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  • Newsletter Issue No. 1175

    May 29, 2025 Your Tubeless Valve Tips Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week, I let reader and frequent commenter Seth Shaw set the Tech Talk pace with his clever tip of using pipe cleaners to clear sealant clogs in tubeless valves. Thanks Seth! Here’s that column with all the details in case you…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1174

    May 22, 2025 Seth’s Tip For Clogged Tubeless Valves Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Everyone loves a good bike tip and I have one for you today from regular contributor to RoadBikeRider, Seth Shaw who cycles on the sometimes-rough desert roads of Arizona where tubeless tires help smooth the ride. He has a simple…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1173

    May 15, 2025 Park Tool’s Seven 3D Printable Tool Hangers Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley If you’ve been reading the RoadBikeRider newsletter for a while you probably know that I wrote the ebook called Your Home Bicycle Workshop, which can be purchased in our ebookstore. When I wrote the book it was the only…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1172

    May 8, 2025 7 More Reasons To Give Time Trials A Go Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In last week’s newsletter, there was a helpful article titled Why Should a Fitness Rider Do Training Time Trials? In the story we provided four excellent reasons cyclists working on fitness will benefit by riding training time…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1171

    May 1, 2025 Quick Test & Review: Park Tool’s BMT-1 Tire Bead Breaker Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley A couple of weeks ago in my story on 5 noteworthy products that were shown at The Sea Otter Classic bike festival in Monterey, California, I mentioned Park Tool’s BMT-1, which I ordered as soon as…