August 6, 2026 Tech Q & A: Will Changing The Fork Ruin Jo’s Ride? Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley An interesting question arrived in last week’s mail from a cyclist named Nick who lives and rides in the New York area. It’s about bicycle forks and bike handling. Fork replacement isn’t a frequent repair…
July 30, 2026 Product Review: Silca Hirobel Frame Clamp Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley With Silca’s Hirobel Frame Clamp, you get the peace of mind of knowing that both ends of your bicycle are cradled in soft rubber holders that Silca refers to as “cones,” and held fast with even softer and stretchy thick…
July 23, 2026 More About Park Tool’s BMT-1 Tire Bead Breaker Tool Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Last week, we helped a reader named Nathaniel with his tight and nearly impossibly difficult to remove tires: Tech Q & A: Nathaniel’s Too Tight Tire Troubles. We asked your help too and you delivered in the…
July 16, 2026 25 Years of RBR Weekly Newsletters By Lars Hundley This month marks 25 years of Road Bike Rider. Ed Pavelka and Fred Matheny sent the first newsletter in July 2001, following their earlier work at Bicycling Magazine, and it has gone out just about every single week since. Over 1,200 issues! John…
July 9, 2026 Tech Q & A: Bert’s Daughter’s E-bike Chain Drop Problem Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Unfortunately, last week’s article 7 Basic Chain Drop Solutions for 1X Drivetrains, which provided multiple solutions for fixing bikes with chains that fall off on single-chainring drivetrains, didn’t help a reader named Bert. Here’s his follow-up…
