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…
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…
