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  • Newsletter Issue No. 1164

    March 13, 2025 Protect Your Clothes And Work More Efficiently With Park Tool’s Heavy Duty Shop Apron Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley I got in the habit of wearing a mechanic’s apron while working in bike shops. All the mechanics wore them. Every week a Mission-Linen Supply truck would bring a big batch of…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1163

    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…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1162

    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…

  • Newsletter Issue No. 1161

    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…