December 5, 2024 Book Recommendation (Great Christmas Gift) Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley You might already know bicycle couple Bill and Carol McGann from their extensive and authoritative bike racing website. It’s the source for all things pro road racing, current and historic, plus it goes in depth on a wide variety of other…
November 28, 2024 Can You Help Steve With His Condition? Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley A longtime reader and frequent contributor named Stephen Weeks reached out for some help with a recent health issue. Steve is a dedicated cyclist and also a dentist. He asked if I could share this with you and asked…
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…
