By Jim Langley Today I’ll continue where I left off last week, providing additional post-crash first-aid tips for that all-important two-wheeled crash victim. Check the frame and fork If you have a steel or aluminum bike, and you had a front-end impact, like riding into an obstacle or hitting a large pothole, it’s…
By Jim Langley Some recent nice weather took my thoughts back to a couple years ago about this time of year. I don’t know whether it was the sudden nice riding weather causing us to get careless, or plain bad luck, but a lot of us crashed one weekend. I took a tumble after front…
By Jim Langley Last week I attended my second North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS). It was the 12th edition of the show and attracted a whopping 179 exhibitors and 6,500 paid attendees – the largest NAHBS yet. Here’s the NAHBS website and NAHBS Facebook page: http://www.2016.handmadebicycleshow.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nahbs/ This week I’ll give you some background…
By Jim Langley This week, I’m following up last week’s Tech Talk story on the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) that took place February 26-28 in Sacramento, California. I provided an overview last time. Now let’s look at some of the cool stuff! I mentioned that I try to find and talk to the key…
By Jim Langley In a previous Tech Talk, I explained that shifting into the spokes and damaging your frame’s derailleur hanger was a very common accident. I also gave some examples of what could cause it to happen and explained what to do to fix the problem. This week, I thought I’d provide some slightly…
