By Jim Langley So far, in this on-going series with tips for upgrading a road bicycle with new components, we’ve covered basic workshop setup and we’ve installed the bottom bracket and crankset. The pedals should be back on the bike, too. From this point, assembling the bicycle is about getting the braking and shifting components…
By Jim Langley In this installment of our ongoing series on upgrading components, I provide tips and trips related to the job of installing a new bottom bracket and crankset. I started this 2-part BB and Crank piece last week. I like to think of the crankset and the bottom bracket, as the…
By Jim Langley In this installment of our ongoing series on upgrading components, I provide tips, tricks and even one big consideration related to the job of installing a new bottom bracket and crankset. Because this is a lot of information to digest at once, I’m breaking it into 2 articles, the second…
By Jim Langley Backpedaling to last week’s TT for a moment, Upgrading from a 10- to 11-Speed Cassette, you’ll remember that I went over how I helped a couple of friends figure out how to change their rear wheels from 10- to 11-speed cassettes. Both were eager to upgrade their road bikes with…
By Jim Langley Last weekend, April 8, 9 and 10, the second Eroica California took place in Paso Robles, and I was there again because it was one of my favorite events last year. Eroica was founded in Italy to celebrate old-time road riding when many roads were unpaved and automobiles were scarce. Or…
