January 9, 2025 Answering Rick’s CO2 Pump Question Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week we answered three questions about CO2 pumps. Thanks for sharing your tips and recommendations in the comments. Here’s that article if you missed it. Be sure to check it out if you don’t know what a CO2 pump is…
January 2, 2025 Tech Q & A: 3 Great Questions About CO2 Tire Inflators Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Today’s questions about CO2 tire inflators are from Bill Thomson and RBR’s own Lars Hundley who saw Bill’s query and thought of another great one. Read more. Cycling for Longevity: Cardio Fitness Cuts Death Risk…
December 26, 2024 Even More Chain Measuring Tools Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Thanks to the excellent comments to last week’s column on our look at Park Tool’s CC-4.2 Chain Checker tool, I thought it would be helpful to list and show the chain checkers that you helpful readers recommended. Read more. New Velocio Riding…
December 19, 2024 New Product News: Park Tool’s CC-4.2 Chain Checker Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley With modern 11-speed (and up) drivetrains, it’s important to keep track of chain wear because if you use a chain for too long it will begin to wear. It’s not that older chains didn’t wear too, such as…
December 12, 2024 Observations on Cleaning Parts With an Ultrasonic Cleaner Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley I wrote a few articles about hot waxing chains this year including one on Event Gear Simplyfast hot wax and another on the Silca Hot Waxing System, which includes a wax melting machine (with Simplyfast I used a…
