March 6, 2025 Radian’s Zilch Pump Promises An End To Pump Attachment Problems Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Today’s new product isn’t available yet and I haven’t even had a chance to try a prototype. But I want to tell you about it because I bet you’ve experienced the problem the pump is designed…
February 27, 2025 A Great Day At Enduro Bearings Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley A little over a month ago I had the good fortune to get invited to tour the company Enduro Bearings in Oakland, California, which is only about an hour away from me by car. I had met the cofounder, engineer…
February 20, 2025 Can You Help Stan Purdum With His Puzzling Ebike Problem? Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Readers, please read the email thread below. It’s self-explanatory. It’s a conversation between contributing RBR editor Stan Purdum and myself concerning a strange issue he’s experiencing with his Specialized Turbo Creo ebike. Stan reviewed the bike…
February 13, 2025 Rick’s Review of Clik Valves Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last October I did a sneak peek of two interesting new types of tire valves, one from the company Muc-Off called Big-Bore Valves and one from the company Clik Valve and also called Clik Valves. You can read that story here….
February 6, 2025 Are Bicycle Bottles Safe to Drink From? Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley You might recall that in the past we reviewed a biodegradable bicycle bottle from Elite. It being one of the first pollution-fighting bidons we’d seen, we awarded it our highest rating of 5 stars. The review is here if…
