of the tools you wrote about…
By Jim Langley Last week, I shared a warning about the dangers of incorrect torque wrench use from Park Tools’ John Krawczyk and Calvin Jones. If you work on your bike and use torque wrenches, you don’t want to miss it, so click here to read that first. Now that we know how to…
