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…
By Jim Langley In late February of 2012 in this column, I told you about Caltrans’ (what California’s Department of Transportation is called) plans to install rumble strips on one of the sacred cycling roads in America, California’s Highway 1. And I asked for your help to try to stop the project. Unfortunately,…
By Jim Langley One of my goals at Interbike was looking at the current state of disc brakes because, as we’ve reported, they’re showing up far and wide on road bikes — even now being allowed in the pro peloton should a team choose to spec them. Here’s a little news about discs, some related…
By Jim Langley While looking for interesting new products to seek out and see in person at the Interbike bicycle show next week in Las Vegas, I stumbled upon a new (to me) bicycle storage device that’s also one of the nicest display stands I’ve seen (keep reading). That got me thinking about…
