November 21, 2024 Beware Over-Inflation When Seating Tires Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Recently I heard from two friends, Tony and Seth, who blew new tires off the rim during installation. They both were trying to seat their tires with an air compressor and over inflated them. Which caused small yet scary explosions. Read…
November 14, 2024 Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M Classic Tubeless-ready Tires Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley I’m reviewing gravel tires rather than road tires because a G bike is what makes the most sense when we’re traveling in our RV, a pastime of ours I’ve mentioned in previous Tech Talks. So that’s the bike I’ve…
November 7, 2024 New Valve Technology Part 2 Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week we introduced a couple of new tire valves from Schwalbe and Muc-Off said to make tire inflation easier. Muc-Off’s is for sealant-filled tubeless tires. We asked whether you thought new valves like these were interesting or a solution looking…
October 31, 2024 New Valve Technology From Schwalbe and Muc-Off Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley One of the most basic bike maintenance tasks is inflating tires so that they’re at your “favorite pressure” (keep reading). This is necessary on most bikes (solid rubber tires do not lose air) because all tires and tubes slowly…
October 24, 2024 New Product: Tifosi Swank Readers Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley I actually reviewed a pair of Tifosi readers a while ago. They’re cycling glasses that have small readers built into the bottom of the lens so that you can see fine while riding and can also read your cycle computer display…
