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  • Newsletter Issue No. 1166

    March 27, 2025 Sharing Lessons From a Flat Tire Fiasco Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Even with today’s availability of better tires, tubeless technology and wider rubber, flat tires remain a common breakdown. So I thought it might be helpful to share how everything went wrong when I punctured today. After you read my…

  • 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…