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…
January 30, 2025 Leo Jed’s Tips on John Forester’s “Instant Turn” Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Today I’d like to introduce you to Leo Jed, who served on the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission’s Bike Committee with me for years and years. Leo is a longtime cycling instructor completely versed in safe cycling and…
January 23, 2025 John Forester’s Instant Turn Maneuver Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In last week’s Tech Talk, I asked for help identifying a helmet I saw on a passing cyclist. I’d like to thank everyone for all the comments and links to helmets. None are the same as the one I saw and…
