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…
By Jim Langley After last week’s column covering the California Highway 1 rumble strips here in Santa Cruz, and our Question Of The Week asking about RS, some different viewpoints came in. Even though I – and every cycling group and organization I’m aware of – oppose rumble strips (because they cause bike…
