By Jim Langley Our last Tech Talk of 2015 provided 5 tips for Winterizing Your Ride, which, unless you live in the southern hemisphere should come in pretty handy about now. Even here in recently drought-plagued Northern California, we’re getting a lot of rain and cold already in 2016. In the introduction to…
By Jim Langley Introductory note: As my ride-every-day streak neared 8,000 days (as of today, it’s at 8,006), The Ride Journal and my old employer, Bicycling Magazine, asked me to write about streaking. My short essay appears on page 55 in a feature called We Dare You, in the Jan/Feb 2016 issue of Bicycling…
By Jim Langley Yes, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are all over already, but I bet you’re still shopping for that special something for the cyclist on your list. As I’ve done for the past few years, here are a few fun gift suggestions for 2-wheeler types – most with a technical twist…
By Jim Langley Before I get to the punch line hinted to in the title, a little personal tire history is in order. You’ll see how it’s related in a bit. Since I first tried them, back in the late 1990s, I’ve been exclusively riding on Continental Grand Prix 4000 clincher road tires…
By Jim Langley On the bucket lists of many roadies I know (including mine) is an extended vacation in France to trace the wheel tracks of the legends of the Tour de France. Or, for those more touring-oriented, discovering secret climbs to follow a ribbon of switchbacks to the sky. Three books arrived…
